Crop insurance is a vital safety net for Indian farmers. It guards against losses from drought, floods, storms, pests, and other natural disasters. The flagship Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) offers affordable coverage for all major crops from sowing through harvest. Under PMFBY, farmers pay only a small premium (2% of the sum insured […]
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Farmers in the Basmati rice growing areas of India (Delhi, Punjab, Haryana) facing challenges with weed control now have a promising solution: herbicide-tolerant Pusa Basmati rice. This article focuses on two key varieties, Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985, developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and their potential to transform rice cultivation
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Mustard (Brassica juncea), also known as sarson in Hindi, is the most important Rabi oilseed crop in India. Widely cultivated across northern and central India, mustard serves as a primary source of edible oil, animal fodder, and even green manure. With increasing demand for domestically produced oils and the government’s emphasis on oilseed self-sufficiency, improving
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Introduction India’s various crops are cultivated in various seasons, and the Rabi season is one of them. Rabi is particularly special in the sense that it is not rain-dependent—farmers use irrigation instead. In this season, staple foods such as wheat and pulses are cultivated, and these are consumed by more than half of the country’s
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Krishi Suvidha | May 4, 2025 In a significant advancement for Indian agriculture, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has introduced two innovative genome-edited rice varieties, ‘Kamala – DRR Dhan-100’ and ‘Pusa DST Rice 1’. The unveiling, led by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, signifies a historic moment as India becomes the first
India is one of the world’s leading producers of cotton. The credit for this not only goes to the farmers but also to our government and the great Indian scientists, thanks to whom a Genetically Modified crop like Bt Cotton received approval in India.This approval was granted in 2002 by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
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