T.Nand Kumar


States
Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

The Maharashtra FDA has decided to ban the sale of loose edible oil. Retailers will...

States
11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

The Centre has approved 11.19 lakh pucca houses for Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri...

Agribusiness
Leading Crop Protection Companies Seek Five-Year Data Protection Framework for New Molecules

Leading Crop Protection Companies Seek Five-Year Data Protection Framework for New Molecules

Crystal Crop Protection, Rallis India, Dhanuka Agritech, PI Industries and Godrej...

States
Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

The Bihar government has signed an agreement with NABARD to provide farmers an additional...

International
El Niño Set to Strengthen, APCC Forecast Flags Below-Normal Rainfall Risk for India

El Niño Set to Strengthen, APCC Forecast Flags Below-Normal Rainfall Risk for India

El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, with the APCC’s...

National
Indian-Origin Agri Scientist Dr Karim Maredia Named Recipient of 2026 Borlaug CAST Communication Award

Indian-Origin Agri Scientist Dr Karim Maredia Named Recipient of 2026 Borlaug CAST Communication Award

Indian-origin agricultural scientist Dr. Karimbhai Maredia has been named the 2026...

National
Government Caps Sugar Stocks for Bulk Consumers at 15 Days Amid Rising Prices

Government Caps Sugar Stocks for Bulk Consumers at 15 Days Amid Rising Prices

The government has capped sugar inventories held by bulk consumers at 15 days from...

National
FSSAI Cracks Down on ‘100%’ Food Claims; Six FBOs Withdraw Misleading Labels and Ads

FSSAI Cracks Down on ‘100%’ Food Claims; Six FBOs Withdraw Misleading Labels and Ads

FSSAI has intensified action against misleading “100%” claims on food labels, packaging...

National
RBI MPC Minutes: Volatile Food and Fuel Prices Put Central Bank on High Alert

RBI MPC Minutes: Volatile Food and Fuel Prices Put Central Bank on High Alert

The RBI Monetary Policy Committee unanimous decision to hold the repo rate at 5.25%...

National
HURL Conferred CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026

HURL Conferred CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at BridgeBharat 2026

Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) has been conferred the prestigious CSR...

National
Oilmeal Exports Rise 19% in May, Soybean Meal Prices Surge Nearly 60% in a Year

Oilmeal Exports Rise 19% in May, Soybean Meal Prices Surge Nearly 60% in a Year

India’s oilmeal exports rose 19% year-on-year to 3.74 lakh tonnes in May 2026, supported...

Agritech
Automated Onion Grading System Cuts Manual Labour by Nearly 80% at Pimpalgaon Market

Automated Onion Grading System Cuts Manual Labour by Nearly 80% at Pimpalgaon Market

Agrograde has deployed an automated onion grading system at Pimpalgaon in Maharashtra...

International
From Grains to Dairy, Heatwaves and Drought Cut Europe’s Farm Production by Up to 60%

From Grains to Dairy, Heatwaves and Drought Cut Europe’s Farm Production by Up to 60%

Successive heatwaves and worsening drought are pushing European agriculture into...

National
At ICAR AGM, Shivraj Calls for Demand-Driven Farm Research Focused on Farmers, Markets and Consumers

At ICAR AGM, Shivraj Calls for Demand-Driven Farm Research Focused on Farmers, Markets and Consumers

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for a demand-driven agricultural...

National
Milky Mist Dairy Food Shares Jump Nearly 30% on Market Debut

Milky Mist Dairy Food Shares Jump Nearly 30% on Market Debut

Temasek-backed Milky Mist Dairy Food made a strong stock market debut on Tuesday,...

National
Sugar Ex-Factory Prices Hit Rs. 5,400 per Quintal as Rally Continues; Wholesale Rates Reach Rs. 5,800

Sugar Ex-Factory Prices Hit Rs. 5,400 per Quintal as Rally Continues; Wholesale Rates Reach Rs. 5,800

India’s sugar prices have surged to record levels, with Uttar Pradesh’s M-grade...