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UP cabinet approves MSP rise for paddy, Rs 647 crore in scholarships and new expressway plan

September 27, 2025 2:39 am

State sets ambitious procurement targets for kharif, expands support for students and industry with textile parks and urban seed funding

Despite early start, only 10,392 MT paddy procured in Punjab till Sept 22

September 23, 2025 11:53 am

This year, the crop arrival was advanced to Sept 16, against the earlier Oct 1

Farmers scramble to salvage paddy after Assam sees massive rainfall deficit this monsoon

HC strikes down ban on notified hybrid paddy seeds, allows curbs on non-notified varieties

August 19, 2025 10:11 am

Hearing three petitions, challenging the Punjab Agriculture Department's order issued on April 7, 2025, banning the cultivation of all hybrid and PUSA-44 varieties in that state, a single bench of Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, however, upheld the state’s authority to restrict the use of non-notified hybrid seeds.

As expected, paddy cultivation hits record high in Punjab, shatters state’s crop diversification dreams

August 05, 2025 11:54 pm

Experts said it will be difficult to reduce the area under paddy as long as free power is provided to the agricultural sector, and alternative crops are not supported with high-yielding seeds and assured MSP

Despite govt’s push for alternatives, water-guzzling paddy expands by 35% in Haryana in ten years

July 19, 2025 8:57 am

Farmers say profitability a key factor driving them towards paddy; govt optimistic about improved outcomes

Despite state govt’s push to diversification, paddy sowing area continues to expand

July 03, 2025 10:21 pm

Kharif maize, which requires much less irrigation than paddy, fails to generate farmers’ interest

Singapore streets to Punjab fields: Man turns ‘wild’ vegetable into lucrative biz

June 22, 2025 9:57 am

Saraan, who studied till Class XII, migrated to Singapore in 2016 and returned in 2020.

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to Punjab, ease stress on groundwater for paddy sowing

June 18, 2025 10:12 am

The state received commutative rainfall of 24.7 mm, which is above the normal 22 mm for this time of the season, including 10.4 mm in just less than 24 hours. The pleasant rain helped reduce pressure on groundwater during the ongoing paddy sowing.

One of the farmers working in his paddy fields

Despite diversification push, why Punjab is staring at another year of near-record paddy cultivation

June 14, 2025 8:57 pm

Paddy guzzles water, depletes soil nutrients, and creates the problem of stubble burning. But Punjab farmers have not moved away from it. Here’s why

Paddy transplanted in 1.75 lakh hectares so far — a 4-fold jump from last year

June 12, 2025 11:14 am

Experts also encourage the use of short-duration and water-efficient paddy varieties, which reduce the crop cycle to around 120-130 days and are less taxing on groundwater.

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