Impact of stalled monsoon: 30-45% decline in sowing of kharif crops in June

Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops

Surplus June rainfall in Bihar may be an outcome of climate change, claim experts

Thousands displaced; most rivers and their tributaries overflowing

India reports 22% less sowing till second week of 2022 kharif season, compared to last year

The southwest monsoon has entered the country, but the initial rainfall figures have become a source of trouble for farmers

Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity

Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep

Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …

Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops

Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated    

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

Remote sensing can resolve food crisis

It can help understand time-varying meteorological parameters for sustainable use in irrigation and crop management in the Indo-Gangetic basin 

Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha

The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021 

In a sudden u-turn, Madhya Pradesh refuses to include three Rabi crops under Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana

The decision comes after Centre refused to contribute 50 per cent towards Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana

Rewind 2018: How farming hogged headlines, yet not spotlight

The country saw a host of agricultural protests, policies, disputes and distress in 2018; here’s all of it

Agriculture did not fall to COVID-19 last year; will there be an encore?

India’s second wave has affected the Rabi post-harvest marketing season; it could also affect the Kharif season depending on the disease&…

Should a drought in Bihar be declared? Experts say yes, govt says wait

Following central guidelines on declaring drought, good rainfall on Aug 4-5 predicted, say govt officials

Why we need to study day-to-day weather

While the link between summer monsoon and agriculture has been thoroughly researched, there is absence of deliberation over the impact of rains …

Erratic pre-monsoon, monsoon rainfall impacts North East agriculture

Kharif cultivation of paddy delayed in Assam, Tripura, Nagaland; Boro harvest was affected too   

Kharif sowing period almost over, but huge deficit for paddy and pulses

Jharkhand most affected due to delayed monsoon 2022; Soyabean, millet see increase 

Tracking locust attack: Jaipur firemen go the extra mile to resist invasion

Officials destroy huge swarm of locusts that had taken residence at Mahar Kalan in Karanpur village

Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?

Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

Back to basics: COVID-19 labour crunch brings direct seeding of paddy in focus

States have been trying to promote DSR for some time; it is gaining traction now — Since June, when kharif sowing started, 0.7 million ha …