India is once again staring at the prospect of a reduced wheat harvest as above-average temperatures threaten the winter-sown crop.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till January 2 the hearing on a contempt plea seeking action against the Chief Secretary of Punjab for not complying with its earlier orders, where the Punjab government was directed to hospitalise farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.
Haryana has made history by becoming the first state in the country to procure all 24 crops at the minimum support price set by the Union government, said the state's Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana on Monday.
The Uttar Pradesh government has provided Rs 163.15 crore in compensation for crops damaged by floods across the state this monsoon season.
Weeks of torrential rains have devastated parts of Cameroon's Far North region, killing eight people and displacing 60,000 more, an official said Tuesday.
The Prime Minister discussed the importance of millet and underlined how people are moving towards nutritious food.
India is facing a potentially severe agricultural and humanitarian crisis due to the delayed arrival of the monsoon.
Hannan Mollah, 78, general secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), played a key role in the farmers movement that followed the passage of the three controversial farm laws.
The conditional approval of Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH- 11) has created some uproar in the country. While the approval from the Government of India came last year, its extension into field trials was halted by the Supreme Court in August this year.
Historically, humans have maintained a diet that depended on their region and the crops that grew in their vicinity, and…
