International

Global Cereal Production Up, But Trade Forecast for 2024-25 Down to Lowest Level Since 2019-20

Global Cereal Production Up, But Trade Forecast for 2024-25 Down to Lowest Level Since 2019-20

According to FAO's latest monthly report, the drop in forecast—down 5.3 million...

Cereal And Sugar Prices Decline In March, But Veg Oil Up By 3.7% In Global Market

Cereal And Sugar Prices Decline In March, But Veg Oil Up By 3.7% In Global Market

The FAO Cereal Price Index declined by 2.6 percent in March and was down 1.1 percent...

Trump Imposes 26% Tariff on India: Key Sectors to Take a Hit

Trump Imposes 26% Tariff on India: Key Sectors to Take a Hit

US government has set its reciprocal tariffs at roughly half the rates imposed by...

Global Soil Moisture in 'Permanent' Decline Due to Climate Change

Global Soil Moisture in 'Permanent' Decline Due to Climate Change

A recent study published in Science reveals a concerning and potentially irreversible...

Piracy of Indian Basmati Varieties by Pakistan Proven, Confirmed by DNA Test

Piracy of Indian Basmati Varieties by Pakistan Proven, Confirmed by DNA Test

DNA testing in a prestigious European lab has proven that Pakistan is illegally...

From Sikkim to Solomon Islands: APEDA Facilitates First Consignment of GI-Tagged Dalle Chilly Export

From Sikkim to Solomon Islands: APEDA Facilitates First Consignment of GI-Tagged Dalle Chilly Export

Dalle Chilly, also known as Fire Ball Chilly or Dalle Khursani, is renowned for...

American Farmers Receive Rs 26 Lakh Annually, Indian Farmers Only 6,000 – How Will We Compete?

American Farmers Receive Rs 26 Lakh Annually, Indian Farmers Only 6,000 – How Will We Compete?

Over the past five years, American farmers have received an average annual direct...

Melting Water Towers Will Aggravate Global Crises, Many Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century

Melting Water Towers Will Aggravate Global Crises, Many Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century

The first-ever World Glaciers Day on March 21 sounded the alarm that accelerating...

Climate Change Caused 35 percent of Global Soybean Crop Failure in 2012: Study

Climate Change Caused 35 percent of Global Soybean Crop Failure in 2012: Study

A new study reveals that climate change accounted for over 35% of the 2012 soybean...

Early forecast predicts modest increase in 2025 global wheat and rice production

Early forecast predicts modest increase in 2025 global wheat and rice production

Global cereal production for 2024 has been modestly revised upward this month to...

Climate Change: Even 2°C Warming Could Reduce Crop Diversity

Climate Change: Even 2°C Warming Could Reduce Crop Diversity

A new study warns that climate change could reduce cropland suitability worldwide,...

Sugar prices soar in global market in February, cereal prices also edged up

Sugar prices soar in global market in February, cereal prices also edged up

The surge was largely driven by the FAO Sugar Price Index, which rose by 6.6 percent...

India Lifts Ban on Export of 100% Broken Rice

India Lifts Ban on Export of 100% Broken Rice

A notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said, "The export...

Global Pulse Trade on the Rise as Sustainability and Demand Drive Market Expansion

Global Pulse Trade on the Rise as Sustainability and Demand Drive Market Expansion

A report by World Grain, quoting Rabobank, says that pulses have gained recognition...

Pak propaganda on Basmati, while India holds trademark in New Zealand, case pending in Australia

Pak propaganda on Basmati, while India holds trademark in New Zealand, case pending in Australia

Pakistan media recently spread false news that India’s ownership claim for Basmati...

FAO Food Price Index slips 1.6% in January due to falling sugar and oil prices

FAO Food Price Index slips 1.6% in January due to falling sugar and oil prices

The FAO Food Price Index fell by 1.6% in January to 124.9 points, driven by lower...

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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