Once renowned as among the best in the world, the one and a half century old Kangra tea might be on its way to a comeback if the government''s efforts bear fruit.

Ashok Bajare, a potato cultivator from Ambegaon taluka in Pune district has reason to worry. He has a Rs eight lakh investment riding on his potato crop at his 20 acre plot in Bhavadi village....

The bumper apple crop in Himachal Pradesh this year has failed to translate into good news for growers yet again. Drought and hail have damaged the fruits....

For the past eight years, standing crops of the three tehsils of Kannad, Gangapur, Vaijapur and some parts of Phulambri in Aurangabad district lay vulnerable, not only to drought and heavy rains, but also to deer herds....

Small farmers badly hit though overall rice output won''t diminish owing to bumper crop in major growing areas.

Orchards in hill state major consumers of vermicompost made in Punjab, a state which still banks on chemicals.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will now prepare a list of do''s and don''ts for farmers.

Globetrotting farmers, NRIs come together in Punjab to sell exotic and high-value vegetables in domestic and offshore markets.

With American cotton dominating India''s white fields for long, agriculturists are now set to cultivate desi varieties.

Even as India and Pakistan deliberate on a 'corridor'' for Sikh pilgrims to pay obeisance at Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.

Long winter, good snowfall makes climate favourable for a quality harvest this year.

Controlled application of gamma rays on fruits and vegetables increases their shelf-life, reduces spoilage an answer to post-harvest storage problems

Kerala, Karnataka may have banned the popular insecticide, but experts warn that farmers may have only more hazardous and more expensive options to choose from

As Nitish takes a tough stand against MNCs planning to sell Bt maize after selling hybrid corn seeds, farmers of Bihar''s Kosi region are a confused lot

Upper Assam''s Singpho tribe will soon enjoy the exclusive right for commercial production as well as cultural promotion of two traditional varieties of rice.

Horticulture department has for the first time sown the crop on three farms, cooperative society procured 1,200 quintals of turmeric seeds from Maharashtra this season.

Over 12 years after a devastating cyclone claimed its coconut forest, horticulture dept programme aims to make Orissa one of the top three states in terms of coconut productivity and area under plantation

Punjab''s fields, mills and godowns are brimming with 172 lakh tonnes of wheat, rice, paddy. The wheat harvest is set to cross a record 120 lakh tonnes. One-third of it, worth hundreds of crores, will be stored unscientifically

Inflammable pine needles that caused forest fires are now being used as bio fuel, giving Himachal Pradesh villages a source of income

India, world''s largest pulse producer and exporter, remains short of requirement; erratic monsion sends projected output below last year''s

Lahaul potato finds a favourable market this year but farmers keep looking at other options

Its consumption puts other states to shame, govt sets out to boost production with training but struggles with marketing outside

And farmers still managed good prices in the beginning because of better marketing, though these eventually did drop in the glut.

A Maharashtra village''s farmers thrive on a shift to strawberry

Punjab Agriculture University launches two new varieties each of paddy and basmati; most farmers opt for the paddy option that promises the higher yield

Kashmir starts to wake up to the potential of its variety of flowers

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon

Ahad Mir started growing strawberries on small patch of land of land decade ago as an experiment.

Milk is the what sustains farmers in the rain-fed hills of Namhol in Himachal Pradesh. An initiative of six or seven families taken in 2001

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

Guar in demand in international gas industry, Gujarat farmers go for the easy, profitable option.

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

Private purchase at low rates jumps, says Mandi Board.

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

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech.

US President Donald Trump has formally kicked off his 2020 re-election campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida.

Australias Attorney General (AG) on Wednesday declared that he would be reluctant to authorise the prosecution of journalists after federal police raids earlier in June.

All analysts are optimistic on the stock, which hasn't seen any downgrade so far

A set of graphics tracking how the number of coronavirus positive cases have moved on a daily basis since India's total touched 100 on March 15

Among the 247 actively traded scrips, 17 have shed more than 50 per cent this calendar year. About 40 per cent have slid more than the Sensex, which is down 23 per cent year-to-date

According to the International Monetary Fund, the pandemic is expected to cause the biggest recession since the Great Depression

Firm suspends guidance because of pressure in key geographies

The earnings were better than what most of the analysts had expected. Kotak Securities, for instance, estimated the private lender to log net loss at Rs 4,404.4 crore in the quarter under review

Asian Paints, Berger Paints India, Kansai Nerolac Paints and Akzo Nobel India slipped in the range of 2 per cent and 5 per cent on the BSE.

The first day impact has been more on the pharma especially in the wake of 26 workers at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s facility in Ahmedabad testing positive for COVID-19

The number of Covid-19 patients in Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl, reached 808 on Friday as 25 more persons tested positive for the infection, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The death toll in the area also rose to 26, he said.

In a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus in a more effective manner, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has put additional commissioners in charge of seven zones in the city. As per the order, seven additional commissioners will work towards improving the double rate of positive cases from 10 days to 20 days by May 17.

The Mughals had expanded their rule over much of the subcontinent, while the Dutch arrived to set up the Dutch East India Company