Policy failures deepen chaos in Pakistan's crop planning

Feb 12, 2026

According to Dawn, cultivators typically rely on last season's returns instead of dependable projections about demand, exports or global supply. When a crop fetches...

Strengthening El Nino weighs on kharif sowing; pulses acreage fall sharply: ICICI Bank Research

Jun 17, 2026

The sharpest decline has been seen in pulses, where acreage contracted 43.2 per cent year-on-year. The report attributed the fall primarily to lower sowing...

Govt launches bidding for 10 blocks of hydrocarbon under open acreage program

Jul 08, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 8 : The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched the 'Open Acreage Licensing Programme Bid Round-VIII', offering 10...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectare

May 26, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70 lakh hectare; gap reducing

May 19, 2023

The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is...

Govt has undertaken a series of strategic reforms for self-reliance in hydrocarbon production

Mar 21, 2025

One of the key initiatives driving this effort is the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), which has played a crucial role in expanding the...