RAHIM YAR KHAN, Nov 11: The powerful interest groups in the lower Punjab with political backing seem bent to push their narrow petty interests even at the cost of hurting the traditional cotton ...

At least one-fourth of the crop residue management (CRM) machines supplied to Punjab farmers since 2018 have been declared non-functional, official data has revealed, raising concerns over the ...

CHANDIGARH: Dr Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Punjab, who unveiled the report titled "Punjab Vision - A Blueprint for Progress," discussed ...

Punjab has around 12,000 villages and stubble burning is also common in other northern states. To combat the worsening air in India's capital New Delhi, several farmers in the neighbouring northern ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that the Kissan Card initiative has brought about a fundamental shift in the direction of agriculture in the province, expressing confidence that a ...

MUMBAI/KARACHI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Heavy rains and widespread flooding in basmati rice-growing regions of India and Pakistan have raised concerns over output of the premium staple, driving prices ...

Figure 1. Soon after the kharif/summer crops (mainly rice paddies) are harvested, large number of farm fires are detected from the satellites in late October to November over northwestern India ...