Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Russia's share in India's total fertiliser imports has grown from a mere 7.68 per cent in 2017-18 to almost 27 per cent in 2023-24, making it a significant player in India's fertiliser story

A sliding rupee could make both fertiliser imports and domestic production costlier, pushing the subsidy bill higher as urea and DAP prices remain fixed for farmers

Plant protection industries say the draft Pesticides Management Bill risks fostering 'licence raj' and hampering research, citing sweeping inspector powers, price controls and unclear licensing terms

The recovery of ammonium nitrate linked to the Delhi blasts has raised fresh questions about how fertilisers are bought, tracked and stored in India, and how some agri inputs can be misused

To further promote nano-fertilisers, the panel has given many suggestions to the Department of Fertilizers, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Some experts said that drop in demand is mainly due to an improvement in economic activity in rural areas

Rabi sowing has crossed 39.3 million hectares, with strong gains in pulses and oilseeds as farmers leverage good soil moisture, better seeds and stable MSP cues to diversify beyond wheat

First supplementary demands for grants tabled in Parliament focus on fertiliser and petroleum subsidies amid rising costs

The winters could be cooler in the plains due to prevailing La Niña conditions - though it does not have a direct relationship - and also due to the influence of the polar vortex

Climate resilience, despite being the defining challenge of the next decade, has not been mainstreamed into livelihood design

ISI Kolkata community protests a draft Bill, alleging it enables government control and pushes unwanted commercialisation

In Haryana, the number has come down by a similar percentage to just 659

The meeting had entered a crucial phase after the chair of ITPGRFA proposed a compromise document where it wanted expansion of the MLS to include all crops and revision of the transfer agreement

The treaty establishes a multilateral system that provides access to a list of important crops for research and breeding, while ensuring that benefits from their use are shared among the signatories

Agriculture was expected to do well and growth at 3.5 per cent is supported by a good kharif harvest expected, which will reflect more in Q3, said Madan Sabnavis

The study also shows that meteorology and geography are adding to the persistent winter smog, especially across the Indo-Gangetic region

'India's seeds sector heads into a decisive phase as new draft laws, amendments to plant-variety rules, and a global treaty converge to reshape how varieties are regulated, protected and shared'

Good rice production could pressure government to step up buying

Data showed that during the week ending November 21, rabi crops were sown in around 30.63 million hectares of land which is 12.32 per cent more than the area covered during the same period last year

Spices exports have been hit hard due to punitive US tariffs