Paddy sowing down 13 pc this kharif season, monsoon played spoilsport

Aug 10, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 10 : Farmers in India have sown less paddy this Kharif season. Going by the latest acreage data, the area...

Outlook for kharif season favourable, consumption to revive at the bottom of pyramid: ICRA

Jul 18, 2020

New Delhi [India], July 18 : The outlook for kharif season (June to October) remains favourable as sowing was 44.1 per cent higher than...

Govt launches bidding for 10 blocks of hydrocarbon under open acreage program

Jul 08, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 8 : The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched the 'Open Acreage Licensing Programme Bid Round-VIII', offering 10...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70 lakh hectare; gap reducing

May 19, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectare

May 26, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

Kharif area registers 2.2 pc increase with sowing period nearing end

Sep 09, 2024

India has three cropping seasons -- Summer, Kharif, and Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are...