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Karnataka fishermen to get QR code-based biometric cards

Cards will be made available through ‘Seva Sindhu’ portal of govt or Fisheries Department

IAF tweaks its Mi-17 copters for locust fight

Indigenous system tested will spray the pesticide Malathion to contain the pests

With locusts swarms entering India every 2-3 days, there’s cloud over kharif crop

Hundreds of millions of locusts are entering India every second or third day, threatening to destroy just-planted kharif crops in many States, a top ...

June ends up with above-normal rainfall at 18 per cent

Prognosis good for first two weeks of July

Kharif sowing is promising, but it’s too early to be upbeat on output

Only 30% of kharif area covered so far; locust attack, heavy end-monsoon showers pose a risk in some pockets

Mobility interventions, renewable energy can lead to significant savings, says NITI Aayog report

‘600 million tonnes of oil demand by 2030 can be saved through shared, electric transportation’

Incoming MJO wave to stir up monsoon next week

Above normal rain for first two weeks

New price record at Coonoor tea auctions

The average price at Sale 26 of the auctions of Coonoor Tea Trade Association rose to a record high of ₹113.14 a kg surpassing the earlier record of ...

India’s marine fish production rises 2% in 2019

India’s marine fish production registered a marginal increase of 2.1 per cent in 2019, with the country recording 3.56 million tonnes in total ...

Kharif sowing at 40% in Maharashtra

Of the 151.34 lakh hectares of land under kharif cultivation, including sugarcane, sowing on 60.56 lakh hectares (40 per cent) has been completed in ...

Maharashtra sugar mills pay 97% FRP to farmers after crushing season

Sugar mills in Maharashtra have paid 97 per cent Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) to farmers this year after the completion of the crushing season.

Challenges, opportunities in sugarcane sector post Covid

The sugar industry requires a paradigm shift to be sustainable and profitable in the long run. There is light at the end of the tunnel, though, with ...

Hatcheries looking to grow exotic fish can get approvals from States now

Hatcheries looking to grow already-approved exotic fish varieties do not have to rush to Delhi for approvals as these decision-making powers have been ...

Gujarat encourages ‘desi’ cow breeding with financial support

Declares ₹900 monthly maintenance assistance per cattle for farmers taking-up ‘natural’ farming

West Coast, Central India await heavy rain spell in early July

The West Coast — especially Konkan, Goa and Coastal Karnataka — along with Central India could be the focus of enhanced monsoon activity into early ...

Good monsoon to limit tractor volume dip to 1% this fiscal: Crisil

A well-distributed and normal monsoon, as forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently, is expected to limit the impact of the ...

Ethanol production in 2020-21 pegged at 375-400 crore litres: ISMA

Better water availability and increased acreage under sugarcane cultivation will make it possible to produce 375-400 crore litres of ethanol in ...

Maharashtra farmers irked as government-certified soya seeds fail to germinate

Over 9,000 soyabean farmers in the Nanded, Parbhani and Hingoli districts of Maharashtra have complained about early germination failure. More ...

Meghalaya’s ‘Mission Jackfruit’ begins to bear fruit

Two young entrepreneurs from the State roll out three new jackfruit-based products

Maharashtra’s grape export hit hard by lockdown, unseasonal rains

Unseasonal rains in October and the lockdown have led to a 24 per cent drop in Maharashtra’s grape export compared to the previous season. In ...

Rubber Board to finalise partners soon for online trading platform

To call for EoIs; trading to begin in two months

Market for organic products to cross ₹2,000 crore next year

The domestic market for organic products in India will cross the ₹2,000-crore mark by 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the prospects of such ...

COMMODITY COMMENTARY What’s behind the increased acreage under kharif cultivation

Timely onset of monsoon, labour availability boost planting, but these are early days yet

Maharashtra banks unable to offer fresh crop loans to defaulting farmers

Banks in Maharashtra are unable to sanction fresh crop loans to some farmers as rules don’t permit them to extend fresh crop loans in cases where ...

How using technology across agriculture value chain will benefit farmers

There will be greater role for technology in the agriculture value chain as farmers now have the option of directly engaging with sellers and large ...

Delhi government issues advisory as locust swarm reaches Gurugram

More locust control teams from Rajasthan have moved to these states to control them effectively

Kharif sowing jumps by more than 100% to 316 lakh hectares

As the South-West monsoon covers the entire country 12 days prior to normal date, farmers planted a whopping 315.63 lakh hectares (lh), more than ...

Inter-cropping with tea plantations seen as way ahead for oil palm cultivation

Experts discuss future of palm in India considering heavy dependence on imports

Monsoon covers entire country 12 days ahead of normal date

Reprisal of 2013, La Nina common factor

Extraordinary circumstances of ECA not applicable to processors, other value chain players: Agri Secretary

Processors of agricultural produce and value chain providers are kept out of the purview of stock holding limit when extraordinary circumstances ...

Tea production in the Nilgiris down 11% till May

Production of tea in The Nilgiris, the largest tea growing district in the South, has fallen till May compared to the same period of last year as also ...