Agriculture
Monsoon seen arriving a few days late
16 May 2014
UK says working to end ban on Indian mangoes
28 Apr 2014
Met forecasts below-normal rains during 2014 southwest monsoon
24 Apr 2014
The 2014 June to September monsoons over the country as a whole is expected to be 88 per cent (± 5 per cent) of the normal long period average
India losing 30% grain output due to poor storage: study
10 Apr 2014
Due to inadequate storage capacity and inefficient logistics, around 20-30 per cent of the total grain harvest is wasted every year, even as millions starve
Indian regulator okays wider field trials of 10 GM crops
22 Mar 2014
Overriding the concerns expressed by environmentalists and farmers, the Indian government on Friday effectively permitted field trials of 10 varieties of GM foods
Slowdown will see 12 million in India shifting to farms: Crisil
08 Jan 2014
12 million people will be redirected to the farms in FY 2013-19, with fewer urban jobs are being created as labour intensity declines across industry and services
Moily, Pawar to jointly file affidavit in SC seeking nod for GM trials
04 Jan 2014
The ministry of environment and forests under petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily is set to reverse a series of decisions taken by previous environment ministers