International

Farm Subsidies and Why We Need Effective Disciplines in the WTO

Farm Subsidies and Why We Need Effective Disciplines in the WTO

Agricultural subsidies’ discipline of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) under the...

VNR VJIET, IIMR Develop Patented Automated Millet Roti Maker to Make Healthy Eating Easier

VNR VJIET and ICAR-IIMR researchers have secured an industrial design patent for an automated millet roti-making machine. Backed by...

Agritech

Rural Development Ministry Reviews Proposals to Scale Up Women-led Rural Enterprises

The Rural Development Ministry’s Empowered Committee reviewed proposals to scale up women-led rural enterprises under DAY-NRLM. Four...

Rural Connect

India Faces 37.5% Concentrate Feed Deficit as Livestock Productivity Push Raises Demand, Availability of Dry Fodder in Line with Demand

India’s livestock sector is growing rapidly, but a major shortage of concentrate feed could constrain future productivity. However,...

National

Sugar Crisis: Policy Failures, Faulty Estimates and the Cost of Ignoring Research

Sugar prices in India are reaching record levels, but the crisis is not solely the result of depleted stocks. Flawed production estimates,...

Opinion

Govt Acknowledges Sugar Production Significantly Below Initial Estimate

The government has acknowledged that India’s current-season sugar production is estimated to be around 306 LMT from the initial 343...

National

India’s Kharif Sowing Trails Last Year by 1.50% as Rainfall Deficit Persists

India’s kharif sowing stood at 1,056.70 lakh hectares as of 21 August 2026, down 1.50 percent from a year earlier, with lower acreage...

National