Himachal apples suffer for bumper production, lack of preservation facilities and rush to market

In malnourished belt, a cooperative rescues farmers by procuring uncommon veggies.

On the outskirts of Srinagar city, sprawling residential colonies have cropped up over the years.

A group of farmers have come up with their own brand and are selling products from a mandi board shop in Moga.

Over the past decade, the industry has seen a rapid rise, opening a new window for jobs and livelihood.

Quick, easy returns with less investment, less space and less time. That is the crux of rabbit farming as two 'rabbit farmers'' in Punjab show how to make big bucks from this new venture,

Preservation of onions and using powder or dried flakes is way of ushering a change in kitchen.

Institute tests new variety of potato that is healthier and suitable for consumption of diabetes patients.

Valley registers 3 lakh metric tonne rise in apple yield but farmers aren''t laughing their way to the bank.

The government is making the seed available to farmers to meet the high demand.

The black carrot, once a grandma's special but now largely forgotten by the country, is making a comeback to Punjab.

The existing facilities are usually used up for high-grade apples to preserve their quality and taste.

On fields and backyards, terraces and balconies, kitchen gardens catch on in Punjab, thanks to rising vegetable prices.

Population pressure telling on state''s land resources, agri university brings out high-yield options.

Weather forecasts with crop-specific advisories help farmers prevent losses.

In Punjab''s first season of crop diversification, basmati scores on all counts, maize and cotton lose on production but gain on prices.

Private purchase at low rates jumps, says Mandi Board.

'Biggest ever'' agri expo has Rs 45 cr budget, 50-acre stage, 65,000 farmers a day for 5 days.

Sources in the PAU fruit sciences department claim banana research had been halted midway because of lack of funds, staff and interest.

Its vineyards thriving with high-quality fruit, Arunachal Pradesh ties up with Pune company for India''s first homemade kiwi wine

Doubts grow over whether New Delhi can boost revenues from privatisations

Radical thinking and structural reforms are necessary but scant

Central bank oversight aims to boost confidence in financial network with 86m depositors

Central bank tries to boost lending but analysts unconvinced plan will work

The growth slowdown has been dramatic, while politics takes an aggressively illiberal turn

Growth forecasts cut as outbreak hits pharmaceutical, electronics and car supply chains

Suspension of visas for short-term visitors extends to country’s overseas citizens

Coronavirus adds to concerns over slowing growth and stressed financial system

Restrictions applied to most of the country after one-day voluntary curfew

Slow response could turn coronavirus outbreak into humanitarian crisis

Work to reduce bad corporate loans at risk of setback as fears grow for consumers

Central bank governor calls for ‘war effort’ as coronavirus shuts down country

Migrant workers head home in battle to survive after losing jobs 

Narendra Modi failed to say how millions of employees — mainly rural migrants — were to get by

Outbreak prompts overseas investors to sell $16bn of stocks and bonds in March

Abrupt national lockdown puts 50m jobs at risk in textiles, shoemaking, jewellery and other consumer goods sectors 

Network to provide 80,000 mobile beds after national lockdown shuts passenger services   

Demonstrations at a Mumbai railway station as people demand to return to their homes

Limited manufacturing and agricultural work to resume after April 20

Industry groups warn strict conditions have discouraged many companies from resuming operations

Digital lenders have helped small businesses access funding, but a liquidity crunch looms

Lockdown and restrictions on migrant workforce leave crops unpicked as demand collapses

US investment group halts withdrawals in move that could rock asset management industry

Authorities aiming to head off turmoil after Franklin Templeton fund freeze

More than 140m migrant workers have lost jobs since the lockdown began and now face destitution

A housewife has moved the Madras High Court seeking Rs 1 crore as compensation and a public apology from the Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society.

A person has been arrested in Jaipur for allegedly robbing and molesting a Finnish woman at a bar cum restaurant, police said.

Now, getting a licence for a fire-arm or operating an eatery will be easy with Delhi Police on Tuesday launching a dedicated website for its Licencing Branch.

Nearly 70 per cent of schoolteachers in the national capital are overweight and obese, a recent survey has claimed.

The Centre has questioned the legality of SEZs in absence of any provision for the same in the Master Plan Delhi (MPD) 2021.