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Farmers in Uttarakhand Face Insurance Woes After Apple Crop Losses

Farmers in Uttarakhand Face Insurance Woes After Apple Crop Losses

Farmers are embroiled in a struggle with both the state’s horticulture department...

Sugarcane crisis forces UP sugar mills to close prematurely, price given above Rs 400

Sugarcane crisis forces UP sugar mills to close prematurely, price given above Rs 400

In the last days of the crushing season, there is competition among sugar mills...

Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

The rapid increase in the number of sugar mills in UP threatened the existence of...

Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse

Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse

Hans Heritage Jaggery, a jaggery factory located in Oon in Shamli district of Uttar...

TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape

TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape

The Two Brothers Organic Farm (TBOF) and the Paani Foundation is working towards...

International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

Pramila Devi and Rani Devi are no high profile names. They come from non-descript...

Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal

Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal

Kosi, Seemanchal and Mithilanchal regions of Bihar are famous for the cultivation...

Odisha tribal girl making waves, pursuing graduation despite abject poverty

Odisha tribal girl making waves, pursuing graduation despite abject poverty

A Bonda tribal is making waves not only in her home state Odisha, but all over the...

'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'

'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'

At a recent Seminar on 'Panchayati Raj in India: How to Activate them?', organised...

'Agenda for Rural India': Issues of life and livelihood of rural community discussed at Bhubaneswar brainstorming session

'Agenda for Rural India': Issues of life and livelihood of rural community discussed at Bhubaneswar brainstorming session

A brainstorming event was held in Bhubaneswar to address the question of ‘how should...

Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers

Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers

Krishana Pal Singh, a resident of Oon village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh,...

Saroj Devi, Rajasthan's successful hybrid millet farmer

Saroj Devi, Rajasthan's successful hybrid millet farmer

43-year-old Saroj Devi is a millet farmer from Rasilpur village in the Roopwas block...

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...

Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues

Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues

A delegation of organisations of agricultural workers met Secretary of Ministry...

Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog

Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog

The report of the Task Force noted that cow dung is a major produce of Gaushala,...

NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas

NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas

The report titled 'Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio Fertilisers with...

Industry Looks to Budget 2026 for Big Push on Bio-Economy, Small Farmers and Dairy Sector Resilience

Ahead of Union Budget 2026–27, industry leaders and development experts are calling for targeted support to accelerate India’s bio-economy,...

National

US Signals Possible Rollback of 25% Tariff on India as Russian Oil Purchases Decline

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted that the 25% punitive tariff on India, linked to its Russian oil imports, could be lifted...

National

Rising South American Supplies, Weak Demand Drag Global Oilseed Prices Into Early 2026

Global oilseed prices softened toward late 2025 and early 2026 as improved South American supply prospects and subdued demand weighed...

International

Mission for Self-Reliance in Fertilizers Likely in Budget 2026–27 to Cut Import Dependence

To reduce rising imports of fertilizers and to improve soil health, the central government is preparing a Mission for Self-Reliance...

Latest News

CropLife India Flags Risks in Online Sale of Unauthorised Pesticides, Seeks Stronger Oversight

Industry body CropLife India has cautioned against the unchecked sale of unauthorised pesticides on e-commerce platforms, highlighting...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT and Partners Announce Release of the World’s First Three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid

Unlike conventional pearl millet hybrids that involve two parents, a three-way hybrid combines three parental lines, enabling the...

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