Tag: kharif

Half of India’s normal area under kharif sowing completed

Sowing under kharif crops has gained further momentum with over half of the country’s normal area of 1,096 lakh hectares

Helped by early coverage of monsoon and revival of rainfall in central and north-west India from the last week of

Amid rising prices of key vegetables — onion, potato and tomato —, the government on Friday claimed onion rates are

The storage in the 150 major reservoirs in India increased for the first time in 39 weeks as the deficiency

The procurement of kharif-grown rice in the 2023-24 season (October-September) ended on June 30 with the Food Corportion of India

The southwest monsoon has covered the entire country on July 2, six days ahead of schedule, potentially helping farmers speed

Kharif sowing has gathered momentum over the past fortnight with farmers preferring pulses such as arhar (pigeon pea/tur) and urad

The area under pulses crops such as tur and moong and cereals, mainly maize, are witnessing a major jump in

The water level in the 150 major reservoirs declined for the 37th week in a row with the south-west monsoon

India, being a sub-continent, has long relied on the predictable rhythm of El Niño for its seasonal rainfall. However, this