Tag: indian agriculture
India fast-tracks fertiliser imports to cushion kharif season from West Asia supply shock
New Delhi: India has fast-tracked fertiliser imports to safeguard supplies for the kharif sowing season as the West Asia crisis disrupts gas shipments, and shipping…
Artificial intelligence in Indian agriculture: The bus India cannot afford to miss
While the Green Revolution made Indian farms more productive, the next revolution must make them predictive. With volatile weather, shrinking plots, and fickle markets, artificial…
India’s castor seed production surges 11% to 17.6 lakh tonnes for 2025-26
Castor seed production in the country is up by 11% to 17.6 lakh tonnes for 2025–26, according to a report released by the Solvent Extractors…
Big change on cards to how fertiliser subsidy is transferred? What Agriculture Minister is proposing
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday pitched for transferring the central government’s Rs 1.7 lakh crore annual fertiliser subsidy to farmers’…
SC seeks response of Centre on PIL seeking import curbs on yellow peas
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking import curbs on yellow peas, which is considered a substitute to…