Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Kharif MSP Announced: Paddy Support Price Raised by Rs 72, Maize by Rs 10

Kharif MSP Announced: Paddy Support Price Raised by Rs 72, Maize by Rs 10

The government has announced MSPs for 14 kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing...

International
FAO Flags Food Safety Risks in Rising Use of Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging

FAO Flags Food Safety Risks in Rising Use of Recycled Plastics for Food Packaging

A new FAO report has warned that the growing use of recycled plastics in food packaging,...

National
Palm Oil Surge Pushes India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Up 13% in First Half of Oil Year

Palm Oil Surge Pushes India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Up 13% in First Half of Oil Year

India’s vegetable oil imports rose 13% to 7.94 million tonnes during November-April...

National
Government Doubles Gold, Silver Import Duty to 15% Amid Forex Pressure and West Asia Crisis

Government Doubles Gold, Silver Import Duty to 15% Amid Forex Pressure and West Asia Crisis

The government has raised import duty on gold and silver from 6% to 15%, doubling...

Agribusiness
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...

National
IFGE to Host Sixth India Green Energy Awards, Nominations Open Till May 15

IFGE to Host Sixth India Green Energy Awards, Nominations Open Till May 15

Indian Federation of Green Energy will organise the sixth edition of the India Green...

National
Retail Inflation Hits 13-Month High in April as Food Prices Rise

Retail Inflation Hits 13-Month High in April as Food Prices Rise

India’s retail inflation rose to 3.48% in April 2026, the highest in more than a...

National
Agricultural Workers’ Union Rejects VB-GRAM(G) Notification, Says It Will Weaken Rural Employment Guarantee

Agricultural Workers’ Union Rejects VB-GRAM(G) Notification, Says It Will Weaken Rural Employment Guarantee

All India Agricultural Workers’ Union has opposed the Centre’s VB-GRAM(G) scheme,...

National
Is the Prime Minister's Call for Austerity a Sign of Weakness in the Economy?

Is the Prime Minister's Call for Austerity a Sign of Weakness in the Economy?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, reduce foreign travel and avoid...

Agritech
ITC Claims AI-Powered ‘Crop Doctor’ Enables Real-Time Disease Detection in 70 Crops

ITC Claims AI-Powered ‘Crop Doctor’ Enables Real-Time Disease Detection in 70 Crops

ITC Ltd has said its AI-powered ‘Crop Doctor’ on the ITCMAARS platform is helping...

Rural Connect
Government Notifies VB G RAM G Act, To Be Implemented From 1 July 2026

Government Notifies VB G RAM G Act, To Be Implemented From 1 July 2026

The Government of India has notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee...

Cooperatives
Dileep Sanghani Elected Chairman of IFFCO-MC Crop Science

Dileep Sanghani Elected Chairman of IFFCO-MC Crop Science

Dileep Sanghani has been unanimously elected Chairman of IFFCO-MC Crop Science Pvt....

Politics
A Day After: Calm Gradually Returns to West Bengal, But Fear and Welfare Payment Concerns Persist

A Day After: Calm Gradually Returns to West Bengal, But Fear and Welfare Payment Concerns Persist

Political violence in West Bengal has eased after the formation of the new BJP government,...

Politics
Vijay Sworn In as Tamil Nadu CM, Promises a New Era of Real, Secular, Social Justice

Vijay Sworn In as Tamil Nadu CM, Promises a New Era of Real, Secular, Social Justice

Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister,...

Agritech
Procol Enables Zuari FarmHub to Accelerate Freight Procurement Cycles by 95% with AI-led Sourcing

Procol Enables Zuari FarmHub to Accelerate Freight Procurement Cycles by 95% with AI-led Sourcing

Procol has helped Zuari FarmHub reduce freight procurement timelines by 95% and...

National
ICAR-IIMR Raises Red Flag Over Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Trials, Signals Withdrawal from Project

ICAR-IIMR Raises Red Flag Over Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Trials, Signals Withdrawal from Project

A BPCL-backed sweet sorghum ethanol project led by National Sugar Institute and...