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kharif crop

Push to promote soybean cultivation gains ground in Punjab

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been promoting legume farming because soybean is a high-value crop with multiple food, feed, and industrial uses. (HT)
Published on Jul 27, 2026 08:34 am IST

Kharif sowing trails last year’s pace despite rainfall revival in early July

The concern is particularly acute in the Monsoon Core Zone.
Updated on Jul 14, 2026 08:49 am IST

July likely to be drier, hotter than normal: IMD’s grim forecast

People are seen eating ice cream to beat the heat on a hot evening at Connaught Place in New Delhi.
Updated on Jul 01, 2026 11:24 am IST

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)
Published on May 14, 2026 08:01 am IST

Punjab bets on new-age desi seed to revive cotton in Malwa

Experts said that four years of tests and trials have shown the variety has a low-input cost, and cotton derived from indigenous varieties has commercial value in the pharmaceutical industry.
Published on May 06, 2026 07:00 am IST