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India Cuts Excise Duty on Petrol, Diesel by Rs 10 per Litre Amid West Asia Crisis

India Cuts Excise Duty on Petrol, Diesel by Rs 10 per Litre Amid West Asia Crisis

The Centre has cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 per litre amid the...

Cabinet Clears 1,718.56 Crore MSP Support to CCI for Direct Support to Cotton Farmers

Cabinet Clears 1,718.56 Crore MSP Support to CCI for Direct Support to Cotton Farmers

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

WPI Inflation Rises to 2.13% in February; Food Inflation Up But Potato Prices Plunge by 27%, Onions by 41%

WPI Inflation Rises to 2.13% in February; Food Inflation Up But Potato Prices Plunge by 27%, Onions by 41%

India’s wholesale price inflation rose to 2.13% in February 2026, up from 1.81%...

India Secures 86 Lakh Tonnes of Fertilizers Through Global Pacts; Domestic P&K Output Rises to 211 LMT

India Secures 86 Lakh Tonnes of Fertilizers Through Global Pacts; Domestic P&K Output Rises to 211 LMT

52 FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh to curb black marketing and forced tagging of fertilizers,...

Iran Conflict Halts Exports to Gulf and West, Shipping Lines Levy Emergency Charges of Up to $4,000 Per Container

Iran Conflict Halts Exports to Gulf and West, Shipping Lines Levy Emergency Charges of Up to $4,000 Per Container

India’s exports to Gulf and West Asian markets have halted after Iran’s retaliatory...

Strong GDP, Soft Farms: Why Agriculture Remains the Missing Link in India’s Growth Story

Strong GDP, Soft Farms: Why Agriculture Remains the Missing Link in India’s Growth Story

India’s GDP grew 7.6 percent in FY26, but the Second Advance Estimates show that...

Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices for Raw Jute for 2026-27 Season

Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices for Raw Jute for 2026-27 Season

The MSP of Raw Jute for Marketing season 2026-27 is an increase of Rs.275/- per...

Union Budget 2026: Fiscal Discipline with Infra Push, MSME ‘Champions’, Data Centre Tax Holiday and Higher STT

Union Budget 2026: Fiscal Discipline with Infra Push, MSME ‘Champions’, Data Centre Tax Holiday and Higher STT

The Union Budget 2026–27 blends fiscal discipline with an assertive growth strategy,...

Economic Survey Flags Agriculture-Led Stability, Warns Rural Incomes Vulnerable to Global Shocks and State Fiscal Choices

Economic Survey Flags Agriculture-Led Stability, Warns Rural Incomes Vulnerable to Global Shocks and State Fiscal Choices

The Survey said agriculture continued to play a crucial counter-cyclical role, cushioning...

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

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...

SEA Urges Commerce Ministry to Include Specific Forest Products in India-EU FTA

SEA Urges Commerce Ministry to Include Specific Forest Products in India-EU FTA

The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has urged the Ministry of Commerce...

Union Agriculture Minister Reviews Farm Schemes With Gujarat, Punjab; Stresses Timely Budget Use

Union Agriculture Minister Reviews Farm Schemes With Gujarat, Punjab; Stresses Timely Budget Use

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the implementation of...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan released 184 new improved varieties of 25 crops

Shivraj Singh Chouhan released 184 new improved varieties of 25 crops

Many newly released varieties possess special traits such as drought, flood, salinity,...

Fertilizer Subsidy: Government Goes Fully Digital in a Major Policy Push

Fertilizer Subsidy: Government Goes Fully Digital in a Major Policy Push

Approximately Rs 2 Lakh Crore of Fertilizers Subsidy to be Processed Through Digital...

Aravalli 100-metre Definition: Supreme Court Keeps November 20 Directions in Abeyance

Aravalli 100-metre Definition: Supreme Court Keeps November 20 Directions in Abeyance

The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance its November 20 directions accepting a uniform...

Centre Bans New Mining Leases Across Aravallis; Opposition Calls Move a “Bogus Attempt”

Centre Bans New Mining Leases Across Aravallis; Opposition Calls Move a “Bogus Attempt”

The Centre has announced a complete ban on new mining leases across the entire Aravalli...

Chhattisgarh eyes Makhana boom; four-district circuit to drive cultivation, processing and farmer incomes

Chhattisgarh plans a Makhana Circuit linking Raipur, Dhamtari, Gariaband and Balod to scale up cultivation. Scientific practices,...

States

US Wheat Area May Hit Century-Low in 2026 as Farmers Shift to Soybeans: USDA Report

US wheat acreage is projected to fall to a record low in 2026, according to the USDA, reflecting a long-term decline as farmers shift...

International

Veg Thali Cost Stable in March, Non-Veg Cheaper; Tomato, Oil and Fuel Prices Offset Relief: Crisil

The cost of a vegetarian thali remained stable in March as cheaper onions, potatoes and pulses offset rising tomato, edible oil and...

National

New Study Helps in Decoding India’s Farming past in Ganga Plain Using Grass Pollen Grains

A new study has developed a scientific method to distinguish cultivated crop pollen from wild grasses in the Central Ganga Plain....

National

AIKS Seeks Relief for Rain-Hit Farmers; Punjab Orders Crop Damage Assessment

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged Rabi crops across North India, raising production concerns. AIKS has demanded compensation,...

National

Madhya Pradesh to begin wheat procurement from April 10, small farmers to get priority

Wheat procurement in Madhya Pradesh will start from April 10 with priority given to small farmers. The state has set up 3,627 procurement...

States