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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...
Government lifts ban on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, FCI will sell 23 Lakh tonne rice to distilleries
The central government has granted permission for sugar mills and distilleries to...
Haryana polls on Oct 1, three-phase J&K elections from Sep 18, results on Oct 4
Assembly elections in Maharashtra, which were held along with Haryana in 2019, will...
Safex Chemicals Celebrates Independence Day with Youth-Focused Agriculture Art Contest
The "Independence Day Poster Making Competition" is open to children across India,...
Experts to gather to advance idea of ‘Viksit Krishi for Viksit Bharat’ at Sustainable Agri Summit
The 'Sustainable Agriculture Summit & Awards 2024' in New Delhi on August 7, 2024,...
What did farmers get in the budget? Know the major announcements for agriculture and allied sector
The Finance Minister said that the government will conduct a comprehensive review...
ICAR's 100-day initiative for seeds and farm technologies
ICAR has launched a 100-day initiative to introduce 100 new seed varieties and advanced...
Urad prices softening, rainfall boosts sowing area under Kharif
As on 5th July 2024, the area sown for Urad has reached 5.37 lakh hectares, as compared...
Kharif sowing increases by 14 percent, pulses record 55 percent jump
The area under paddy cultivation has jumped to 59.99 lakh hectares from 50.26 lakh...
Government Imposes Stock Limits on Pulses to Curb Hoarding and Control Prices
To prevent hoarding and control prices, the Central Government has imposed stock...
Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25, MSP for Paddy up by 117 per quintal
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the...
RBI maintains repo rate at 6.5%, forecasts 7.2% GDP growth rate
RBI's monetary policy committee has once again not made any change in the repo rate....
At 52.3 deg C, Delhi records highest-ever temperature
The non-descript Mungeshpur area in Outer Delhi, hit by hot winds from Rajasthan,...
India's Cold Chain Sector Poised for Robust Growth
NCCD is revising technical standards and minimum guidelines to implement cold-chain...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and retained a neutral policy stance, citing rising inflation...
Southwest Monsoon Reaches Kerala Three Days Late; IMD Issues Yellow Alert Ror Rain and Thunderstorms in Delhi
The southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on June 4, three days later than normal and four days behind the IMD’s forecast. While heavy...
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Farm Loan Waiver of Up to Rs 2 Lakh, 56 Lakh Farmers to Benefit
The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a farm loan waiver scheme, which is expected to benefit nearly 56 lakh cultivators, fulfilling...
