Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif sowing

Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are...

Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif crops sowing

Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 384.05 lakh hectares, as against 367.83 lakh hectares same period last year.

Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India

Farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 1022.51 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 1021.48 lakh...

India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading on year

Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 328.22 lakh hectares, as against 312.80 lakh hectares same period last year....

Aim to achieve zero stubble burning this year: Union Min Tomar

Paddy stubble in several regions is burnt after the Kharif harvest to make way for the Rabi crop sowing. In the...

Edible oil industry body SEA urges member to reduce retail prices

The Solvent Extractors' Association of India, the apex industry body for edible oils, once again urged its members...

Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far

India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.

Continued vigil on inflation needed given erratic monsoon progres

SBI Research, in its latest 'Ecowrap' report, noted that a continued vigil on the evolving inflation outlook is...

Normal monsoon, adequate inputs augur well for India: Fin Min

The forecast of a normal monsoon despite the prevalence of El Nino, adequate availability of seeds and fertilisers...

India free fromlocusts as farmers sow Kharif crops

In a piece of good news for farmers, who are busy sowing Kharif crops presently, a survey has revealed that the...

Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023

Green gram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, and sesamum are some of the major summer crops.

India summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectares

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the...