States have been told to prepare in advance to counter any impact of an adverse southwest monsoon. IMAGE: An elderly lady carries a filled container after collecting water from a tanker at......
The committee on minimum support price formed four sub-groups on mandated topics, including making 'MSP more effective and transparent' in its first meeting on Monday but Samyukta Kisan Morcha......
Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......
With different agencies showing divergent predictions regarding the southwest monsoon, the central government and states are gearing up to face adversity with various line ministries reportedly......
Technology and prudent practices can ensure that crop output does not suffer in years of drought, notes Surinder Sud. Is 2015 a drought year? The answer is both yes and no. Yes, because it......
Plan ready for more than 600 districts; price stabilisation on for pulses, grains A day after the India Meteorological Department lowered its monsoon forecast, the government on Wednesday swung......
The India Meteorological Department lowered its forecast for 2015 southwest monsoon from 93 per cent of the LPA to 88 per cent, triggering concerns all around. Agriculture minister Radha Mohan......
Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh was on Sunday gheraoed in Hyderabad by people opposed to the introduction of Bt Brinjal in the country. The protesters from......