NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - India looks set for bumper harvests of winter crops such as wheat, chickpeas and rapeseed in the wake of a strong monsoon that has left the soil moist and topped ...

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged ripening, winter-planted crops such as wheat in India's fertile northern, central and western plains, exposing thousands of farmers to losses and ...

Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India’s key winter-sown crops, such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas, just before harvesting begins for plants that have already suffered some heat ...

India is set to see above-average temperatures in February after a warmer than normal January, the weather office said on Friday, posing a risk to key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and ...

India is the world's second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more than 600 million farmers. The country has achieved impressive food-production gains since the 1960s, due in part to ...

But with severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease by up to 20% by 2025, notes a new paper. Some of the important winter ...

Early and widespread monsoon rains in India have accelerated the sowing of rice, oilseeds and pulses, boosting the country’s ...

"The spring season in northern India is shrinking." Farmers scramble to protect staple crops as brutal heatwave strikes during key planting season: 'We go straight from winter to summer' first ...

India faces warmer February, winter crops at risk. Maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts of the country will be above-average in the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, ...

NEW DELHI, March 21 (Reuters) - Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged ripening, winter-planted crops such as wheat in India's fertile northern, central and western plains, ...