New Delhi, March 3 -- Dismal sales of 'Bharat' rice, a subsidized grain aimed at helping curb its market price, have made the Centre changed its strategy. The government's new plan is to take subsidiz... Read More
New Delhi, March 1 -- The Union environment ministry is planning to set up and coordinate an International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), along the lines of the International Solar Alliance, an India-headqu... Read More
New Delhi, March 1 -- India will replace the consumption of 2.5 million tonnes (mt) of conventional urea with nano urea in FY24, union chemicals and fertilisers minister Mansukh Mandaviya said at a pr... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- The Centre on Thursday set the wheat procurement target at 30-32 million tonnes for the 2024-25 Rabi marketing season, according to a statement from the food ministry. The procu... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- India's foodgrain production is estimated to be 6.1% lower in the 2023-24 crop year (July-June) because of poor monsoon caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, potentially addi... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- The share of agriculture in the total gross value added (GVA) of the economy declined to 0.7% in the December quarter from 1.2% in the previous quarter, according to official dat... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- The government on Thursday approved a subsidy of Rs.24,420 crore for phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilizers, adding three new grades to aid farmers and enhance the productivit... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- India's leopard population is estimated at 13,874 (range: 12,616 to 15,132), according to a report based on the fifth cycle of the leopard population estimation, conducted in 202... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The government does not have an immediate plan to resume talks with protesting farmers, but it will find a solution soon, Union agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Arjun Mu... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- After Bharat atta and rice, the Union government is planning to launch Bharat masur (lentil) dal - but, at around Rs.89 per kg, without a discount - a senior official told Mint. ... Read More