There is a 52.98% % deficit in the sowing area, from 99.73 million hectares in 2021 to 46.897 million hectares as on August 12, according to data on the agriculture ministry’s National Food Security Mission website.
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Indian equities tracking positive global cues ended higher on the last trading day of the week. Nifty at the close edged higher by 0.25% to