Agribusiness

DCM Shriram Reports 42% Jump in FY26 Profit, Announces 200% Final Dividend, To Expand Farm Businesses

DCM Shriram Reports 42% Jump in FY26 Profit, Announces 200% Final Dividend, To Expand Farm Businesses

DCM Shriram reported a resilient FY26 performance with PAT rising 42% to Rs 856...

SEBI Proposes Phased Physical Settlement for Select Agri Commodity Derivatives

SEBI Proposes Phased Physical Settlement for Select Agri Commodity Derivatives

Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed a phased approach for physical...

India’s Sugar Output Falls Short of 280 Lakh Tonnes; UP Production Drops 3 Percent

India’s Sugar Output Falls Short of 280 Lakh Tonnes; UP Production Drops 3 Percent

India’s sugar production in the 2025–26 sugar season has reached 275.28 lakh tonnes,...

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited raise Rs 450 crore via preferential issue

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited raise Rs 450 crore via preferential issue

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited will raise Rs 450 crore via a preferential share issue...

ICAR-Backed Push Boosts India’s Popcorn Production, Aims To End Imports By 2030

ICAR-Backed Push Boosts India’s Popcorn Production, Aims To End Imports By 2030

India is set to end its dependence on popcorn imports by 2030, driven by rapid growth...

John Deere Unveils 130 HP 5M Series Tractor with Advanced Precision Farming Technologies

John Deere Unveils 130 HP 5M Series Tractor with Advanced Precision Farming Technologies

John Deere has unveiled the 5M Series 130 HP tractor in India, featuring advanced...

APEDA Showcases India’s Agri-Food Export Strength at AAHAR 2026

APEDA Showcases India’s Agri-Food Export Strength at AAHAR 2026

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)...

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Out of 536 sugar mills that commenced crushing operations this season, 248 had already...

Cargill Opens New Dairy Feed Plant in Wazirabad, Punjab

Cargill Opens New Dairy Feed Plant in Wazirabad, Punjab

Spread over 15 acres, with an annual production capacity of 400,000 tons, the new...

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Compressed Biogas Conclave 2026

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate Compressed Biogas Conclave 2026

The Conclave will deliberate on critical operational, technological, and commercial...

Indian Potash Limited Wins Accolades at Kandla & Vizag Ports

Indian Potash Limited Wins Accolades at Kandla & Vizag Ports

Indian Potash Limited has been honoured as ‘Top Importer’ at Kandla Port for FY...

78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

India’s 2025-26 sugar season is facing early stress, with 78 mills shutting operations...

Crystal Crop Protection announces investment with Greenfield Formulation Plant in Gujarat   

Crystal Crop Protection announces investment with Greenfield Formulation Plant in Gujarat  

This greenfield project comes at a total investment of Rupees One Hundred Crores...

Bayer CropScience Limited's Q3 PBT stood at Rs 113 Crore

Bayer CropScience Limited's Q3 PBT stood at Rs 113 Crore

In the third quarter (Q3) of Financial Year (FY) 2025-26, Bayer CropScience Limited...

Namaste India launches fresh milk in Bihar, Plans  Rs 350 crore investment

Namaste India launches fresh milk in Bihar, Plans Rs 350 crore investment

Bihar represents a crucial market in Namaste India's pan-India growth strategy....

Global Edible Oil Markets Enter Structurally Volatile Phase: IVPA President

Global Edible Oil Markets Enter Structurally Volatile Phase: IVPA President

Desai said domestic edible oil production is estimated at 9.6 million tonnes in...

Southwest Monsoon Advances Towards Kerala as IMD Warns of Heatwave Across North and Central India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the southwest monsoon has advanced further over the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal...

National

Crude Oil and LPG Supply Crunch Deepens as Hormuz Disruption Cuts Global Energy Flows: IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned of worsening global crude oil and LPG supply shortages following disruptions in the...

International

A Rs 56,500 Crore Question: Why Is Fuel for Tractors Taxed Like Fuel for Luxury Cars?

Indian farmers owning tractors pay nearly Rs 56,500 crore annually in diesel taxes, despite tractors being essential agricultural...

Opinion

Groundwater Crisis Drains Life from Farms in Rajasthan’s Shekhawati Region

Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region is facing a deepening groundwater crisis that is devastating farming, livestock rearing, and rural livelihoods....

Ground Report

Assam ships first legal Agarwood export to Gulf, unlocking Rs 50,000-crore industry potential

Assam has marked a significant milestone in its agro-forest economy with the first legally approved export of agarwood chips to Saudi...

States

KRIBHCO Promotes Fitness and Team Spirit with “Run for Fun” Event in Noida

KRIBHCO organized a “Run for Fun” event in Noida to promote employee fitness, wellness and team spirit. Around 100 employees from...

Cooperatives