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How will new lockdown guidelines impact different sectors of the economy?

The services such as aviation, hotels, malls, etc. would have to wait for a much longer time

Covid-19 impact: Lockdown relief to agricultural activities lifts sentiment

Manufacturers of fertilisers, agrochemicals and tractors stand to benefit

Agri-related stocks in focus; UPL, RCF, Escorts rally up to 17%

The government, in its detailed guidelines, allowed activities like agricultural, horticultural, farming, procurement of agri products and 'mandis' after April 20

Coronavirus lockdown: Vegetable, grain mandis limp back to normalcy

There are reports of farmers destroying produce at some places on not being able to access markets

Essential supplies face disruption as Covid-19 cripples road transport

The possibility of harassment by cops and fear of the unknown have forced a large number of truck drivers to abandon vehicles at the transport centres and flee home.

Budget 2020: What does the Finance Minister have in store for the farmers?

Business Standard's Farm Editor, Sanjeeb Mukherjee joins this podcast to talk about Budget 2020 and India's agriculture sector

Natural farming for fiscal prudence?

Natural farming is an alternative to chemical fertiliser-based and high input cost agriculture

Locusts surging on both sides of Red Sea, could hit food security, warns UN

At least one swarm had crossed to the northern coast of Saudi Arabia in mid-January, with further swarms a week later

Rural distress: Untimely rains hit summer crops, delay winter sowing

The recent wet spell is also forcing farmers to delay sowing winter crops, placing a further drag on the rural economy at a time when India's economic growth has slumped to a six-year low

Podcast: Cabinet's Diwali bonanza for PSU telcos, fuel retailers, others

Here's a quick look at key decisions taken by the Union Cabinet

Govt spend fails to lift rural economy, indicators point towards a crisis

As most indicators from rural India point towards a crisis, the latest GVA for agri shows a rather contrasting picture

Letter to BS: Multiplicity of institutions do more harm to farm sector

Uniform budgetary target for different institutions is a must to ensure coordinated functioning

Monsoon revival pulls down farm commodity prices, kharif recovery seen

India has witnessed a record food grain output with an overall growth of 15 per cent in the past three years

Fashion guru Prasad Bidapa's take on the best and worst things in Budget

Free education for all up to high school and scholarships for bright students beyond will change the dynamic of our nation

Agri input companies post single-digit growth in Q4 on weak Rabi season

With hardly any water left for crop irrigation and human consumption in Maharashtra and other agrarian states, farmers and agronomists pin hopes on the normal rainfall forecast of IMD for 2019 monsoon

Market intelligence

Advance information on anticipated price behaviour of different crops is vital for farmers to take informed decisions

High inventory with channel partners to jolt farm input firms next season

Sharp rise in inventory may pressurise their sales and realisation going ahead, weak sales this season so far have already seen massive return of sold goods

India's agriculture growth not helping farmers, prices at 10-year low

Infact, going into the crucial 2019 general elections, this could lead to big worries for the ruling BJP

This is how income of farmers can be doubled, shows ITC initiative

The income enhancement initiative has been introduced in four districts of Uttar Pradesh -- Ghazipur, Chandoli, Allahabad and Hathras -- and Bihar's Munger districts on pilot basis

Surplus or shortage: Proactive policies needed to serve farmers' interest

Experts call for a change in the narrative towards more diversified high-value production, better prices for farmers, marketing reforms, eco-friendly cultivation, among other things