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    Agriculture News

    Prolonged dry spell impacts Kharif crops in Maharashtra: Officials

    State agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne admitted that the protracted absence of rainfall has affected the growth of Kharif crops in several parts of Maharashtra. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Why India's food security future depends on nutrient-use efficiency

    Agriculture (ANI Photo)
    Ht Insight
    Published 3 days ago

    Government must invest in sustainability standards for agri-exports to the EU

    Tea plantation
    Ht Insight
    Published 5 days ago

    Sunday ho ya Monday: Why your daily egg is getting harder to afford

    Consumption of eggs has risen even as disease and extreme heat have thinned flocks.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 6 days ago

    Australia rejects India's plea to trademark Basmati rice citing Pakistan's sales

    Between 1988 and August 2018, the volume of Indian Basmati sold through Australian retail outlets was estimated at 306,095 tonnes, valued at $380 million. In contrast, Pakistani sales were $44.12 million.
    Cities
    Updated 18 days ago

    Maha to launch AI-based agriculture pilot project to boost crop productivity

    The average production of sugarcane in the pilot project increased from 65.45 tonnes to 73.12 tonnes per acre along with an average water saving of 42%.
    Cities
    Updated 19 days ago

    Not ethanol, but low output, festive demand behind sugar price hike: Centre

    Members of Sarv Ekta Manch protesting against price hike in sugar and onion at Dak Bungalow crossing in Patna, Bihar.
    India News
    Updated 20 days ago

    Skymet raises drought risk, cuts monsoon forecast to 85% of LPA as El Nino gains

    Key kharif pulses , particularly urad and tur, along with oilseeds like soybean, are taking an immediate hit during critical vegetative and flowering stages due to a strong El Nino effect.
    India News
    Updated 24 days ago

    Kharif crops' productivity at risk as monsoon trough shifts

    Agriculture ministry data show kharif crops were sown over an area about 2% lower than a year earlier as of August 14.
    India News
    Published 25 days ago

    A road map for progress

    The PM unveiled the seven streams or saptadhara that he believed will power India’s journey to the centenary of its Independence in 1947. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
    Editorials
    Updated 26 days ago

    Women’s role in culture, livelihoods central to Uttarakhand, says Geeta Dhami

    Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Representative image)
    Genesis
    Published 30 days ago

    India’s monsoon is getting weirder

    Ahmedabad: People wade through floodwater while a bus lies partially submerged following heavy monsoon rainfall, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Saturday, July 25, 2026.
    India News
    Published 39 days ago

    Closing the gender gap in agri-tech adoption

    Agriculture Tech (HT File)
    Ht Insight
    Published 39 days ago

    Meghalaya records 58% monsoon rainfall deficit, IMD raises concern

    The IMD has forecast normal to above-normal rainfall over Northeast India during August. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Published 40 days ago

    Cabinet clears urea investment policy to boost local production

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the decision as one which will ensure self-reliance in urea production.
    India News
    Updated 57 days ago

    You reap what you sow — unless the monsoon has other plans

    A farmer carries bundles of rice saplings while working on a paddy field, in Golaghat, Assam
    India News
    Updated 52 days ago

    Monsoons may fail us, wastewater will not

    Unlike rainfall, a city’s wastewater supply does not typically depend on the monsoon.
    Opinion
    Published 63 days ago

    India, Afghanistan to plan agriculture, livestock collaboration

    The Afghan side reportedly sought India’s support to improve wheat productivity through advanced seed technologies and research collaboration.
    India News
    Published 64 days ago

    Australia balm for India’s fuel-fertiliser-forex pains

    File: Farmers sprinkle fertiliser over crops on the outskirts of Amritsar.
    Opinion
    Published 66 days ago

    The next phase of India’s agritech evolution

    AI in farming
    Ht Insight
    Published 68 days ago

    Building a more prosperous future for farmers

    Farmer (HT file photo)
    Ht Insight
    Published 85 days ago

    ‘Enormous risk to food security’: Land degradation can’t be the price India pays

    Land degradation and climate change pose an enormous risk to food security.
    Opinion
    Published 86 days ago

    India’s agri-food strategy in a changing global economy

    Agri-food strategy (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Ht Insight
    Published 91 days ago

    Chhattisgarh targets ₹30,000 monthly income for Bastar families within 3 years

    Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the 11th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Thursday.
    Genesis
    Published 91 days ago

    Goa govt intensifies river revival; Tar restoration to aid farming, curb floods

    Goa govt intensifies river revival; Tar restoration to aid farming, curb floods
    Cities
    Updated 94 days ago

    Decentralised solar financial sustainability: Evidence from Maharashtra

    Solar power
    Ht Insight
    Published 98 days ago

    Monsoon enters India via Kerala, IMD issues orange alert for state

    After making landfall in Kerala, the monsoon typically progresses northward in phases, covering most parts of the country by mid-July.
    India News
    Updated 99 days ago

    Regenerative agriculture: India’s climate-resilient path

    Farming
    Ht Insight
    Published 108 days ago

    Union Cabinet approves hike in MSP for 14 Kharif crops for 2026-27 season

    In this file photo taken on June 19, 2023, farmers plant rice saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Amritsar. (AFP)
    India News
    Published 120 days ago

    Guest Column| Strait of Hormuz runs through Punjab

    Even if the Hormuz tensions subside tomorrow afternoon, the aftershocks will continue to register on Punjab’s economic seismograph by the next paddy crop and beyond. (HT file photo)
    Cities
    Published 123 days ago
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