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Record rice production in Kharif 2024-25, pulses production at nine-year low
Rice production in the Kharif season of 2024-25 is estimated to be 11.99 crore tonnes,...
India exempts parboiled rice and brown rice from export duty to boost shipments
According to a notification issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, export duty...
India's Cotton production likely to fall over 7% on lower area, damage crop
India's cotton imports are expected to rise to 25 lakh bales in the new season,...
Climate contradiction: Stronger monsoons bring more rain to northwest India
This research highlights the complex and sometimes contradictory ways climate change...
Retail inflation hits nine-month high at 5.49pc in Sep, WPI inflation rises to 1.84 percent
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) also increased to 1.84 percent in September from...
Paddy procurement in Haryana begins today after farmers' protest
The government has started paddy procurement in Haryana today, September 27. Due...
IIMCAA Awards 2024: Anup Pandey 'Journalist of the Year,' Shagun Kapil receives Agriculture Reporting award
The IIMCAA Awards 2024 celebrated the outstanding contributions of professionals...
Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for tribal communities
The Mission comprises 25 interventions which will be implemented by 17 line ministries....
Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy rates for Rabi Season, 2024
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal...
USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped
The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...
Government Increases Import Duty on Crude and Refined Edible Oils by 20% to Restrict Cheap Imports
The central government has increased the customs duty on crude and refined edible...
Government Removes Minimum Export Price for Basmati and Onion
In a significant move before the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana,...
Cabinet approves 'Mission Mausam' to create a more weather-ready and climate-smart Bharat
Mission Mausam, to be chiefly implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is...
Cabinet Approves Rs 13,966 Crore for Seven Major Schemes to Improve Farmers' Lives and Livelihoods
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that these major schemes are aimed at...
Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25
Paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop has been fixed at 485 lakh metric tonnes...
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Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming
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Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave
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