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kharif crop news

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.
india news
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)
india news
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.
chandigarh news
Published on May 06, 2026 07:00 am IST

PAU to help farmers mitigate effects of floods on rabi crops

PAU conducted an extensive analysis of flood-affected soils across Punjab. (HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 07, 2025 05:46 am IST

Punjab: Cotton in trouble: Relentless rains drown hopes of good harvest, 20k acres impacted

Official information revealed that Mansa has been the worst rain-hit district with more than 13,500 acres under cotton affected. (HT)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 07, 2025 05:48 am IST

Maha set for monsoon revival from June 13: IMD

Now after a two-week hiatus, the IMD has indicated that conditions favourable for the monsoon to regain momentum are developing. (HT)
pune news
Published on Jun 11, 2025 05:18 am IST

Punjab’s early paddy sowing decision a step towards ecological disaster: Experts

According to former PAU vice-chancellor BS Dhillon, the government decision will push Punjab back into the path of ecological disaster which the state has been trying to avert for the past many years.
chandigarh news
Published on Apr 11, 2025 07:36 am IST

85% dip in paddy arrivals compared to last season

A labourer uses a shovel to separate rice grains from husk at a wholesale grain market in Amritsar on October 7, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (AFP)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 07, 2024 10:47 pm IST

Learning to live with shifts in monsoon

FILE - A farmer carries a sack of paddy on his bicycle during monsoon rains as clouds hover over the sky on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File) (AP)
editorials
Published on Jun 25, 2024 09:27 pm IST

Centre clears new minimum support price for 14 Kharif crops

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday approved the minimum support price (MSP) on 14 Kharif crops
india news
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 08:14 pm IST

Punjab sees 57% jump in farm fires in a day

The last five days have seen an upward trend in the incidents of farm fires across Punjab as harvesting of paddy, a major kharif crop, is picking up pace.
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 02, 2023 05:56 am IST

Procurement of bajra starts in Haryana

Bhiwani grain market supervisor Yogesh Sharma said nearly 700 quintals of Bajra were procured in Bhiwani on the first day. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 24, 2023 12:45 am IST

Let farmers breathe easy

PREMIUM
The sudden drop in tomato prices within a month, from ₹200 per kg in August to ₹2 in September, recently drove farmers from Marathwada and north Maharashtra to destroy their produce. (HT PHOTO)
editorials
Published on Sept 21, 2023 10:23 pm IST

Kharif crops output and food security

PREMIUM
Farm workers transplanting paddy saplings after rain in Bathinda district of Punjab on June 26, 2023. The state relies heavily on the monsoon and groundwater through tubewells to irrigate crops. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT file photo)
india news
Published on Sept 09, 2023 11:24 am IST

Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?

PREMIUM
There are rain-related concerns with India's rice production this year.
india news
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 01:30 am IST

Team Ajit calls on Pawar Sr; latter asks about kharif crops

Mumbai, India - July 17, 2023: MLAs of Ajit Pawar faction of NCP step out from Y B Chavan center after meet NCP chief Sharad Pawar in south Mumbai, India, on Monday, July 17, 2023. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
mumbai news
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 12:38 am IST

Bihar: Delayed monsoon, severe heatwave affects paddy seedlings transplantation

Only 31 % coverage of paddy seedlings done out of targeted cultivable area (Representative/File Photo)
patna news
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 12:57 pm IST

Tackle stubble menace early

PREMIUM
It is the government’s duty to ensure that Delhi doesn’t choke every year
editorials
Published on Jun 07, 2023 09:22 pm IST

Cabinet increases paddy MSP to ₹2,183 per quintal, moong dal sees highest hike

The Union cabinet approved ₹143 hike in paddy MSP to ₹2,183 per quintal for 2023-24. (HT file photo)
india news
Updated on Jun 07, 2023 03:18 pm IST

Now, apply for 33% subsidy on cotton seeds till May 31 in Punjab

More than 50,000 farmers have registered themselves for the subsidy on cotton so far. (HT file photo)
chandigarh news
Updated on May 17, 2023 12:42 am IST

Monsoon onset over Kerala may be delayed by 3-6 days

The normal date for the onset of monsoon in Kerala is June 1. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 04:28 am IST

Two failed crop seasons hamper cotton sowing ops in Punjab

Cotton lying in the grain market of Bathinda on Wednesday. ((Photo by Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times))
chandigarh news
Updated on May 04, 2023 12:50 am IST

Kharif crop in Punjab: 200k-hectare fields still to be cleared

This kharif season, paddy was sown on 3.8 million hectares across the state, officials added. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT Photo)
chandigarh news
Published on Nov 08, 2022 07:31 am IST

India's kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne, says govt

India's kharif rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonne, says govt
india news
Published on Sept 09, 2022 05:35 pm IST

Kharif crops’ sowing area 1.5% lower than last year’s: New data

India’s output from the kharif cropping season is likely to be average, with the area sown lagging last year’s levels by around 1.5%. (ANI)
india news
Updated on Sept 04, 2022 04:09 am IST

India to receive average rainfall in August, September, predicts IMD

 (File image)
india news
Published on Aug 01, 2022 06:06 pm IST

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall

The Union government did not share estimates of paddy acreage for the second consecutive week, along with cotton, in its weekly update released on Friday.
india news
Updated on Jul 30, 2022 02:53 am IST

Uneven monsoon hits kharif sowing, paddy down 24%

Tapi, July 10 (ANI): Labourers sow paddy saplings in a field after heavy rains lashed recently in Tapi district of Gujarat on Sunday. (ANI Photo/ANI Pic Service) (ANI)
india news
Updated on Jul 13, 2022 03:50 am IST

Kharif sowing lags 5%, rice by 27%; experts hint at pickup by July

Overall kharif sowing was 5% below last year’s levels as on July 1, the agriculture ministry’s latest available data show.
india news
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 03:45 am IST

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for kharif crops

(HT PHOTO)
business
Updated on Jun 09, 2022 05:03 am IST
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