Agriculture
EGoM to discuss drought situation next week
26 Jul 2012
Government admits monsoons below normal
24 Jul 2012
Food minister KV Thomas admitted today that the situation was a cause for worry and the government will have to initiate measures to check hoarding as deficient rainfall would lead to crop failure.
Pawar allays fears of crop failure
03 Jul 2012
India’s record grain stock starts to rot
09 Jun 2012
Reports said foodgrains worth about Rs2 crore stacked in the open by the Food Corporation of India in Kota, and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan got drenched in rain water on Wednesday
Monsoon to arrive in 48 hours: weather department
04 Jun 2012
The onset of the rains may meet the schedule of the Met department; but there are strong fears that the monsoon will be weak
India’s grain stock tops 54.4 million tonnes
28 May 2012
Met predicts normal monsoon for third year running
27 Apr 2012
The IMD’s India-wide projections may be reasonably accurate but are of little help to farmers who need local weather information. By Jagdeep Worah
ICAR blames BT cotton for farmers' misery
26 Mar 2012
ICAR develops over 4,000 varieties of crops
20 Mar 2012
Bihar’s Nalanda district beats China’s paddy production record
20 Mar 2012
The Nalanda district in Bihar has set a new global record in paddy production under field demonstration of intensified rice cultivation