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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.

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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)

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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)

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

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.

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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)

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Published on Sep 24, 2023 12:45 AM IST

Let farmers breathe easy

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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)

Published on Sep 21, 2023 10:23 PM IST

Kharif crops output and food security

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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)

Published on Sep 09, 2023 11:24 AM IST

Will rice spoil India’s inflation math?

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There are rain-related concerns with India's rice production this year.

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)

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)

Updated on Jun 21, 2023 12:57 PM IST

Tackle stubble menace early

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It is the government’s duty to ensure that Delhi doesn’t choke every year

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)

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)

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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)

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))

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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)

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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

Published on Sep 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)

Updated on Sep 04, 2022 04:09 AM IST

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

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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.

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)

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.

Updated on Jul 07, 2022 03:45 AM IST

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for kharif crops

(HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jun 09, 2022 05:03 AM IST

Kharif season MSPs at 1.5 times 'all-India weighted average cost of production'

The Centre on Wednesday approved the minimum support prices for the Kharif marketing season 2022-23

Published on Jun 08, 2022 04:45 PM IST

‘Don’t create panic’: Centre says no fertiliser shortage for kharif

Fertiliser prices nearly doubled in the country due to a global shortage and supply disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war. (AP File photo)

Updated on May 03, 2022 04:09 AM IST

Cabinet okays ₹61k-cr kharif fertiliser relief

The substantial increase in subsidy will help compensate fertiliser companies for selling their products to farmers at lower-than-market prices.

Updated on Apr 28, 2022 06:27 AM IST

‘No option left’: Labourers from Bundelkhand on the move again for jobs

The Madhya Pradesh government claims to have undertaken a number of measures to provide jobs to the labourers. (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 02, 2020 01:56 PM IST

As onion prices soar, govt sets stock limit for traders

Traders at the APMC Onion Potato Market in Navi Mumbai on Friday.

Updated on Oct 23, 2020 11:49 PM IST

Question hour: Land acquisition for Pathankot-Mandi four lane initiated, says Jai Ram

For repairing roads, NHAI regional officers of have been granted permission to spend up to ₹10 crore.

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Updated on Sep 14, 2020 11:42 PM IST