Sandip Das

Amid forecasts of a below-normal monsoon, West Bengal will rejoin the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) this kharif season, followed by Bihar in the upcoming rabi season, significantly expanding India's agrarian safety net.

Rains may revive in a couple of days: IMD

The government has removed 22.1 million ineligible beneficiaries from the PMGKAY free ration list, utilizing inter-ministerial data convergence to identify taxpayers and car owners wrongly receiving food subsidies, allowing for better targeting of genuine recipients.

Construction of first unit may start

Scanty precipitation in rainfed regions, farmers plan shift to short-duratio crops

Four vessels carrying nearly 0.18 million tonnes of fertilisers crossed the Strait of Hormuz after its reopening, easing India's soil nutrient supply chain disruption caused by the West Asia conflict.

Nafed will launch its own e-auction portal, NAFEX.in, to sell oilseeds and pulses, enhancing transparency and efficiency in agricultural commodity auctions, benefiting farmers and stakeholders.

FY27 fertiliser subsidy likely to drop to Rs 2.5 lakh crore from Rs 3.4 lakh crore due to falling global urea prices and eased supply constraints after Strait of Hormuz reopening.

A delayed monsoon with 43% deficient rain threatens kharif crop sowing in 315 districts across India. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges crop diversification and water conservation amid rainfall deficits.

Average retail tomato prices in India jumped 24% year-on-year to ₹43.7/kg, driven by severe heat waves and erratic monsoon rains that disrupted supply chains across major production hubs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh.