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Helped by monsoon rains, rice planting gathers pace in India, up 1.71% from last yr

Higher rice planting in the country will ease concerns about the lower output of the staple.

‘Hukka paani band’ — in Haryana village, 9 families face ‘humiliating’ social boycott for ‘disobeying’ khap

Charkhi Dadri (Haryana): On the intervening night of 2 and 3 July, Vikram Sangwan attempted suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home in Charkhi...

Poor monsoon rain worries Indian sugarcane growers; may impact yields, reduce output

Maharashtra received up to 71% less-than-normal rainfall, according to the weather department data. In Karnataka, rainfall deficit is as high as 55% in cane-growing districts.

How geospatial datasets can improve lending to India’s farmers

The global agricultural sector has witnessed the rapid growth of digital technologies, presenting an opportunity to address the credit challenge in recent years.

Farmers in India fall behind in planting key summer-sown crops due to uneven monsoon rains

Millions of Indian farmers plant summer crops mainly in the monsoon months of June and July, with the harvest starting in October.

June sees lowest global food price index in over two years, says UN food agency

The June score marked the lowest since April 2021 and meant the index is now 23.4% below an all-time peak reached in March 2022 following the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Private sector can end global poverty – just by investing in small farmers

There is risk and the returns may take longer to arrive, but here are five reasons why private sector should invest in agribusinesses that support smallholder farmers.

Haryana cotton yield hits 20-yr low as ‘pest-resistant’ Bt variety falls prey to pests, untimely rain

Cotton, paddy are the main crops grown in Haryana during kharif season. Attacks by Pink Bollworm & Whitefly, diseases like leaf curl & parawilt contributing to drop in yield.

Different climates but same parameters? — why cotton ginners are protesting mandatory BIS certification

Cotton ginners from Haryana, Punjab & Rajasthan up the ante with certification on cotton bales to be mandatory from 1 Sept according to govt's 1 March notification, threaten to shut units.

India’s most popular export variety of Basmati to be phased out. Farmers hopeful, exporters anxious

PB 1121 Basmati rice has become prone to diseases, leading to increased use of chemicals by farmers. But high level of fungicide residue has led EU importers to reject consignments.

On Camera

Chinese chatter on Delhi-Shanghai flight — ‘normalisation’ needs more than linking the skies

Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.