Tag: kharif season
Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi: The Centre is fully prepared to mitigate any adverse impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on this year’s kharif crop, Union Agriculture…
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield crops
New Delhi: The agriculture ministry has launched a contingency plan ahead of India’s largest sowing season – focused on seed buffers, water management and district-level…
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; govt secures 37 lac ton urea imports for kharif
The government on Thursday said domestic urea production has reached 37.49 lakh tonnes in March-April, nearly matching last year’s levels despite the West Asia crisis,…
Kharif season faces “double whammy” from El Nino risk and Gulf tensions: Experts
New Delhi: India’s upcoming Kharif season faces a “double whammy” from a likely below-normal monsoon linked to El Nino conditions and ongoing tensions in the…
Adequate fertiliser stock available, farmers will not face shortage despite Israel-Iran war: IFFCO
New Delhi: Fertiliser availability in the country remains stable despite the ongoing crisis in West Asia, with production and supply continuing normally, according to Satyajit…
Centre imposes 10% import duty, 20% additional cess on yellow pea imports ahead of kharif season
The Centre announced on Wednesday a 10% import duty and an additional 20% Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC) on yellow pea imports, to be effective…
Kharif foodgrain 2025-26 output likely to exceed 171.39 MT target: Agri Commissioner
The county’s kharif foodgrain production is likely to surpass the government’s target of 171.39 million tonne set for the 2025-26 crop year (July-June) buoyed by…