For potato farmers in the north and wheat growers in the eastern parts -- particularly in Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha -- the recent rains could in fact be beneficial.
More than 50 people have been killed and over two lakh others affected by the floods caused by torrential rain across Pakistan, officials said on Monday.
Assocham-Skymet report says untimely rain may reappear in north India.
The government will announce minimum support prices for kharif.
Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Even as India gears up for election results on May 16, a group of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have taken up an informal initiative to see how a 'Modi ministry' will look like, in case the party forms the government at the Centre.
Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops because nearly half of its farmland lacks irrigation.
The average land given to the rural landless is small and falling, from 0.95 acres in 2002 to 0.88 acres in 2015 - a 7.4 per cent drop over 13 years-and a slowdown is evident in the process of taking land away from rich landlords, the RTI data reveal.
'We are not saying we are going to face a drought... We are a doing and performing government. A contingency plan is being prepared,' Science Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tells Rediff.com
July and August are expected to receive 107 per cent and 104 per cent of rainfall
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
The total rainfall till now is not only deficient, but is also erratic in terms of both geographical spread and timings.
These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
Several places in Arunachal Pradesh, including capital Itanagar, were cut off by floods and landslides.
The wars of the future will be fought over water and if they occur on large scale, will be far more devastating than any we have seen yet.
There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis. Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.
'The previous (Congress) government at least did not veto provisions of the cattle laws.' 'The BJP is actively weakening the provisions.' 'The BJP government tried to export goats from Nagpur for slaughter to the Middle East.' 'The whole country was aghast and offended. We are a country of Ahimsa.' 'The BJP has incentivised the butcher industry so meat export has gone up, live animal export has gone up, leather export is on the rise, smuggling has gone up.'
The prices of oilseed, coarse cereals & vegetables could also be affected.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was back in action on Saturday after he met farmers over land bill in Delhi, a day before the party's big kisan rally.
The lawyers also gave detailed responses to specific issues raised in the PAG.
'We are allowing FDI on the terms of the investors, multinationals.' 'We bow down to whatever they say.' 'When they say you open this sector, we open that sector.'
Why did the district magistrate take over an hour to order retaliatory firing on the murderous SBVS mob?
Modi government is pushing GM food crops without adequate safety assessment and transparency, claim activists.
'The idea behind the new rules is that slaughter markets must buy directly from the farms as is the case in the bloody world.' 'The cattle markets have become centres for the organised beef mafia.'
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The beef ban has sparked considerable debate and confusion
Scientists at the India Meteorological Department warn that not only has India turned hotter in the last two decades, but that heat waves are projected to become more intense, have longer durations and greater frequency, thereby resulting in more deaths.
A group of retired civil servants also called upon the PM to reach out to the families of the victims in Unnao and Kathua and "seek their forgiveness on behalf of all of us".
Indian economy about to take-off
'A lot will depend on the first Aayog and the power it derives.'
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