-Huffington Post NEW DELHI: It is still not certain whether the monsoons will be as "good" this year as early forecasts suggest, but at least the rains are here and are making their way across India, bringing long-awaited and direly needed succor to millions in 13 drought-ravaged states. It comes as a massive relief that people in the worst-hit areas will have water to drink and so will their animals who...
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Better monsoon to reduce price pressure in pulses: Study
-PTI IMD has forecast better than normal Southwest Monsoon for the year With pulses inflation high at 34%, a better monsoon would reduce price pressure in lentils and in turn food inflation, a latest report has said. Southwest Monsoon rains were lower by 16% as on yesterday. While June could still end with a marginal deficit, if rainfall remains adequate as forecast in July and August, it could provide much-needed support for growth...
More »Kharif Sowing slows down further despite monsoon progress
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: Sowing of kharif crops slowed down further in the third week of June, despite considerable progress in monsoon rains, with the total area sown falling by almost 24 per cent to 124.94 lakh hectares (lh) compared with 164.10 lh at this time last year. States have reported that till June 24, rice has been sown/transplanted on 19.86 lh (21.86 lh), pulses on 9.66 lh (12.19 lh)...
More »When life gives you tomatoes -Rahi Gaikwad
-The Hindu With crops hit by drought and the TO-1057 seed, our reporter visits Narayangaon, among the country’s largest tomato growing regions, and finds farmers struggling to cope with the failed harvest but still faithful to the fruit Last week, the grey rain clouds over the Sahyadris seemed full of promise. A few light showers, and colour was slowly returning to parched leaves and the dry earth was beginning to yield again....
More »Agri Dept introduces innovative paddy drum Seeder
-StateTimes.com JAMMU: The Agriculture Department has introduced a revolutionary Paddy Drum Seeder for expanding area coverage under paddy cultivation. A simple machine weighing less than 10 kgs and costing around Rs 5000 has been introduced through Private Public Parternership (PPP) Mode the demonstration of which was conducted today at Seohra (Pounichak) in presence of Director Agriculture Jammu Dr S S Jamwal. Elaborating the benefits of the machine Dr. Jamwal said that only three...
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