International

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...

NITI Aayog Proposes Tariff Cuts on Non-Sensitive US Agri Imports, Push for Export Gains

NITI Aayog Proposes Tariff Cuts on Non-Sensitive US Agri Imports, Push for Export Gains

The working paper, authored by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand and Senior Adviser...

Global Cereal Trade and Stocks Decline in 2024-25, Recovery Expected in 2025-26: FAO Report

Global Cereal Trade and Stocks Decline in 2024-25, Recovery Expected in 2025-26: FAO Report

Global cereal trade and stocks declined in 2024/25 due to reduced maize production...

Global Food Prices Dip in May, Led by Cereal, Vegetable Oil and Sugar Declines: FAO

Global Food Prices Dip in May, Led by Cereal, Vegetable Oil and Sugar Declines: FAO

The FAO Food Price Index fell by 0.8% in May 2025, led by declines in global prices...

India’s Agriculture at Climate Crossroads: Urgent Adaptation Needed, Warns World Bank

India’s Agriculture at Climate Crossroads: Urgent Adaptation Needed, Warns World Bank

Climate change manifests in India through rising temperatures, erratic rainfall...

ICRISAT and RIS Launch Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture

ICRISAT and RIS Launch Centre of Excellence for South-South Cooperation in Agriculture

The launch also featured the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding...

Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Under IMF Pressure, Pakistan Ends Wheat Procurement and MSP System

Due to the non-announcement of wheat MSP for this year, the wheat cultivation area...

Netherlands Funds Global Push for Stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards

Netherlands Funds Global Push for Stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards

The announcement was made at a signing ceremony attended by WTO Director-General...

Sistema.bio and Danone to Deploy 6,500 Biodigesters for Smallholder Dairy Farmers

Sistema.bio and Danone to Deploy 6,500 Biodigesters for Smallholder Dairy Farmers

The partnership aims to deploy 6,500 biodigesters by 2030 for smallholder dairy...

U.S. Agriculture’s Global Influence Shrinks Amid Trade Wars and Export Declines

U.S. Agriculture’s Global Influence Shrinks Amid Trade Wars and Export Declines

In 1980, the United States held a commanding 44% share of global wheat exports....

IIFT Goes Global with MoE Approval for Dubai Campus

IIFT Goes Global with MoE Approval for Dubai Campus

IIFT’s foray into Dubai is expected to strengthen India-UAE educational ties and...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

National

Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

National

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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