Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Retail Inflation Hits Two-Year High of 5.54% as Food Inflation Surges to 7.74%

Retail Inflation Hits Two-Year High of 5.54% as Food Inflation Surges to 7.74%

India’s retail inflation rose to a two-year high of 5.54% in September 2026, driven...

National
SC Asked to Expedite Contempt Plea Over Alleged Release of GM Rice

SC Asked to Expedite Contempt Plea Over Alleged Release of GM Rice

The Supreme Court has been urged to urgently hear a contempt plea alleging that...

Latest News
Post-Monsoon Rains and Storms Cause Heavy Damage to Kharif Crops, Affecting Paddy Harvesting

Post-Monsoon Rains and Storms Cause Heavy Damage to Kharif Crops, Affecting Paddy Harvesting

Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh report crop damage and waterlogging in grain markets...

Opinion
India’s Next Fertilizer Frontier: From Urea Self-Reliance to Raw-Material Self-Reliance

India’s Next Fertilizer Frontier: From Urea Self-Reliance to Raw-Material Self-Reliance

India’s next fertilizer challenge is securing raw materials and energy alongside...

States
New Cane Variety Creates a Buzz Among UP Farmers, 2 Lakh Single Buds Booked in 5 Minutes

New Cane Variety Creates a Buzz Among UP Farmers, 2 Lakh Single Buds Booked in 5 Minutes

Uttar Pradesh’s new early-maturing sugarcane variety CoS.23232 has received an overwhelming...

National
NABVENTURES Announces First Close of Fund II at Rs 450 Crore; Target Corpus Set at Rs 1,500 Crore

NABVENTURES Announces First Close of Fund II at Rs 450 Crore; Target Corpus Set at Rs 1,500 Crore

As the anchor investor in Fund II, NABARD continues to reaffirm its commitment to...

Agribusiness
India Sugar Production Forecast Cut 14% to 29.5 Million Tonnes as El Niño Threatens Cane Crop: USDA Report

India Sugar Production Forecast Cut 14% to 29.5 Million Tonnes as El Niño Threatens Cane Crop: USDA Report

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cut its forecast for India’s sugar production...

Agribusiness
KisaanSay Targets 2 Lakh Farmers by FY27, Expands Sourcing Presence to 15 States   

KisaanSay Targets 2 Lakh Farmers by FY27, Expands Sourcing Presence to 15 States  

The expansion positions KisaanSay to build one of India’s largest farmer-to-consumer...

International
WMO Warns of Record-Strength El Niño, Global Heat and Shifting Rainfall Patterns

WMO Warns of Record-Strength El Niño, Global Heat and Shifting Rainfall Patterns

The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is strengthening rapidly and...

States
Uttar Pradesh Sets 30 Lakh Tonne Increase in Rabi Output, Rs 600 crore Subsidy for Seeds

Uttar Pradesh Sets 30 Lakh Tonne Increase in Rabi Output, Rs 600 crore Subsidy for Seeds

Uttar Pradesh has raised its rabi foodgrain production target from 480 lakh metric...

Agri Start-Ups
IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI Launches AVNI to Bring AI-Powered Agricultural Learning to Children

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI Launches AVNI to Bring AI-Powered Agricultural Learning to Children

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI has launched AVNI, an AI-powered web and mobile learning platform...

National
Weak Monsoon and Global Uncertainties Raise Agricultural Risks: What Else Does RBI Say?

Weak Monsoon and Global Uncertainties Raise Agricultural Risks: What Else Does RBI Say?

India’s agriculture faces risks from deficient monsoon rainfall, low reservoir levels,...

National
RBI Raises Repo Rate By 25 bps to 5.50%, 1st Increase in 3.5 Years, Inflation Projected at 5.2% in 2026-27

RBI Raises Repo Rate By 25 bps to 5.50%, 1st Increase in 3.5 Years, Inflation Projected at 5.2% in 2026-27

The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent and shifted its...

National
Tractor Retails Up 13.75% YoY to 76,906 Units in September, but Monsoons and Festive Deferments Trigger 12.58% MoM Dip

Tractor Retails Up 13.75% YoY to 76,906 Units in September, but Monsoons and Festive Deferments Trigger 12.58% MoM Dip

India’s tractor retail sales rose 13.75% year-on-year to 76,906 units in September...

States
Maharashtra Drought: Centre Forms Team to Assess Damage in 265 Talukas

Maharashtra Drought: Centre Forms Team to Assess Damage in 265 Talukas

The Centre has constituted an inter-ministerial team to assess drought conditions...

National
VB-G RAM G Broadens Rural Works from 266 to 375; 181 Focus on Agriculture and Allied Activities

VB-G RAM G Broadens Rural Works from 266 to 375; 181 Focus on Agriculture and Allied Activities

The Ministry of Rural Development has notified 375 permissible works under VB–G...