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Forecasts of normal monsoons raise hopes of bumper harvests, but intense bouts could play spoilsport
Forecasts have predicted excellent rains over most parts of the country, while scarcities could imp…
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Vegetable prices to remain high until June due to above-normal temperature
According to a report by CRISIL, this trend, driven by erratic weather patterns and climate change,…
ANI
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Forecast of ‘above-normal’ monsoon sparks hope for economy, but there’s a catch!
Amid ongoing impacts of climate change, scientists have been warning us that not all ‘above-normal’…
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Jharkhand inches towards drought-like situation due to scant rainfall
Jharkhand is inching towards a drought-like situation due to 45% rain deficit, leading to around 85…
PTI
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SBI report deciphers India's GDP surge and economic projections
India's GDP expanded by a remarkable 8.4 per cent during this period, following consecutive quarter…
ANI
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How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution
People of color are widely underrepresented in the farming community. Dennis Hutson has a mind to c…
Rebecca Strong
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SBI Eco Research forecasts Q3 FY24 GDP growth at 6.8% amid global complexities
According to their report, the GDP growth is likely to be at 6.8 per cent, based on an unchanged ba…
ANI
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US welcomes India's move of reducing tariffs on agricultural products
The United States has welcomed the recent Indian move to reduce tariffs on several American agricul…
PTI
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India is all set to replace weather balloons with drones
The sensors embedded in a radiosonde, which is a telemetry instrument carried by a weather balloon…
PTI
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Major meat companies lied about impending shortages to keep workers on site at the height of the pandemic, a House committee says
Meatpackers knew they were hotbeds for coronavirus transmission but lied about shortages to keep wo…
Grace Dean
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A bird flu outbreak is killing bald eagles and driving up egg prices
Experts are worried about an outbreak of H5N1, a highly contagious flu strain that's dangerous to b…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Rural consumption on a decline as farmers’ income continues to remain under stress: Motilal Oswal
Rural consumption grew only 4.6% YoY in Q3 FY23 after rising 6.5% in Q1 and 5.5% in Q2 FY23. The s…
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Puducherry scientists develop flood-resistant rice variety
The Agriculture institute in Karaikal, Puducherry has developed a new rice variety that can tolerat…
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IT department releases ITR 1 and ITR 4 offline forms ahead of time
The Indian Income Tax Department has released offline utilities for ITR Forms 1 and 4 that can be u…
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Officials in UP warns farmers of possible locust attack
The Aligarh District Administration has now sounded an alert over a likely locust attack. …
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Biden's about to raise food stamps to $157 a month from $121 - the biggest boost ever
Biden's action permanently gives roughly 42 million Americans an extra 40 cents per meal. It works …
Ben Winck
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Biden is expected to nominate Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture
The former two-term Iowa governor led the Department of Agriculture during nearly the entire Obama …
John L. Dorman
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Has the "Naya Jammu & Kashmir" been able to rejuvenate the sericulture industry of the Himalayan region?
The prime objective of the government is to make the lives of farmers associated with sericulture b…
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The COVID-19 relief bill includes $5 billion in aid for farmers of color who have long faced discrimination by federal officials
For over a century, Black farmers faced discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture and we…
John L. Dorman
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Incessant rainfall in Tamil Nadu hits cotton and maize cultivation
In Permbalur district, a stream breach has led to destruction of more than 100 acres of cotton a…