The recently concluded Rabi harvest season was marred by challenges as heavy rain and hailstorms damaged both standing and harvested…
India’s fertiliser sector faces a critical supply squeeze as West Asia’s naval blockades disrupt LNG shipments and essential nutrients.
Current stocks up 3.5% on year at 17.73 MT
Unseasonal and surplus rainfall due to a stalled monsoon withdrawal have severely damaged key Kharif crops, including paddy, pulses, cotton,…
Excessive rains in Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and other states threaten Kharif 2025-26 output, slowing harvesting and potentially delaying Rabi sowing.…
Government proposes state-level panels and GPS tracking to prevent diversion of subsidised fertilisers. Measures include POS machines at 3 lakh…
The government has projected foodgrain production at 362.5 MT in 2025-26, a 2.4% rise despite floods and excess rainfall. Agriculture…
India’s 2025 kharif output is set to match last year’s 168 MT despite heavy rains damaging crops in Punjab, Rajasthan…
The southwest monsoon has begun withdrawing early from Rajasthan, with India recording 107% above-normal rainfall this season. Surplus rains boosted…
Crisil warns Punjab and Rajasthan face major crop losses as heavy rains damage paddy, cotton, and pulses. With floods submerging…
The government has set a rice procurement target of 46.35 MT for the 2025-26 kharif season, slightly lower than last…
IMD forecasts above-normal rainfall in September 2025 at over 109% of the long-period average. Most regions, including northwest and central…
India faces fertiliser shortages this kharif season as imports dip, stocks fall 57% and demand for urea-intensive crops rises. Price…
India’s fertiliser imports rose 5% to 4.85 MT in April-July FY26 amid supply crunch during kharif sowing. Urea and DAP…
India’s monsoon slipped from ‘surplus’ to ‘normal’ after a 20% rainfall deficit in early August, IMD data shows. While northeast…
Bihar, Telangana, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Ladakh may join the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana from the next rabi season. The…
Kharif crop sowing in India is nearly complete, covering 91% of the normal area with a 4% year-on-year increase.
Inflation may have eased to a multi-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, but the RBI expects it to…