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Govt Clarifies: Monthly Stock Limit Not Applicable To Khandsari Sugar Units

Govt Clarifies: Monthly Stock Limit Not Applicable To Khandsari Sugar Units

The Centre has clarified that the monthly stock holding limit does not apply to...

ICAR Rejects Allegations of Rigging Gene-Edited Rice Trials, Calls Claims Baseless and Motivated

ICAR Rejects Allegations of Rigging Gene-Edited Rice Trials, Calls Claims Baseless and Motivated

In a statement, ICAR clarified that there was neither premature release of either...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Strengthening KVKs and Effective Redressal of Farmers’ Complaints

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Strengthening KVKs and Effective Redressal of Farmers’ Complaints

Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted that there are currently 731 KVKs nationwide,...

e-NAM Platform Expanded: Nine New Commodities Added to Boost Digital Agri-Trade

e-NAM Platform Expanded: Nine New Commodities Added to Boost Digital Agri-Trade

Number of commodities on the e-NAM platform rises to 247, further enhancing coverage...

Cabinet Approves MSP Hike for Rabi Crops; Wheat Up by ₹160, Mustard by ₹250

Cabinet Approves MSP Hike for Rabi Crops; Wheat Up by ₹160, Mustard by ₹250

The highest absolute increase has been announced for safflower at ₹600 per quintal,...

RBI Holds Rates as Inflation Crashes, Bets on GST and Food Supply to Keep Prices Low

RBI Holds Rates as Inflation Crashes, Bets on GST and Food Supply to Keep Prices Low

RBI now sees CPI inflation dipping to 1.8% in Q2 and Q3 of FY26 before rebounding...

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2025 to Focus on Scaling Up Green Energy Initiatives

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2025 to Focus on Scaling Up Green Energy Initiatives

The three-day international exhibition and conference, themed “Transition to Net...

10 Eminent Agricultural Scientists Urge PM Modi to Expedite Clearance for GM Mustard

10 Eminent Agricultural Scientists Urge PM Modi to Expedite Clearance for GM Mustard

Prominent agricultural scientists, including Dr R.S. Paroda, Dr G. Padmanaban, Prof...

PM Modi Reviews Flood Situation in Uttarakhand, Declares ₹1,200 Crore Support

PM Modi Reviews Flood Situation in Uttarakhand, Declares ₹1,200 Crore Support

PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased...

GST Council Rationalises Rates: Major Relief for Farmers and Common Man

GST Council Rationalises Rates: Major Relief for Farmers and Common Man

GST Council approves rate rationalisation with a focus on the common man, labour-intensive...

Agriculture Trails as India’s Economy Posts Strong Q1 Growth

Agriculture Trails as India’s Economy Posts Strong Q1 Growth

Data released by the National Statistics Office show that while manufacturing and...

IIT Madras-led Study Reveals Impact of Human Activity on Aerosol and Climate

IIT Madras-led Study Reveals Impact of Human Activity on Aerosol and Climate

The implications of this study are profound. With climate models heavily reliant...

MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

The government constituted the committee in July 2022, comprising representatives...

IFFCO Board Appoints K J Patel as New Managing Director of IFFCO

IFFCO Board Appoints K J Patel as New Managing Director of IFFCO

Patel was holding the position of Director Technical, IFFCO and brings with him...

India Faces 25 Percent U.S. Tariff Firepower Over Refusal to Open Farm, Dairy Markets

India Faces 25 Percent U.S. Tariff Firepower Over Refusal to Open Farm, Dairy Markets

Trump’s social media declaration—“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%,...

20th PM-KISAN Installment to Be Released on August 2; PM Modi to Transfer Funds from Varanasi

20th PM-KISAN Installment to Be Released on August 2; PM Modi to Transfer Funds from Varanasi

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Chairs High-Level Meeting to Review...

Arya.ag Brings Technology to the Farm Gate with Smart Farm Centres Powering Data-Led Agriculture

Arya.ag, India’s largest grain commerce platform, has launched 25 Smart Farm Centres across India to deliver data-driven agriculture...

National

Bangladesh to Import $1.25 Billion Worth of US Soy to Strengthen Food and Feed Security

Bangladesh’s major soy processors — Meghna, City, Delta Agrofood, Mahbub, and KGS — have signed agreements to buy $1.25 billion worth...

International

China Resumes Buying US Wheat and Sorghum After a Year, Signaling Thaw in Trade Tensions

China has resumed imports of US wheat and sorghum for the first time in over a year, following agreements to purchase 12 million tonnes...

International

Centre Decided to Allow Export of 15 Lakh Tonnes Sugar, Remove 50% Duty on Molasses

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, announced the decisions in a letter to Karnataka...

Agribusiness

Gujarat Govt Announces Rs 10,000 Crore Compensation Package for Farmers Hit by Unseasonal Rain

Under the scheme, each affected farmer will receive Rs 22,000 per hectare, capped at two hectares (i.e., a maximum of Rs 44,000 per...

States