Even as fears of major crop loss due to blight disease in potatoes, scientists at the Shimla-based Central Potato Research Institute said that use of genetically modified potatoes can reduce damages.
This piece of forecast from the India Meteorological Department and the European Centre for Medium-Range weather Forecasts may bring cheer to Indian farmers
Central government's plan to import pulses to rein in inflation is continuing with renewed vigour as state-run agencies have contracted imports of 437,000 tonnes of pulses till this week.
India's leading national commodity exchanges have asked the government to immediately lift the ban on futures trading on certain agricultural commodities.
High demand from India and China has depleted the palm oil stock of Malaysia, triggering fears of a price rice in the global market.
The Central government has finalized a financial relief package for 33 closed tea gardens across the country, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said on Friday.
India's largest private power utility company - Tata Power Company - is planning to raise $ 600 million to fund its recently acquired coal mines in Indonesia.
The Punjab government will soon launch e-agriculture services in collaboration through 'Kisan Soochna Kendras', a network of agri based information kiosks with broadband connectivity.
Is pesticide consumption in Indian farms the highest in the world? Several global reports have ranked India among leading pesticide consuming countries
Eyeing the inevitable construction boom in India, cement companies in Pakistan are readying for huge exports to the neighbouring nation now.
As anticipated, the Central government's wheat procurement operations have failed to meet the target and lagged behind last year's purchases.
Gold price is declining due to the strengthening of dollar in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's move to control rate on inflation concerns.
Farm commodity prices have shown a mixed trend in different centers throughout the country, according to a data released by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Major potato producing state West Bengal is in the grip of blight disease and farmers are set to suffer huge losses this time due to the late attack of the fungi.
A strong rupee is creating problems for the exporters in India. One of the victims of the rupee vagaries is the rice exporter.
Gold traders in Gujarat have protested the Central government's decision to hallmark gold, saying the hallmarking procedure is complicated and costly.
Starbucks Coffee International, the world's biggest coffee chain is finally entering India.
After several revisions in sugar output data by the Union government, now the US Department of Agriculture has modified its figures on India's sugar production, saying that it may touch 252 lakh tonnes during the 2006-07 season.
Move over diplomacy. It looks the tea-relations between India and Pakistan is going to excel in the days to come, better than their diplomatic relations.
India will soon begin to produce and export pesticide-free chillies, if some of the novel initiatives from the Spices Board are of any indication.
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