Indian farmers have sown 1,056.7 lakh hectares in the ongoing Kharif season as of August 21, reaching nearly 96% of the normal area of 1,104.46 lakh hectares, according to the Agriculture Ministry.…
India's kharif sowing area has reached 1,016.57 lakh hectares as of August 14, compared to 1,037.52 lakh hectares a year ago, a deficit of about 21 lakh hectares, according to the Agriculture…
The central government's online fertiliser distribution system will launch in Thane district on August 15. The Framework for Fertiliser Sale platform, developed by the fertiliser and agriculture ministries, lets farmers check real-time…
A senior official said the government is in an “advanced stage of consultation” to remove the 11 per cent customs duty on raw cotton imports, with the finance, textiles and agriculture ministries…
