Kharif season

File photo used for representational purposes only. The Union Cabinet approved a ₹143 hike in the MSP of paddy to ₹2,183/quintal for 2023-24. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Centre has set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy sown in…

The agriculture department of Himachal Pradesh has set the target to bring an additional 30,000 acres of land under natural farming in 2023-24. So far, 1.59 lakh farmers in the state are practicing natural farming on around 50,000 acres of…

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided not to increase fertiliser rates and approved a crop-nutrient subsidy of ₹1.08 lakh crore for the June-September kharif or summer-sown season, union health, fertilisers and chemicals minister Mansukh…

Paddy sowing continues to lag as area under the key kharif crop was lower by 8.25 per cent at 343.70 lakh hectare till last week of the ongoing kharif season, according to the agriculture ministry. Area sown to pulses and oilseeds also…

The prices of tur dal and urad dal have increased by more than 15% in the past six weeks, due to waterlogging raising concerns about crop damage, a slight fall in acreage in the ongoing kharif season and lower carry forward stocks. The…

The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order which had asked Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. to compensate over 3.5 lakh farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for loss of soya bean crop due to…

To constitute a committee for discussion on MSP and other issues, the Centre has sought five names from the Samkyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and it will be decided by the umbrella body of farmer unions in its December 4 meeting, farmer leader…

Crops such as oilseeds and pulses have witnessed a higher percentage rise in their MSP when compared to major crops such as wheat. The story so far: The Union government last week announced higher Minimum Support Price (MSP) for rabi…