Tag: indian agriculture
India has achieved self-reliance in food; now it’s time for value addition: Chirag Paswan
Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan said on Wednesday that India has achieved self-reliance in food production. Now, Paswan added, the focus must be on…
A yo-yo monsoon is threatening India’s crops and the power grid
An intensifying El Niño and global warming are driving a shift in India’s monsoon rainfall, creating more erratic weather patterns that threaten to dent agricultural…
ICAR to cap rice, wheat area under crop diversification plan; forms 52 task teams for 2047 roadmap
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will push for crop diversification under its roadmap for 2047, with the area under rice to…
Clouds over kharif sowing: Met sees below-normal rain in July
New Delhi: India is likely to receive below-normal rainfall in July, the wettest month of the southwest monsoon, with precipitation expected to be less than…
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseeds
New Delhi: The government has asked states to prioritise pulses and oilseeds during the kharif sowing season as India prepares for below-normal rainfall and possible…
Resilient Indian economy may face West Asia headwinds; El Nino impact likely on agri output: RBI
Mumbai: India’s economy could face headwinds due to higher energy prices and supply chain disruptions, while the likelihood of El Nino conditions could hit agriculture…
India becomes world’s largest rice producer
New Delhi: India has become the world’s largest rice producer, surpassing China, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday, as the government unveiled a nationwide…
India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves on
As the Indian economy moves away from its traditional dependence on agriculture toward manufacturing and services, the country’s labour market is witnessing a gradual but…
Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bites
SINGAPORE/CANBERRA: Forecasts for the strongest El Nino in a decade promise hotter, drier weather across Asia in the second half of 2026, hitting crops and…
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…