Monsoons

As India’s consumer price index (CPI) eased to 4.25 per cent in May – a 25 month low–the country’s food inflation stood at 2.91 per cent compared to the same …

Sowing of crops during the Kharif season, which begins in June, is expected to be normal even as concerns over a possible El Nino situation this year have risen. Agriculture …

Concerns for Pakistan’s policymakers have risen as heavy rains lashed several parts of Pakistan including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, crops. These regions were damaged by heavy floods last year …

Amid soaring mercury levels and a rising threat of possible El Nino situation this year, a large number of farmers are firming up a backup plan—focus more on millet production. …