Rabi Season

Maharashtra farmers face severe water crisis as winter rains play truant, damage prospects of rabi crops

Farmers had pinned their hopes on the winter rains for the rabi season. However, unfortunately, the rainfall deficit across large swathes of the country has come as a setback.

Fertiliser Ministry asks railway to focus on urea movement to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan; says no shortage in two states

The domestic suppliers have already been advised to supply the urea, highly subsidised fertiliser, according to the allocated supply plan for December, it said.

Demonetisation: Sharad Pawar says crop loan disbursal being affected as stacks of junked notes lie with cooperative banks

Stacks of junked 500 and 1000 rupee notes are lying in district central cooperative banks after they were not allowed to deposit them in currency chests and this was affecting crop loan disbursal, veteran NCP leader Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday.

Demonetisation: Debit card charges dropped, farmers to get easier cash access

The government has allowed Nabard to disburse Rs 21,000 crore through cooperative banks to farmers

Demonetisation: Modi must act soon or historic move will become ‘historic blunder’

What the government shouldn’t miss here is the point that there is a large economic consequence of the current cash crunch, if it prolongs beyond this point

Govt hikes pulses MSP by up to Rs 425/qtl to boost output

Government today sharply hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of pulses by up to Rs 425 per quintal for this year to boost output and check price rise, while making a modest raise of Rs 60 in paddy MSP to Rs 1,470 per quintal.

Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470/qtl for 2016-17

The government today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 60 to Rs 1,470 per quintal for the 2016-17 kharif season.

Farmers under crop insurance cover in Assam

The crops insured include both agricultural and horticultural crops like sali paddy, jute, black gram, green gram, ginger, turmeric, lady’s finger etc - grown between June and September, 2014 - an agriculture department release said.