Agriculture

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

Government confirms outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal's Nadia district

20 Sep 2011

PMO for time-bound action plan to boost food grains, oilseeds and pulses production

17 Sep 2011

Coca-Cola, Jain Irrigation team up to boost mango production in India

15 Sep 2011

India's coffee exports up over 29 per cent in July

12 Sep 2011

India bans onion exports, allows export of rice and wheat

08 Sep 2011

Parliament to see land acquisition bill today

07 Sep 2011

Syngenta, government team up to launch second Green Revolution in India

23 Aug 2011

Panel of ministers to consider lifting ban on wheat exports

20 Aug 2011

India plans legal action against Monsanto for 'illegally' developing Bt brinjal

13 Aug 2011

Tamil Nadu government not promoting Bt cotton: CM

12 Aug 2011

Government setting up 'Agrindia' to give teeth to farm research

11 Aug 2011

India's farm sector grows at 3.2 per cent in first 4 years of 11th Plan

05 Aug 2011

India's area under rice, oilseeds and cotton rise

05 Aug 2011

Draft bill offers enhanced compensation for land acquired

Draft bill offers enhanced compensation for land acquired

30 Jul 2011

Government will not buy land for private firms while irrigated farmlands will not be allowed to be diverted for other uses.

Noida farmers end agitation over land acquisition

30 Jul 2011

Government denies crisis at FCI

26 Jul 2011

Foodgrain production rises to 241.56 MT, record production of wheat, maize, pulses

19 Jul 2011

Foodgrain demand to touch 280 million tonnes by 2020

Foodgrain demand to touch 280 million tonnes by 2020

16 Jul 2011

To meet the rising foodgrain demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stressed the need for a second green revolution that explicitly embraces dryland farming.

Grain exports: decision likely after EGoM meet next week

06 Jul 2011