Rainfall across the country’s northwest region, a major wheat growing belt, has been almost 80% below normal since the beginning of the year, according to the India Meteorological Department ...

(Bloomberg) -- India is facing more warm weather and sparse rain this month, threatening the nation’s wheat crop and raising the prospect of the government cutting or removing an import duty on ...

"Below normal rainfall, along with higher temperatures over the plains of northwest India, would have a significant adverse impact on standing crops like wheat at flowering and grain filling stages.

According to a new study by a group of researchers at Stanford University, India is potentially losing more than 10% of its annual wheat and rice productivity due to nitrogen dioxide emissions ...

Temperatures in north India are likely to be warmer than normal in February along with below-normal rainfall. This will likely harm the standing wheat crop as well as fruits and vegetables ...