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Global Grain Shipping Faces Low Freight Rates but High Uncertainty

Global Grain Shipping Faces Low Freight Rates but High Uncertainty

Low freight rates are helping global grain exporters in 2025, but the shipping market...

Amid Trump Tariffs Mexico Decides to Cut U.S. Milk Powder Imports, Can India Fill the Gap?

Amid Trump Tariffs Mexico Decides to Cut U.S. Milk Powder Imports, Can India Fill the Gap?

Amid tariff war, Mexico has decided to cut milk powder imports from the U.S. and...

Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Droughts Devastate Crops Across China and Europe as Extreme Heat and Rainfall Variability Threaten Global Food Security

Severe droughts and heatwaves are crippling crops across China and Europe, threatening...

Global Data Centres at Growing Risk from Climate Change, Warns New Report

Global Data Centres at Growing Risk from Climate Change, Warns New Report

A new report by climate risk analytics firm XDI shows how data centres are already...

Global Cereal Output Set to Hit Record in 2025, But Risks Remain: FAO

Global Cereal Output Set to Hit Record in 2025, But Risks Remain: FAO

Global cereal production is projected to reach a record 2,925 million tonnes in...

Global Food Price Index Rises Slightly in June Amid Surge in Dairy, Meat, and Vegetable Oil Prices

Global Food Price Index Rises Slightly in June Amid Surge in Dairy, Meat, and Vegetable Oil Prices

Global food prices rose slightly in June 2025, driven by higher meat, dairy, and...

South Africa Launches Major Campaign to Boost Citrus Exports to India

South Africa Launches Major Campaign to Boost Citrus Exports to India

Spearheaded by the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA-SA), the...

Mango Mania 2025: APEDA Promotes GI-Tagged Mangoes in Abu Dhabi to Boost Exports

Mango Mania 2025: APEDA Promotes GI-Tagged Mangoes in Abu Dhabi to Boost Exports

Timed with the peak of the mango season, the promotion aims to showcase India’s...

Global Drought Hotspots Report Reveals Alarming Scale of Human and Ecological Crises in 2023–25

Global Drought Hotspots Report Reveals Alarming Scale of Human and Ecological Crises in 2023–25

A joint UNCCD-NDMC report warns that 2023-25 marked one of history’s worst global...

Global Grain Output to Rise for Third Straight Year: IGC

Global Grain Output to Rise for Third Straight Year: IGC

Global grain production is set to rise for the third consecutive year in 2025-26,...

Can India Safeguard Farmers While Striking a Trade Deal With the U.S.?

Can India Safeguard Farmers While Striking a Trade Deal With the U.S.?

Under the proposed agreement, the United States is aggressively pushing for enhanced...

ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT and CIMMYT have reaffirmed their scientific alliance to combat climate challenges...

Asia Faces Climate Crisis as Warming Doubles Global Average: WMO Report

Asia Faces Climate Crisis as Warming Doubles Global Average: WMO Report

Asia is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, says the WMO's 2024...

Asia Fuelling Global Milk Production Growth: FAO

Asia Fuelling Global Milk Production Growth: FAO

The report identifies Asia as the primary driver of this growth, with India, Bangladesh...

Iran-Israel conflict impacts India's agricultural exports, Basmati exporters worry about losses

Iran-Israel conflict impacts India's agricultural exports, Basmati exporters worry about losses

The Iran-Israel conflict is disrupting India's agricultural exports, especially...

Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

Opening India’s Farm Market to U.S. May Trigger Rural Distress, Says Trade Think Tank

According to GTRI, the idea of using tariff reductions to bridge short-term supply...

Horticulture output likely to surpass foodgrain production in 2025-26, reaches record 377.8 million tonnes

India's horticulture production is estimated at a record 377.78 million tonnes in 2025-26, marginally surpassing foodgrain output....

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BIS launches national standard for community seed banks to preserve indigenous seeds and strengthen climate resilience

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released IS 20201:2026, a new standard for community seed bank management. The guidelines...

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A Day After Centre Denies Urea Shortage, Punjab BJP Chief Seeks Additional DAP and Assured Urea Supply

Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged Union Minister J.P. Nadda to ensure additional DAP allocation and uninterrupted...

States

Centre Counters Punjab Urea Shortage Claims, Says Stocks Sufficient Despite Farmers’ Statewide Protests

Punjab farmers staged protests across 22 districts over alleged urea shortages and black-marketing. However, the Centre says the state...

States

Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief

The government has removed excise duty on higher ethanol-blended petrol grades E22, E25, E27 and E30 to promote ethanol use and reduce...

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Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry

Recent media reports claimed that Nepal had banned the import of mangoes from India. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers...

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