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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the implementation of...
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
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
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”
The Centre has announced a complete ban on new mining leases across the entire Aravalli...
LS Passes G-RAM-G Bill Amid Uproar; Opposition Vows Nationwide Agitation
The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G)...
NREGA Sangharsh Morcha Slams Proposed Bill to Repeal MGNREGA, Calls It 'Rollback of Workers' Rights'
Terming the proposed law “not a reform but a rollback,” the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha...
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