Punjab has launched the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) method for the kharif season to save groundwater and reduce farming costs. With...
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....