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Baikho Festival - India

An Indian Rabha tribal priest dances around burning charcoal during sacred Baikho festival rituals in Pantan village, Kamrup, in India's northeastern state of Assam on June 11, 2025. The annual ceremony venerates their wealth deity while petitioning for abundant rains and prosperous harvests for the farming community. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baikho Festival - India

An Indian Rabha tribal priest dances around burning charcoal during sacred Baikho festival rituals in Pantan village, Kamrup, in India's northeastern state of Assam on June 11, 2025. The annual ceremony venerates their wealth deity while petitioning for abundant rains and prosperous harvests for the farming community. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baikho Festival - India

An Indian Rabha tribal priest conducts sacred fire rituals during Baikho festival celebrations in Pantan village, Kamrup, in India's northeastern state of Assam on June 11, 2025. The annual ceremony honors their wealth deity while seeking abundant rains and bountiful harvests for the farming community. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baikho Festival - India

An Indian Rabha tribal priest serves traditional rice beer during Baikho festival celebrations in Pantan village, Kamrup, in India's northeastern state of Assam on June 11, 2025. The annual ritual honors their wealth deity while seeking abundant rains and bountiful harvests for the farming community. Photo by Hafiz Ahmed/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India's unemployment rate hits 2-year high

STORY: India's unemployment rate hits 2-year high SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of street views 3. various of laborers waiting for work 4. various of farmers working on farmland STORYLINE: According to the latest data released by the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India's unemployment rate has hit a two-year high. The overall unemployment rate in India rose to 10.05 percent in October, a significant increase from 7.09 percent in September, marking the highest level since May 2021. Rural areas have been severely impacted, with the rural unemployment rate surging to 10.82 percent in October, up from 6.2 percent in the previous month. One key factor contributing to the rural unemployment crisis is the weakest monsoon rains in five years, which have led to reduced farming output. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - An Indian farmer explains about neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state, on May 4, 2014. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

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Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - Leaves of neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, are seen in this file photo taken on May 4, 2014, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

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Indian PM urges countrymen to join fight against malnutrition

STORY: Indian PM urges countrymen to join fight against malnutrition DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Indian gate 2. various of children playing on the ground 3. various of people waiting outside a hospital STORYLINE: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged his countrymen to join the fight against malnutrition next month. For the past few years, September is celebrated as the "month of nutrition" in India. "Efforts for social awareness play an important role in tackling the challenges of malnutrition. I would urge all of you in the coming nutrition month to take part in the efforts to eradicate malnutrition," said Modi while addressing the nation in a monthly radio program. The prime minister noted that various initiatives had been undertaken by people at the societal level to fight malnutrition in the country. He advised the farming community to grow millets on a large scale as the grain is packed with "energy as well as

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India to restrict export of key wheat products

STORY: India to restrict export of key wheat products DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of wheat farming field 4. various of wheat crop harvesting 5. various of food grain wholesale market STORYLINE: The Indian government has imposed restrictions on the export of key wheat products, including flour, wholemeal flour and semolina, from July 12, officials said Thursday. The notification, published by the directorate general of foreign trade of the federal ministry of commerce and industry, has asked traders to secure permission before exporting the commodity. "The export policy of wheat flour remains free, but exports will be subject to the recommendation of the inter-ministerial committee on export of wheat," the notification said. New Delhi banned wheat exports in mid-May reportedly in order to manage the overall food security of the country and to support the needs of neig

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker picks roses in a field at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker collects rose oil from a distillation unit at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker puts roses in distillation unit to extract rose oil at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers put roses in a distillation unit to extract rose oil at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers collect rose oil from a distillation unit at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers pick roses in a field at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks extracted rose oil at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-ROSE FARMING-EXTRACTION OF ROSE OIL

(220603) -- SRINAGAR, June 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker heats rose water in a distillation unit to extract rose oil at Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Pulwama district, about 35 km south of Srinagar city, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-PADDY SAPLING-FARMING

(220601) -- JAMMU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers plant saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 1, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-PADDY SAPLING-FARMING

(220601) -- JAMMU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer pulls out paddy saplings before replanting them to another field on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 1, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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KASHMIR-JAMMU-PADDY SAPLING-FARMING

(220601) -- JAMMU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy carries saplings in a paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, the winter capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 1, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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Indian heatwave may hit wheat output, inflation, growth: Moody's growth

STORY: Indian heatwave may hit wheat output, inflation, growth: Moody's DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wheat farming field 3. various of farmers working in the field 4. various of crop harvesting 5. various of wheat 6. various of Reserve Bank of India building STORYLINE: The prevailing heatwave in India, particularly in the north, west and central parts, might lead to a curb in the yield of wheat crops, besides contributing to inflation and adversely affecting the overall growth, the Moody's rating agency said in a report on Sunday. Notably, the major wheat-growing states in India are Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh. Over the past couple of weeks, mercury in these states has risen to over 45 degrees Celsius, thus throwing normal life out of gear as people keep themselves indoors, particularly during the daytime. Due to the prevailing heatwave in north and western

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India bans wheat exports to bring down domestic prices

STORY: India bans wheat exports to bring down domestic prices DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of government buildings 3. various of wheat farming field 4. various of crop harvesting STORYLINE: The Indian government has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of its steps to control the price increase at home, officials said Saturday. The notification was issued by the federal ministry of commerce and industry's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Friday. The government said only export shipments for which letters of credit have been issued on or before Friday's notification will be allowed. The government further said it will allow exports on requests from other countries. The notification said the government had taken the decision "in order to manage the overall food security of the country and to support the needs of the neighboring and other vulnerable countries."

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ECONOMY/INDIA

Kashmiri women planting rice saplings in a rice field in Kangan, Kashmir, India, on June 23, 2010. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) (Credit:Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - Leaves of neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, are seen in this file photo taken on May 4, 2014, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. (Kyodo)