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PM-KISAN 24th Instalment to Be Released on October 30, Farmers to Receive Rs. 2,000 Before Diwali

PM-KISAN 24th Instalment to Be Released on October 30, Farmers to Receive Rs. 2,000 Before Diwali

The Centre will release the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme on October 30,...

Bharat International Rice Conference Opens Tomorrow in Delhi With Buyers From 153 Countries

Bharat International Rice Conference Opens Tomorrow in Delhi With Buyers From 153 Countries

The Bharat International Rice Conference 2026 will bring global rice trade stakeholders...

Animal Feed Bran Used in Priyagold Biscuits, FSSAI Suspends Licence; 5 Other Food Companies Face Action

Animal Feed Bran Used in Priyagold Biscuits, FSSAI Suspends Licence; 5 Other Food Companies Face Action

FSSAI has sanctioned prosecution against the manufacturers of Priyagold biscuits,...

India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Rise 3% in First 11 Months of 2025-26, Import of Refined Decline

India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Rise 3% in First 11 Months of 2025-26, Import of Refined Decline

India’s vegetable oil imports rose 3% to 154.64 lakh tonnes during November 2025-September...

Government Forms Committee to Address Sugarcane Farmers’ Concerns, Review Sugar MSP

Government Forms Committee to Address Sugarcane Farmers’ Concerns, Review Sugar MSP

The panel, headed by former NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand, will examine sugarcane...

Cabinet Approves Rs 53,428 Crore for Social Assistance Scheme Till 2031, Know the Revised Eligibility Criteria

Cabinet Approves Rs 53,428 Crore for Social Assistance Scheme Till 2031, Know the Revised Eligibility Criteria

The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 53,428 crore for continuing the National Social...

India's Oilmeal Exports Drops 65 Percent in July, Soymeal Exports Plunge 90 Percent

India's Oilmeal Exports Drops 65 Percent in July, Soymeal Exports Plunge 90 Percent

India’s oilmeal exports fell by 65 percent in July 2026 and 27 percent during April–July...

Wholesale Inflation Rises to 11.39% in September; Food Inflation Climbs to 8.66%

Wholesale Inflation Rises to 11.39% in September; Food Inflation Climbs to 8.66%

India’s wholesale inflation rose to 11.39% in September 2026 from 9.92% in August,...

Centre Steps Up Stubble Management Drive, Flags Rise in MP and Rajasthan

Centre Steps Up Stubble Management Drive, Flags Rise in MP and Rajasthan

The Centre has directed states to intensify stubble-burning prevention through district-level...

Post-Monsoon Rains and Storms Cause Heavy Damage to Kharif Crops, Affecting Paddy Harvesting

Post-Monsoon Rains and Storms Cause Heavy Damage to Kharif Crops, Affecting Paddy Harvesting

Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh report crop damage and waterlogging in grain markets...

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...

Maharashtra to Book Finance Firm Staff for Harassing Drought-Hit Farmers

Maharashtra will take police action against finance company staff harassing drought-hit farmers over loan repayments. The government...

States

India May Extend Duty-Free Cotton Imports, Raising Concerns Over Farmers’ Interests and Self-Reliance

India may extend the duty-free cotton import window until December 2026 to meet the textile industry’s raw material needs and contain...

National

BRICS Grain Exchange: A Bid to Free the Global South from Agribusiness Dependence

The 18th BRICS Summit’s New Delhi Declaration prioritises agrobiodiversity, farmers’ rights and a proposed BRICS Grain Exchange to...

Opinion

Gujarat Declares Four Districts Drought-Hit, Announces Relief for Farmers

Gujarat has declared Devbhumi Dwarka, Porbandar, Jamnagar and Kutch drought-affected, with relief measures effective November 1. Farmers...

States

Maharashtra Approves Rs 5,000 Advance Aid for 1.5 Crore Drought-Hit Farmers

Maharashtra has approved Rs 5,000 in advance relief for each of 1.5 crore farmers across 304 drought-affected talukas before Diwali....

States

UP Approves State Livestock Mission, Offers Rs 40,000 Subsidy per Cow; State to Bear 85% of Insurance Premium

Uttar Pradesh has approved a State Livestock Mission offering Rs 40,000 per indigenous cow for up to two cows per farmer, with the...

States