Agriculture
El Nino effect helps soya crop, hurts wheat, maize and rice: study
17 May 2014
The dreaded El Nino weather effect does more than affect monsoon rains – it is actually affecting crop patterns worldwide, says a new study
Monsoon seen arriving a few days late
16 May 2014
UK says working to end ban on Indian mangoes
28 Apr 2014
Met forecasts below-normal rains during 2014 southwest monsoon
24 Apr 2014
The 2014 June to September monsoons over the country as a whole is expected to be 88 per cent (± 5 per cent) of the normal long period average
India losing 30% grain output due to poor storage: study
10 Apr 2014
Due to inadequate storage capacity and inefficient logistics, around 20-30 per cent of the total grain harvest is wasted every year, even as millions starve
Indian regulator okays wider field trials of 10 GM crops
22 Mar 2014
Overriding the concerns expressed by environmentalists and farmers, the Indian government on Friday effectively permitted field trials of 10 varieties of GM foods