
On June 2, India Meterological Department (IMD) scaled down this year's June to September monsoon rainfall forecast citing an El Nino weather pattern, raising fears of the first drought in six yea...

The agriculture sector posted two straight quarters of negative growth of 1.1 per cent each to March.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to provide millions of farmers with income insurance linked to crop prices, officials say, but it may not do much to ease rural distress, with small farmers stan...

The arrival of the June-September rains has already been delayed about five days, worrying both farmers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which is battling a rural slowdown.

In 2014, the annual rains hit the Kerala coast on June 6. India received deficient rains during the monsoon season last year, which reduced grains output in the nation.

If the outlook turns out correct, it will be another shot in the arm for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to revive the economy after the RBI unexpectedly cut its policy rate for the secon...

The government had earmarked a subsidy of Rs 72,970 crore for the current fiscal year ending March 31.

"Currently, interest rates are a disincentive. Now that inflation seems to be stabilising somewhat, the time seems to have come to moderate the interest rates," FM Arun Jaitley said in an intervie...

The withdrawal has been delayed due to a late revival of rains this month, causing floods in some parts of the region.

The annual monsoon rains are vital because over half of India's farmlands lack irrigation, and the farm sector accounts for 14 per cent of the national economy.





