rabi season

minimum support price, MSP, economy, paddy, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, cotton

Govt releases draft Seed Bill, stronger quality control norms proposed

Several parts of the country in the last kharif season faced shortage of urea as demand of the soil nutrients…

November 13, 2025 20:30 IST

agriculture, economy, kharif crops, rains, IMD, crops

Kharif output under threat as excess rains hit standing crops

Excessive rains in Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, and other states threaten Kharif 2025-26 output, slowing harvesting and potentially delaying Rabi sowing.…

Updated: September 25, 2025 07:47 IST

Food Corporation of India, FCI, economy, MSP, minimum support price

Govt sets 46.35 MT rice procurement target for 2025-26

The government has set a rice procurement target of 46.35 MT for the 2025-26 kharif season, slightly lower than last…

September 1, 2025 23:20 IST

urea, imports, kharif, economy, di-ammonia phosphate, DAP

Govt seeks urea imports as kharif demand soars

Govt rushes to import urea as kharif sowing lifts demand by 12%. Stocks fell to 3.7 MT from 8.6 MT…

August 19, 2025 23:50 IST

Bihar, Telangana, Nagaland, Mizoram, Ladakh, fasal bima yojna

More states to join Fasal Bima scheme from next rabi season

Bihar, Telangana, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Ladakh may join the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana from the next rabi season. The…

August 15, 2025 23:10 IST

fertiliser, DAP, economy, agriculture, fertilisers, Di-Ammonia Phosphate

Fertiliser subsidy may overshoot BE as DAP costs spiral

India’s fertiliser subsidy may exceed the Rs 1.67 lakh crore budget for FY26 as DAP prices soar 23% globally. With…

July 18, 2025 22:05 IST

rice, wheat, pulses, oilseed, economy, agriculture-sector, rabi, kharif

India to emerge as world’s biggest rice producer

India is set to become the world’s largest rice producer in 2024-25, surpassing China, as foodgrain output hits a record…

May 28, 2025 23:27 IST

onion, farmers, economy, Nafed, NCCF, Onion, farmers producer organisations, FPO

Onion purchases at market rates to shore up buffer

India to procure 0.3 million tonnes of onion at market rates for 2025-26 buffer stock under the Price Stabilisation Fund,…

May 12, 2025 21:04 IST

kharif crop, monsoon rainfall, fertilizer, Indus Waters Treaty, crop production

Govt targets fresh record for grains output in 2025-26

India sets a record 354.64 MT foodgrain output target for 2025-26, driven by an ‘above normal’ monsoon forecast. Focus on…

May 8, 2025 20:46 IST

rice, genom rice, economy, Kamala, Pusa DST Rice 1, basmati rice

India unveils ‘world’s first’ genome-edited rice

India unveils the world’s first genome-edited rice varieties—Kamala and Pusa DST Rice 1—promising 25–30% higher yields without foreign DNA. These…

May 4, 2025 20:16 IST

Onion, Rabi, economy, price stabilization fund, PSF, farmers, agriculture ministry

Govt to procure 0.3 MT of onion for buffer in FY26

Govt to procure 0.3 MT onion for buffer stock in FY26 under PSF, down from 0.47 MT in FY25. Procurement…

April 24, 2025 20:59 IST

PMFBY, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, farmers, animal husbandry, tenant

Tenant, animal husbandry farmers to get insurance cover

India plans to expand PMFBY crop insurance to tenant farmers, animal husbandry, and KCC holders. The move aims to boost…

April 18, 2025 20:15 IST

Sowing, oilseeds, edible oils, import, economy, Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-AASHA

Sowing of oilseeds gets a summer boost

India boosts oilseeds production with summer sowing in 10 states under the National Mission on Edible Oils. The initiative aims…

April 8, 2025 20:55 IST

IMD warns March's above-normal temperatures may impact rabi crop yield. . (Image Source: Reuters)

Rabi crop yield may be hit above-normal temperature in March: IMD

The IMD forecasts ‘above normal’ temperatures in March, following a warmer February, which may impact rabi crops like wheat, chana,…

March 1, 2025 01:30 IST

economy, rabi crop, wheat, chana, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, NDJ, DJF

Rabi sowing tad below last year’s level

In October, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had set a target of a record foodgrain production of 341.55 million tonne…

December 25, 2024 01:00 IST

Rabi, pulses, economy, sowing, rabi crops, gram, masoor, urad, farmers

Rabi sowing gathers pace, up 4 per cent on year

In October, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had set a target of a record foodgrain production of 341.55 million tonne…

December 3, 2024 00:30 IST

MSP, Crops, Economy, Rabi, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Harvest

MSP for winter crops hiked by 2.4-7 per cent

From 2018-19, a new policy of 50% profits over computed cost of production was adopted which resulted in MSP hikes…

October 17, 2024 02:30 IST

Mandi prices show mixed trend as rabi arrivals pick up

Wheat prices around MSP, chana 7% above support price.

March 22, 2024 03:00 IST

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