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Wheat MSP Raised by Less Than 1% as Centre Announces Rabi Crop Prices

Wheat MSP Raised by Less Than 1% as Centre Announces Rabi Crop Prices

The Centre has raised the MSP for wheat by Rs. 25 to Rs. 2,610 per quintal for the...

CCPA Fines Amazon, Flipkart and JioMart Over Sale and Advertising of Unregistered ‘Cyclosinone’ Herbicide

CCPA Fines Amazon, Flipkart and JioMart Over Sale and Advertising of Unregistered ‘Cyclosinone’ Herbicide

The CCPA has fined Amazon and Flipkart Rs. 10 lakh each and JioMart Rs. 5 lakh for...

Absolute launches INERA’s biological agriculture operations in Kenya

Absolute launches INERA’s biological agriculture operations in Kenya

Indian AI-native biosolutions company Absolute has started commercial operations...

DeFacto India Launches AgHeal to Link Farmer Prosperity with Nutrition and Public Health

DeFacto India Launches AgHeal to Link Farmer Prosperity with Nutrition and Public Health

DeFacto India has launched AgHeal, a national convergence platform aimed at linking...

PepsiCo Steps Up ESG Focus in India Across Water, Farming and Packaging

PepsiCo Steps Up ESG Focus in India Across Water, Farming and Packaging

PepsiCo’s 2025 ESG update highlights its sustainability initiatives in India across...

India’s Wholesale Inflation Rises to 9.92 pc in August on Higher Food, Fuel Prices

India’s Wholesale Inflation Rises to 9.92 pc in August on Higher Food, Fuel Prices

India’s wholesale inflation rose to 9.92% in August 2026 from 9.78% in July, driven...

Government Tightens Sugar Stock Rules as Prices Stay Elevated, Orders Strict Compliance from Mills

Government Tightens Sugar Stock Rules as Prices Stay Elevated, Orders Strict Compliance from Mills

The Centre has intensified efforts to keep sugar prices under control ahead of the...

Indian Basket Crude Oil Crosses $100 as Middle East War Raises Risks

Indian Basket Crude Oil Crosses $100 as Middle East War Raises Risks

Global crude oil prices are approaching $100 a barrel as US-Iran tensions intensify...

El Niño Update: WMO Forecasts Strongest El Niño in 50 years, To Continue Through February 2027

El Niño Update: WMO Forecasts Strongest El Niño in 50 years, To Continue Through February 2027

The WMO says El Niño is firmly established and could intensify into a very strong...

WDRA Removes Fixed Security Deposit for Warehouse Registration, Introduces Dynamic Deposit for eNWR Business

WDRA Removes Fixed Security Deposit for Warehouse Registration, Introduces Dynamic Deposit for eNWR Business

WDRA has abolished the fixed security deposit requirement for warehouse registration...

Government Expands Onion Buffer Stock Release to 19 Cities to Check Seasonal Price Rise

Government Expands Onion Buffer Stock Release to 19 Cities to Check Seasonal Price Rise

The government has expanded onion buffer stock releases to 19 cities through Kanda...

Farm Peace Launches Rs 32 Crore IPO on BSE SME to Scale Potato Contract Farming

Farm Peace Launches Rs 32 Crore IPO on BSE SME to Scale Potato Contract Farming

Farm Peace Limited has launched its Rs 32 crore IPO on the BSE SME platform to fund...

India’s Q1 GDP Growth Accelerates to 7.8%, But Agriculture Slows Down

India’s Q1 GDP Growth Accelerates to 7.8%, But Agriculture Slows Down

India’s Q1 FY2026-27 GDP growth accelerated to 7.8% from 6.9% a year earlier, driven...

Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme to Take Effect from September 1, Consumer Impact Expected to be Minimal

Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme to Take Effect from September 1, Consumer Impact Expected to be Minimal

The Centre has approved the Rs 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme for 2026-27 to 2035-36...

India to Replace Monthly Sugar Quotas with Fortnightly Allocation System; Mills Required to Sell 40% in First Week

India to Replace Monthly Sugar Quotas with Fortnightly Allocation System; Mills Required to Sell 40% in First Week

Government of India has decided to introduce a fortnightly sugar allocation system...

India Allows 10 Lakh Tonnes of Duty-Free Raw Sugar Imports to Curb Record Prices

India Allows 10 Lakh Tonnes of Duty-Free Raw Sugar Imports to Curb Record Prices

India has allowed duty-free imports of up to 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar until October...

Uttar Pradesh Sets 30 Lakh Tonne Increase in Rabi Output, Rs 600 crore Subsidy for Seeds

Uttar Pradesh has raised its rabi foodgrain production target from 480 lakh metric tonnes last year to 510 lakh metric tonnes this...

States

UoH Researchers Decode Plant’s Phosphate Recycling Mechanism to Cut Fertiliser Use

Researchers at the University of Hyderabad have identified how the PAP26b gene regulates phosphate recycling in tomato plants. The...

Agritech

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI Launches AVNI to Bring AI-Powered Agricultural Learning to Children

IIT Ropar’s ANNAM.AI has launched AVNI, an AI-powered web and mobile learning platform that introduces children to agriculture, plants...

Agri Start-Ups

Weak Monsoon and Global Uncertainties Raise Agricultural Risks: What Else Does RBI Say?

India’s agriculture faces risks from deficient monsoon rainfall, low reservoir levels, possible El Niño conditions and volatile global...

National

RBI Raises Repo Rate By 25 bps to 5.50%, 1st Increase in 3.5 Years, Inflation Projected at 5.2% in 2026-27

The RBI raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent and shifted its stance to calibrated tightening, citing broadening...

National

Tractor Retails Up 13.75% YoY to 76,906 Units in September, but Monsoons and Festive Deferments Trigger 12.58% MoM Dip

India’s tractor retail sales rose 13.75% year-on-year to 76,906 units in September 2026, despite a 12.58% month-on-month decline due...

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