crop protection

Gandhinagar, March 30 – The Gujarat government has outlined a set of proposed measures targeting irrigation support, farm equipment regulations, and crop protection, following consultations with farmer organizations, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Monday.The minister said that the...

Jalna, March 30 Two young men, on their way to a temple, lost their lives after being struck by lightning near a village amid unseasonal rains in several parts of the Jalna district in central Maharashtra on Monday, police said.Another person who was with them was injured in the lightning...

Pune, March 30 Heavy rain and hailstorms hit parts of Pune city on Monday, causing waterlogging and traffic disruptions, as the meteorological department warned of unseasonal showers in western Maharashtra.Showers, accompanied by strong winds, pounded the Aundh, Baner, Mhalunge, and Balewadi...

Jaipur, March 30: Rain, hailstorms, and dust storms lashed several parts of Rajasthan on Monday, due to the impact of an active Western Disturbance.Kota experienced intense rainfall accompanied by hailstorms during the afternoon.Rainfall activity was also recorded in Ajmer, Sri Ganganagar...

Jaipur, March 28 – A new weather system is expected to become active across Rajasthan starting Saturday, bringing widespread impacts across all districts. Over the coming days, the state is likely to experience overcast skies, rainfall, thunderstorms, and isolated hailstorms.On March 28, there...

New Delhi, March 26 IIT Ropar's Annam.ai – a Centre of Excellence in artificial intelligence for agriculture – has deployed 100 advanced weather stations in Punjab, aiming to develop a scalable weather intelligence network for India.These AI-based weather stations, provided free of charge...

Rupnagar, March 25 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Wednesday that the future of farming lies in innovation and technology adoption, and artificial intelligence is here to empower farmers."Given the rising climate risks, it is now essential to combine knowledge of the...

Doda, March 23A two-day agriculture conference and workshop began today in Doda, focusing on climate-smart farming and sustainable agriculture.The event, organized by the Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Jammu and Kashmir, under the MIDH-CSS scheme, is being held at...

New Delhi, March 20 The ongoing conflict in West Asia is expected to significantly increase input costs for India's crop protection industry by 20-25 per cent, CropLife India, an industry body, said on Friday, warning that disruptions in key shipping routes could lead to a shortage of essential...

Gandhinagar, March 19 – An unseasonal spell of rain and thunderstorms across Gujarat has prompted the state agriculture department to issue a fresh advisory, urging farmers to take immediate protective measures for standing and harvested crops, as weather conditions have become unstable over the...

Bhopal, March 19 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a strong warning for Madhya Pradesh, forecasting thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, and gusty winds across large parts of the state over the next three days.The Meteorological Centre in Bhopal has cautioned that the...

Jaipur, March 18 – A new weather system is expected to affect Rajasthan as a Western Disturbance becomes active in the region. The Meteorological Centre in Jaipur has issued an alert for thunderstorms, strong winds, rainfall, and isolated hailstorms over the next few days.A cyclonic...

Mumbai, March 13 – The Maharashtra State Department of Agriculture issued a critical advisory for farmers and citizens on Friday, following a preliminary weather forecast predicting turbulent conditions across various regions of the state between March 17 and March 20. According to the...

New Delhi, March 10 Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology is showing "encouraging results" across several states and could potentially cover up to 60 per cent of India's rice cultivation area, senior government officials and agricultural scientists said, calling for urgent adoption of...

Mumbai, March 5 UPL Ltd announced on Thursday that after restructuring, it will continue to generate revenue from its specialty chemical arm, Superform, and formulations, ensuring that it remains a strategic operating holding entity with significant scale and size.The company added that UPL...

Kolkata, February 27 Crop protection major Godrej Agrovet Limited on Friday said it is expanding its crop coverage and strengthening its product portfolio as part of a strategy to revive growth in its crop protection business amid a prolonged demand slowdown in the agrochemical industry.The...

Jabalpur, February 26 A man and a 16-year-old boy died after coming into contact with a live wire laid around a field in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, to protect crops from wild boars, a police official said on Thursday.The incident occurred late Wednesday evening in Umaria village, under...

A state-of-the-art pesticide testing laboratory, built at a cost of ₹4.71 crore, has been completed and inaugurated in the Kathua district, strengthening quality control mechanisms in the region.With the establishment of this new facility, pesticide samples from across the area can now be...

Kathmandu, February 24 – The Nepali government has formally declared wild boars – except for small species that enter private farmland – as agriculture-damaging wild animals, allowing farmers to chase them away, capture them, or even kill them without obtaining a permit from authorities.Just...

Bhopal, February 19 – Madhya Pradesh experienced a mix of unusual weather patterns over the past 24 hours, influenced by a persistent Western Disturbance over north Rajasthan and adjoining Punjab-Haryana regions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhopal center.Rainfall...