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Sanjeeb Mukherjee

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Govt extends approval for use of drones for spraying pesticides for 1 year
Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

The government has extended the interim approval given to plant protection companies...

Monsoon Will Be 'Above-Normal' This Year
Rediff.com26 Apr 2024

It is in more than a decade that the IMD has predicted 'above-normal' rains in the...

New govt may kick off pesticide, seed reforms
Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

With farm Acts out of the picture, the government may look at reforming the input side...

Modi promises 30 mn 'Lakhpati Didis', higher MSP
Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday pledged to make 30 million 'Lakhpati Didis',...

Ahead of LS polls, taming food prices govt's priority
Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

Ahead of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, keeping food prices under check has...

Drop in onion and potato output; tomato slightly up
Rediff.com9 Mar 2024

Onion and potato production is expected to be down in the 2023-24 crop year, while the...

Govt branches out: One highly beneficial neem tree for 10 Indians
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

The central government plans to increase the number of highly beneficial neem trees in...

Why is India's cotton dream turning sour?
Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

A few days back, Atul Ganatra, president of the Cotton Association of India, presented...

Polls Over, BJP, Congress Faced With MSP Hike Promise
Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

If states have to fall in line with MSPs declared by political parties, they will have...

Demand, supply mismatch pushing up vegetable inflation frequently
Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Higher growth in vegetable demand relative to supply in the recent past has led to an...

20% export duty woes: Parboiled rice exports fall over 80% in a month
Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

The government's decision to impose a 20 per cent export duty on parboiled rice and a...

AIIMS-Like Centre For Animals In Delhi
Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All...

Pulses prices stabilise as rains revive over major growing states
Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

After a steady surge, prices of pulses, except those of urad and masoor to some extent,...

How Politicians Prevented Onion Tears
Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

Even before NCP-Ajit Pawar leaders came to meet in Delhi, the central government...

Deficient Rains Threaten Kharif Crop
Rediff.com4 Sep 2023

Any long dry spell could cause moisture stress in the standing crop during the crucial...

Break in rains a threat to kharif yield, rabi sowing
Rediff.com3 Sep 2023

A prolonged break in monsoon rains in most parts of the country is threatening to hit...

Pest Attack May Grow If Monsoon Weakens
Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Pulses are most vulnerable to pests and diseases if the monsoon remains patchy for the...

Is the fairy tale of India's sugar sector facing multiple challenges?
Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

The last few years have been uncharacteristically good for the Indian sugar sector for...

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest
Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring...

NCDEX, Skymet takes initial steps towards tradeable weather index
Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

India's leading commodity exchange, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange...