Farmer's Life

Wheat acreage till Nov 18 up 15% YoY, record open market prices spur sowing

Centre refutes the assertion of artificial shortage of fertilisers in country

Chhattisgarh govt cuts acreage of paddy to zero for coming rabi season

The state wants to encourage farmers for crop diversification and go for wheat, gram, and peas in this season

Rabi sowing tracker: Mustard covers 72% of normal area, wheat spikes

Mustard is usually sown in 6.4 million hectares, and sowing in almost 4.6 million hectares is complete till Friday

Pulses, onion won't see price hike this year; have adequate stock: Govt

The all-India average retail price of onion has witnessed a significant decline of 28 per cent compared to last year

What is the PM Kisan scheme? Here's how to check beneficiary status online

The scheme launched in 2018 provides farmers nationwide a total sum of Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments of Rs 2,000

Ethanol plants to generate green jobs, raise farmer income: PM Modi

India's ethanol blending in petrol has increased to 10.16 per cent in 2022

Buy paddy only from small and marginal farmers, says CACP report

Report also suggests that farmers should grow more oilseeds and pulses

NSUI activists hurl eggs at Union Minister Ajay Mishra's vehicle

The NSUI activists were protesting the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which the minister's son is an accused.

Tendulkar helps farmer's daughter to pursue dream of becoming doctor

Tendulkar has once again shown his philanthropic side

Explained: How solar-powered pumps are changing lives of farmers

Business Standard travelled across four water-deficient districts in Rajasthan and Haryana to take stock of how solar-powered pumps are changing lives. The first of a three-part series

A farmer's life crisis - and India's farming predicament

Lean, intense and troubled, pea-and-wheat farmer Ramlal is not supposed to be in crisis.