Punjab has increased its basmati cultivation area by 12.58% this kharif season, now covering 6.71 lakh hectares, up from 5.96 lakh hectares...
In Varanasi, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the World Bank held a roundtable on low methane rice at the IRRI...
Punjab sees 44% rise in direct-seeded rice area, up from 1.7 lakh acres in 2023 to 2.48 lakh acres this year. Muktsar...
In Punjab, the area under maize has increased by 30% to 123,000 hectares, and direct seeded rice (DSR) acreage has risen by...
The new herbicide-tolerant (HT) basmati rice variety released by IARI has faced backlash from scientists and environmentalists. Critics argue that while IARI...
Haryana Faces DSR Challenges: Dry weather poses hurdles for Haryana's agriculture department aiming to expand direct-seeded rice (DSR) cultivation across 3 lakh...
Chandigarh, Jul 4 (IANS): Punjab's Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian announced a target to adopt direct seeding of rice (DSR) over five...
The Agriculture Department has disbursed Rs 16.69 crore to farmers across nine districts in Haryana for adopting direct-seeded rice (DSR) last year....