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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...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns citing health reasons

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns citing health reasons

In his resignation letter, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “To prioritise health care and...

Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Convergence of 36 Existing Schemes Across 11 Departments

Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Convergence of 36 Existing Schemes Across 11 Departments

The Scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop...

From Tomatoes to Tur: India’s Food Deflation Drives CPI to Six-Year Low

From Tomatoes to Tur: India’s Food Deflation Drives CPI to Six-Year Low

The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) registered a year-on-year decline of -1.06%...

Fertilizer Crunch Grips Multiple States, Farmers Struggle During Peak Sowing Season

Fertilizer Crunch Grips Multiple States, Farmers Struggle During Peak Sowing Season

Farmers are distressed by a severe shortage of fertilizers like urea and DAP during...

ICAR-NIHSAD Scientists Develop First Indigenous Live Attenuated African Swine Fever Vaccine for Pigs

India has developed its first indigenous live attenuated African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine for pigs. Developed by ICAR-NIHSAD using...

Agritech

IGC Forecasts Global Grain Output to Fall 69 Million Tonnes from Last Year, Cites Heatwaves and Russia-Ukraine War

The IGC has cut its 2026-27 global grains production forecast to 2.422 billion tonnes due to European heatwaves hurting maize and...

International

Govt Targets 25% Food Processing by 2031, Eyes New Policy Push to Unlock $600 Billion Opportunity

The Centre aims to raise India's food processing level to 25% by 2031 from 17% in 2023 and is considering a National Processing Mission...

National

FAI Welcomes NIPU-2026, Says New Urea Policy Will Accelerate India's Fertiliser Self-Reliance

The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) has welcomed the Cabinet's approval of the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026),...

National

Himachal's Proposed MIS Policy Raises Concerns Among Apple Growers Over 30-Bag Purchase Cap and Mandatory Farmer ID

The Himachal Pradesh government's proposed new MIS policy has raised concerns among apple growers in the state. The policy may include...

States

ICAR Develops 386 Improved Crop Varieties in a Year, 94% Climate-Resilient and 29 Biofortified

On its 98th Foundation Day, ICAR announced the development of 386 improved crop varieties across 44 crops, including 94% climate-resilient...

National