Agriculture
Foodgrain demand to touch 280 million tonnes by 2020
16 Jul 2011
To meet the rising foodgrain demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stressed the need for a second green revolution that explicitly embraces dryland farming.
Monsoon advances, heavy showers expected in north India
02 Jul 2011
The progress of the Indian monsoon has been deemed to be satisfactory and there are no signs yet of a lull expected in the first week of July. This month accounts for a third of the seasonal rains and most of the sowing.
Monsoon progressing smoothly: IMD
11 Jun 2011
The IMD said, in addition to covering the entire peninsular region, monsoon could advance over most parts of Central India as also large parts of the east and north-eastern region by 24 June
Government hikes support prices for kharif crops
10 Jun 2011
Indian guar gum exporters resent China's bias
09 Jun 2011
Competition Commission to scan agriculture, steel, paper sectors for price fixing
03 Jun 2011
The anti-trust watchdog plans tro focus on tracking down any "distortions and imperfections" in the distribution channel for commodities that could be leading to an escalation of prices at the retail level
Global endosulfan ban to come with exemptions
28 Apr 2011
Pawar for export of wheat and rice
21 Apr 2011
Nafed buys rabi oilseeds above MSP
20 Apr 2011
CRRI develops two high-yielding rice varieties
16 Apr 2011
India's foodgrain production hits a record 235.88 million tonnes
06 Apr 2011
The country achieved record production of wheat, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals and cotton, as per the third advance estimates of crop production for the year 2010-11.
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