Rabi Crop

Amarinder Singh writes to Narendra Modi, seeks compensation for Punjab farmers to motivate them against stubble burning

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cost compensation of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy to motivate farmers against the burning of paddy residue in the open fields, the chief minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday

Onion agony: Nashik farmer donates meagre earning to PMO fund to highlight plight, but prefers to stay mum on hoarding

The reality is that old onions, from last summer’s crop is not fetching any price in the market as there is no demand for it.

Icra forecasts Q4 GDP growth at 7.4% on account of good rabi harvest, improved corporate earnings

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is scheduled to come out with GDP estimate for the fourth quarter (Q4) of fiscal 2017-18 and provisional annual estimates for the year 2017-18 on 31 May

Madhya Pradesh farm crisis: Unseasonal hail flatten standing crops in 984 villages, CM orders survey of affected regions

The chief minister said that lists of farmers, who have been affected by the hailstorms, should be put up on the walls of panchayat bhavans and other public places, he said.

Rains stay away from north India, making it driest January since 1901; prolonged dry spell may impact Rabi crop

This month is set to become the driest January in over a century, with just 2.2 millimetres of rain being recorded across the entire country in the first 30 days of the month, as against the normal average of 45.5 millimetres

MP farmers' unrest: State constitutes commission to regulate crop cost, marketing

MP govt has constituted a commission to make recommendations for providing beneficial pricing and marketing of agricultural produce in the state.

GDP: Expect bigger shock from note ban; PM Modi needs an exigency plan

It is time for PM Modi himself to take the lead to minimise the damage caused by one of the boldest reform measures initiated by him, the intention of which isn’t doubted even by his political opponents

Demonetisation: Small businesses struggle due to cash crunch; digitisation can't happen overnight

The small businesses are in a frenzy as the vendors aren't accepting old currency and new currency is scarce as it is rationed.

Demonetisation: Ahead of Rabi season, Modi govt allows farmers to buy seeds with old currency

With Rabi sowing season at its peak, demonetisation induced cash crunch has hit the farmers ability to purchase fertilisers and seeds.

Why relief-centric approach to drought mitigation is going to fail

The national disaster management authority has listed the disaster prone areas in India, according to which 68% of the cultivable area is vulnerable to droughts. This is quite interesting to see that majority of cultivable area are in drought-prone area.