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SECTOR | 20 Sep 2025, 08:18PM

CM Naidu Announces Rs 50,000 Per Hectare Relief For Onion Farmers Hit By Rains

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The Chief Minister noted that his government has taken the decision to support farmers who suffered losses especially at a time when onion acreage increased.

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SECTOR | 20 Sep 2025, 03:26PM

Punjab records 27 stubble burning cases as govt pushes awareness drive

Business Standard

Punjab has seen 27 stubble burning cases in the last five days, even as authorities have launched an intensive campaign in hotspots of paddy straw burning in various districts to create awareness among farmers against this practice, officials said on Saturday. Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for the rise in air pollution in Delhi after the harvesting of the paddy crop in October and November. As the window for the Rabi crop -- wheat -- is very short after paddy harvest, some farmers set afire the crop residue in the fields to quickly clear them for sowing the next crop. According to Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data, a total of 27 crop residue burning incidents took place in four districts from September 15. A maximum of 18 stubble burning incidents have been reported in Amritsar, followed by five in Tarn Taran, three in Patiala and one in Ferozepur, it said. A fine of Rs one lakh in the shape of environmental compensation has been imposed on farmers

Agriculture

SECTOR | 20 Sep 2025, 09:30AM

Engagement Farmers' Cup 2025: Rethinking cricket ties with Pakistan

Business Standard

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically, and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport

Agriculture

SECTOR | 18 Sep 2025

Monsoon withdrawal apace but rains may lash Central India till early Oct

Business Line

Bay of Bengal seen as spinning up a low-pressure area and a depression to drive rain before October rings in

Delhi cools after rain; IMD sees extended monsoon, heavy showers in east

Business Standard | 18 Sep 2025

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SECTOR | 16 Sep 2025

Monsoon shift: Agriculture must adjust to changing weather patterns

Business Standard

Rain at a wrong time, particularly during harvest, can damage standing crops, reduce quality, and spoil perishables such as fruit and vegetables

Monsoon exits parts of North-West and West India but rains may lash East

Business Line | 16 Sep 2025

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SECTOR | 16 Sep 2025

Centre sets Rabi foodgrains production target at 171 million tonnes

Business Line

UP agriculture minister suggest Urea price be hiked to Rs 300/bag

Agriculture

SECTOR | 16 Sep 2025

India's kharif oilseed acreage lower as farmers shift to maize, rice despite surplus rain

Business Line

Farmers are shifting as these cereals are being used for bio-fuel and animal feed

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Sep 2025

Kharif sowing increases 2% so far this year; oilseeds lag behind last year

Business Standard

Total area sown to paddy rose marginally by 2 per cent to 438.51 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing 2025-26 kharif (summer) season, but oilseeds acreage was lagging behind, according to agriculture ministry data released on Monday. Paddy, the main kharif crop, was sown in about 430.06 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. The sowing began with the onset of southwest monsoon in June. As per the ministry data, pulses acreage grew slightly to 118.06 lakh hectare, as against 117.25 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. However, tur and moong acreage was lagging behind. In case of oilseeds, the total area was lagging behind at 188.81 lakh hectare as against 193.93 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Soybean and sesamum acreage remained lower so far in the ongoing kharif season. However, area sown to coarse cereals rose marginally to 192.91 lakh hectare so far this year, from 180.75 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Among cash crops, sugarcane acreage was slightly higher at 57.31 lak

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Sep 2025

Monsoon havoc blocks 598 roads, disrupts water supply in Himachal Pradesh; death toll reaches 404

Business Line

The authority said that of the total fatalities, 229 deaths were reported in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning, and house collapses

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Sep 2025

Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions.

Business Line

"Foreign trade barter transactions allow the exchange of goods and services with foreign companies without the need for international transactions," the ministry document said, citing "conditions of sanctions restrictions"