Agriculture
GM seed firm Monsanto welcome to quit India: minister
17 Mar 2016
The Modi government’s decision to cut royalties paid on Monsanto’s GM cotton seed by as much as 70 per cent has hurt the US firm, which has taken the matter to court - but for it to quit such a big market as India is not really an option
PM urges states to implement farmers’ schemes
01 Mar 2016
Noting that agriculture is a state subject, Prime Minister Narendra urged the states to implement a roadmap for doubling farm incomes by 2022
Vietnam lifts ban on import of Indian groundnut
02 Feb 2016
Khesari dal ban to go as toxicity fears recede
21 Jan 2016
The ban on the cheap and easy to grow lentil was imposed in 1961 on fears that it causes lathyrism. Experts say this fear is ill-founded, especially with new varieties now available – but fears remain that it will be used to adulterate more expensive dals
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August
Govt scraps minimum export price for onions as prices crash
26 Dec 2015
Wholesale prices of onions are ruling at Rs10-14 per kg at Asia's biggest wholesale market for onion at Lasalgaon in Maharashtra, much lower than its peak of Rs57 per kg in August
Centre to encourage states to procure foodgrains
16 Dec 2015
Climate-friendly rice recognized as a top science development of 2015
25 Nov 2015
The new kind of rice grows in a manner that nearly eliminates the production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Rice is a big source of methane