Agriculture
Bird flu spreads to Manipur
02 May 2015
Small farmers to benefit as RBI widens priority sector lending coverage
24 Apr 2015
While major foreign banks are already covered by the priority sector lending norms, smaller foreign banks too will have to meet the lending target over the next five years
Land bill delayed, but Modi govt won’t take onus of farmer suicides
24 Apr 2015
The Narendra Modi-government has delayed a bill making it easier for industry to buy farmland amidst rising rural anger over neglect of farmers distressed by successive crop failures
Monsoon rains in India could be below normal in 2015: IMD
22 Apr 2015
Normal or average rainfall in India, according to the IMD, is estimated between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month (June to September) season
Unseasonal rains wash out Modi’s rural appeal
30 Mar 2015
The world may face 40 % water shortfall by 2030: UN report
21 Mar 2015
The United Nations (UN) has warned that the world will suffer a 40-per cent shortfall of potable water in 15 years unless people and nations dramatically change the way they use water
Global food prices at 5-year low even as Indians see inflation
10 Mar 2015
Global food prices fell to a near five-year low in February this year on increased supply of key food items and a strong US dollar, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation