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Record rice production in Kharif 2024-25, pulses production at nine-year low

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

Opinion