News (Agriculture)

SC refuses to revoke PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, but says farmers sued can statutory protection 
Agriculture

SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection 

Shagun
2 min read
Move makes farmers prove their rights rather than treating PepsiCo’s suits against them as a violation of public interest, says expert
An inundated farm in Maharashtra.
Agriculture

Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
The 44-year analysis found Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dharashiv, Sangli and Solapur among the most vulnerable districts, with drought intensification rates exceeding 9% per eight-day period
Farm labourers transplant paddy in a field near Sonipat, Haryana.
Agriculture

Kharif sowing recovers after July rain, but pulses, maize and bajra still lag

Shagun
3 min read
Agriculture ministry data shows kharif sowing was 2.9% behind last year by July 31, narrowing sharply from a 25% gap at the end of June
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