Monsoons

India’s food prices likely to remain in control as monsoon advances well

As India’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to 4.25 per cent in May – a 25 month low--the country’s food…

1 year ago

India’s sowing of kharif crops on course despite concerns over monsoon

Sowing of crops during the Kharif season, which begins in June, is expected to be normal even as concerns over…

1 year ago

Hungry Pakistan dismayed as untimely rains ruin rice, maize and sugarcane crops

Concerns for Pakistan’s policymakers have risen as heavy rains lashed several parts of Pakistan including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan,…

2 years ago

How reliance on millets may protect Indian farmers amid El Nino threat

Amid soaring mercury levels and a rising threat of possible El Nino situation this year, a large number of farmers…

2 years ago