The government wants India to be selfsufficient in pulses by 2027-28. As the world’s largest producer of pulses by far, this may not seem hard, but we are also the largest consumer. A large ...

The overall sowing under all crops in the current kharif season has reached 1,092.33 lakh hectares (lh) as of September 6. It ...

India kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily with farmers planting crops across 109665 lakh hectares so far as against ...

The agriculture ministry estimates only 2-4% of crops will lost this year, which is unlikely to hit production significantly.

The overall rainfall this season since June 1 till Friday has been 6.4% above the benchmark long period average or ‘above ...

The government has approved the continuation of PM-Aasha and a subsidy on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for the ...

The Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of PM-AASHA schemes to offer fair prices to farmers ...

The continuation of PM-AASHA will motivate the farmers to cultivate more of these crops in the country and contribute to ...

Incessant flooding caused by heavy rainfall and the release of water from nearby barrages has severely impacted around 25,000 ...

Thanks to robust kharif prospects and rising imports of pulses from Africa and Australia, the government plans to put a lid ...

India kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily with farmers planting crops across 109233 lakh hectares so far as against 106929 lakh hectares from las ...