India’s rabi sowing season has registered steady and encouraging progress in the ongoing 2025-26 agricultural year, with total crop coverage reaching 676.84 lakh hectares as of January 30, 2026. This marks a net increase of 15.88 lakh hectares compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, reflecting improved planting…
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Rabi Crop Coverage Jumps by 20.88 Lakh Hectare
India’s rabi crop sowing for the 2025–26 agricultural season has recorded a strong and encouraging rise, with total area coverage increasing by 20.88 lakh hectare compared to the corresponding period last year. The latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare shows that rabi crop coverage stood…
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PM Modi Highlights Global Reach of Pongal at Delhi Celebration
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Pongal celebrations in New Delhi, describing the harvest festival as a global cultural celebration and reaffirming that Tamil culture is a shared heritage of the entire nation. Extending warm greetings in Tamil, the Prime Minister said Pongal is now celebrated with…
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India Reports Record Foodgrain Output in 2024-25
India recorded a landmark increase in foodgrain production in 2024–25, with final estimates placing output at 357.73 million tonnes — an almost 8% rise from 332.30 million tonnes in 2023–24. Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan released the figures in New Delhi and credited farmers, technology adoption and policy…