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Crop yields falls by up to 6% this kharif season
Sunday December 9, 2012
The yields of major crops, including rice, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton, fell by up to 6 per cent during the kharif season compared to the previous season due to delayed monsoon, according to a Agriculture Ministry official.
Drop in kharif output to put pressure on food prices: C Rangarajan
Sunday September 23, 2012
With kharif (summer crop) output being projected to drop by 10 per cent this year, food prices will remain under pressure for some time, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan has said.
With good rainfall towards July end, Andhra Pradesh positive about Kharif
Press Trust of India | Thursday August 2, 2012
With rainfall improving significantly since the second half of July, Andhra Pradesh officials are hopeful that a drought-like situation would not prevail in the state this year and are expecting a good Kharif crop.
Monsoon covers entire country today but still 23% deficient: Met Department
Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 11, 2012
Monsoon, the life-line of Indian agriculture, today covered the entire country but the rains are still deficient by 23 per cent, a top official of India Meteorological Department said. The south-west monsoon had hit Kerala on June 5, but made slow pr...
With a 70 percent rain deficit, Punjab farmers are a worried lot
NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday July 4, 2012
It's still not a happy time for farmers in Punjab. A delayed monsoon has increased their worries and any more of a delay could hit the production of rice paddy crop and also increase the input cost of cultivating Kharif crop. Punjab is facing a rain...
Monsoon to hit Kerala by June 5
Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 5, 2012
Monsoon, the lifeline of Indian agriculture, is most likely to hit Kerala by June 5 and there is no room for concern over sowing of kharif (summer) crops like paddy and pulses, a top India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said."Most likely, t...
Good kharif crop may push GDP higher than 8%: RBI
NDTV Correspondent | Friday November 25, 2011
Given that the kharif harvest to be better than last year, the Reserve Bank on Monday said that India's GDP growth this fiscal could be higher than the 8 per cent projected in its monetary policy statement in April. "Going by the progress of the monsoon so far, agricultural output is expecte...
Area under major kharif crops down in 2011-12
Accord Correspondent | Wednesday November 16, 2011
Area under major kharif crops like rice, oilseeds, cotton and pulses have declined in the current kharif season so far, according to the government data.
Area under major kharif crops down in 2011-12
Accord Correspondent | Wednesday November 16, 2011
Area under major kharif crops like rice, oilseeds, cotton and pulses have declined in the current kharif season so far, according to the government data.
Some Kharif saved, enough water for Rabi
Kashish Gupta | Tuesday September 8, 2009
Everyone had given up on the monsoon this year as a bad monsoon.
Late monsoon rains rekindle hopes for farmers
Kashish Gupta | Monday September 7, 2009
After rain-starved months, the farmers are thanking the Almighty for the last three weeks of heavy showers.
Improved rains equals improved buying power?
Shaili Chopra | Saturday July 25, 2009
The monsoon across Central and Western India is improving, raising hopes of recovery in the economy.