Agriculture

Meteorological office predicts normal monsoon after last year’s drought

24 Apr 2010

India hikes fair price for sugarcane to Rs139.12 per quintal

23 Apr 2010

Rice procurement drops due to lower output

22 Apr 2010

URI scientist’s development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture

21 Apr 2010

India set for record cotton production of 25 million bales: USDA

19 Apr 2010

PM stresses BRIC cooperation in energy, food security

16 Apr 2010

The group would resist all trade protectionism and look at increasing commerce with one another in local currencies, bypassing the US dollar

Heat wave spells good monsoon, says weatherman

15 Apr 2010

Monsoon rains over South Asia are expected to be normal to near normal this season, the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum said today, easing concerns about the return of last year's drought conditions

Rabi wheat procurement crosses 5.7 million tonnes

13 Apr 2010

Sugar output to top earlier estimates: Pawar

09 Apr 2010

Sugar output to top earlier estimates: Pawar

09 Apr 2010

Early signs indicate normal monsoon this year

05 Apr 2010

Sahay calls on Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh to frame contract-farming law

29 Mar 2010

India allowed export of 1million tonnes non-basmati rice in 2009-10

26 Mar 2010

Pawar asks NCDC to augment storage capacity

22 Mar 2010

Government to revive three closed jute mills to revitalise NJMC

19 Mar 2010

Government agencies in India procure 24.28 million tonnes of rice

17 Mar 2010

National paddy processing research centre coming up at Thanjavur

15 Mar 2010

India's Bt cotton crop area rises to 8 million hectares; yields up 31 per cent: minister

10 Mar 2010

No ban on field trials of GM crops, says environment minister

08 Mar 2010

EU clears GM crops for cultivation, sale

03 Mar 2010

The European Commission has cleared the cultivation of a genetically modified potato and the use of three types of modified maize for food and feed, saying they posed no risks to public health.

EU clears GM crops for cultivation, sale

03 Mar 2010

The European Commission has cleared the cultivation of a genetically modified potato and the use of three types of modified maize for food and feed, saying they posed no risks to public health.

PM emerges as Ramesh’s sole backer on Bt brinjal

25 Feb 2010

Economic Survey 2009-10: Food management policies poor

25 Feb 2010

India poised for record wheat production

20 Feb 2010

Jain Irrigation, IRRI tie up research on micro irrigation for rice paddy

19 Feb 2010

This is the first time IRRI is experimenting with drip irrigation for paddy cultivation in India