Agriculture

PM orders review of cotton export ban

07 Mar 2012

Commerce minister Anand Sharma said the ban was sought following reports of export fraud and cartelisation by a handful and looming domestic shortage after exports touched 10 million bales

PM orders review of cotton export ban

07 Mar 2012

Commerce minister Anand Sharma said the ban was sought following reports of export fraud and cartelisation by a handful and looming domestic shortage after exports touched 10 million bales

Agriculture to see a bias towards value-addition in 12th Plan: ICAR

03 Mar 2012

Eastern India turns food surplus with record production of 103.2 million tonnes

25 Feb 2012

The traditionally food-deficit eastern India has chalked record food output with  a growth of of 11.9 per cent against the national average of 2.2 per cent year-on-year

PM calls for integrated approach to boosting farm output

20 Feb 2012

India exported horticulture produce worth Rs14,000 crore in 2011-12: Pawar

17 Feb 2012

India set for record foodgrain production

15 Feb 2012

India is set to exceed the target for foodgrains production with a record harvest  of 250 million tonnes,  prime minister Manmohan Singh said today

Cabinet approves national centre for developing cold chains

09 Feb 2012

India’s foodgrain production hits record 250 million tonnes

04 Feb 2012

India mulls lifting sugar controls

17 Jan 2012

Budget wish list: farm group wants grain handling decentralised

11 Jan 2012

Wheat acreage up at 284.25 lakh hectares, pulses down at 140.66 lakh hectares

07 Jan 2012

Wheat acreage in India up marginally at 26.6 million ha, pulses area down at 13.4 million ha

24 Dec 2011

Food bill may come before Parliament on Tuesday

19 Dec 2011

Share of agriculture in India’s GDP falls to 14.4 per cent

09 Dec 2011

Clashes at Mullaperiar dam site as SC appoints expert panel

06 Dec 2011

Global agri-business summit attracts investment proposals worth Rs78,000 crore

01 Dec 2011

Marg to invest Rs4,000 crore in Karnataka’s agri-rural infrastructure in 5-7 years

01 Dec 2011

Mandatory use of jute in packaging foodgrains, sugar in India fixed at 90 per cent

16 Nov 2011

Crop insurance extended to over 176 million farmers in India

28 Oct 2011

India's khariff rice procurement tops 34 million tonnes

27 Oct 2011

India hikes support price for wheat by 14.7 per cent to Rs1,285 a quintal

25 Oct 2011

Farm production in India set to achieve 4 per cent growth target: Pawar

19 Oct 2011

India's foodgrain stock zooms to 64 million tonnes

30 Sep 2011

Government forced to lift ban on onion exports

20 Sep 2011