Paddy sowing down 13 pc this kharif season, monsoon played spoilsport

Aug 10, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 10 : Farmers in India have sown less paddy this Kharif season. Going by the latest acreage data, the area...

Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik extends Akshaya Tritiya greetings

Apr 30, 2025

Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated during the commencement of the sowing of rice paddy for the ensuing Kharif season in Odisha.

Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif sowing

Sep 03, 2023

Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and...

Kharif crop sowing area up by 1.9 pc; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leading

Oct 02, 2024

India's Kharif crop sowing has been quite robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 1,108.57 lakh hectares so far, compared to 1,088.25 lakh...

Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif crops sowing

Aug 25, 2023

Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 384.05 lakh hectares, as against 367.83 lakh hectares same period last year.

Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India

Aug 18, 2023

Farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 1022.51 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 1021.48 lakh hectares in the same period...