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TMS Ep245: Semiconductor chip, low paddy acreage, markets, hostile takeover

Will India become a global player in semiconductor chips? Lower paddy acreage: How will it affect India? Adani acquires stake in NDTV: Will retail investors benefit? What is a hostile takeover?

TMS Ep245: Semiconductor chip, low paddy acreage, markets, hostile takeover
Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 8:00 AM IST

Lower paddy acreage: How will it affect India and the world?

A victim of supply chain disruption is food. Even as the world looks towards India to fill the void created by the Russia-Ukraine war, a drop in paddy acreage is threatening to make the matter worse

Lower paddy acreage: How will it affect India and the world?
Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

Statsguru: Why wheat production has been a cause for concern in India

Wheat production declined by 2.5 per cent compared to last year-its lowest level in three years

Statsguru: Why wheat production has been a cause for concern in India
Updated On : 22 Aug 2022 | 9:44 AM IST

Paddy sowing continues to lag, acreage down by 8.25%, shows govt data

The deficit in paddy acreage has narrowed in UP, Bihar, and West Bengal between the two weeks in consideration owing to revival in rain, the data reflected

Paddy sowing continues to lag, acreage down by 8.25%, shows govt data
Updated On : 21 Aug 2022 | 11:27 PM IST

Production worries

Patchy rainfall could affect kharif output

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Updated On : 17 Aug 2022 | 11:29 PM IST

Kharif paddy sowing almost 15% lesser than last year, shows data

The drop in acreage has triggered fears of the government clamping down in exports as it did in the case of wheat in May

Kharif paddy sowing almost 15% lesser than last year, shows data
Updated On : 12 Aug 2022 | 11:23 PM IST

Paddy acreage still down 13%, triggers final output fall concerns

In several states, farmers have already moved on to other short-duration crops such as pulses and coarse cereals abandoning paddy

Paddy acreage still down 13%, triggers final output fall concerns
Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 11:27 PM IST

Scanty monsoon rainfall shrinks Odisha's paddy cultivation by 20%

The plight of a large number of farmers in Odisha is miserable due to a delayed monsoon and poor rainfall in June and in July, which leads to a 20% decline in paddy cultivation across the state.

Scanty monsoon rainfall shrinks Odisha's paddy cultivation by 20%
Updated On : 04 Aug 2022 | 6:44 AM IST

Paddy sowing dips 13% due to poor rains; likely to hurt final output

Last year, India produced over 111 million tonnes of rice in the kharif season

Paddy sowing dips 13% due to poor rains; likely to hurt final output
Updated On : 29 Jul 2022 | 10:49 PM IST

'Deficit in paddy coverage to be recovered with monsoon progressing fast'

Agriculture commissioner A K Singh has said there is a slight deficit in paddy coverage in the ongoing kharif season mainly in eastern India, but it will be recovered with monsoon progressing fast. In the southern region, paddy has been planted in a significant area buoyed by good and well-distributed rainfall. In Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh too, there is no cause of concern as of now as the sowing is normally undertaken much in advance with the help of tubewell irrigation, he said. The government has not released the latest data of paddy sowing, but the data available till July 17 showed all-India paddy coverage to be down by 17.4 per cent at 128.50 lakh hectare so far this kharif season as against 155.53 lakh hectare in the corresponding period of the previous year. The sowing of kharif crops begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon in June. Paddy is a major kharif crop. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected a normal southwest monsoon this ...

'Deficit in paddy coverage to be recovered with monsoon progressing fast'
Updated On : 24 Jul 2022 | 5:06 PM IST

Most districts in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand battle monsoon deficit

Paddy sowing slows down in the states, likely complicating the central government's plans for food stocks

Most districts in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand battle monsoon deficit
Updated On : 21 Jul 2022 | 7:08 AM IST

Monsoon rains will progress, too early to comment on paddy sowing: Tomar

Data from Agriculture Ministry showed that as of July 15, the paddy sowing was down by 17.4% to 128.50 lakh hectares this Kharif season as against 155.53 LH in corresponding period of previous year

Monsoon rains will progress, too early to comment on paddy sowing: Tomar
Updated On : 16 Jul 2022 | 8:54 PM IST

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted

Experts say a fall in paddy output could hugely impact cereal prices going forward as wheat stocks in central pool aren't enough to quell any surge in prices

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted
Updated On : 15 Jul 2022 | 11:40 PM IST

Lag in kharif sowing to be covered in July as monsoon progresses: Official

Till last week, area sown to total kharif crops was down 9.27 per cent at 406.66 lakh hectare as compared to the year-ago period.

Lag in kharif sowing to be covered in July as monsoon progresses: Official
Updated On : 12 Jul 2022 | 6:58 PM IST

Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh see lag in paddy acreage

There is still time, and paddy planting in some parts of the country goes on till mid-August, but unless there is a quick pullback, there could be some concerns on the final harvest

Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh see lag in paddy acreage
Updated On : 10 Jul 2022 | 11:02 PM IST

Kharif sowing drags despite pick up in rains; paddy worst-hit with 24% drop

IMD's latest update says active monsoon conditions over central India and along the west coast could continue for five days starting. It sees a rise in rainfall over Northwest India on July 9-10

Kharif sowing drags despite pick up in rains; paddy worst-hit with 24% drop
Updated On : 09 Jul 2022 | 1:25 AM IST

Buy paddy only from small and marginal farmers, says CACP report

Report also suggests that farmers should grow more oilseeds and pulses

Buy paddy only from small and marginal farmers, says CACP report
Updated On : 10 Jun 2022 | 12:19 AM IST

Direct paddy sowing reaps benefits

The key advantage of constant submergence is that it keeps weeds under check

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Updated On : 15 May 2022 | 11:10 PM IST

Odisha govt to release Rs 804 crore in bank accounts of 40 lakh farmers

According to Odisha Agriculture Minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahoo, Odisha is now a state who is topping in paddy procurement and fisheries, in comparison to other states

Odisha govt to release Rs 804 crore in bank accounts of 40 lakh farmers
Updated On : 03 May 2022 | 2:27 PM IST

Punjab to give Rs 1,500 per acre to paddy growers who use direct seeding

In his announcement, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also said the farmers can start sowing paddy through the DSR technique from May 20

Punjab to give Rs 1,500 per acre to paddy growers who use direct seeding
Updated On : 30 Apr 2022 | 4:50 PM IST