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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...

Government lifts ban on ethanol production from sugarcane juice, FCI will sell 23 Lakh tonne rice to distilleries

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

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

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

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

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'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

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

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

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

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 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

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

India's Cold Chain Sector Poised for Robust Growth

NCCD is revising technical standards and minimum guidelines to implement cold-chain...

Cereal and Sugar Prices Rise in May; Global Grain Output Seen Declining in 2026-27: FAO

The FAO Food Price Index remained largely stable in May 2026 as falling vegetable oil prices offset gains in cereals and sugar. FAO...

International

GDP Grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26, but Agricultural Sector Growth Slowed Down

the agriculture and allied sector recorded a growth rate of only 3.0% in FY 2025-26. This compares with 4.2% in FY 2024-25 and 2.6%...

National

Global Agritech Funding Dips 3% to $16.2 Billion as Investment Focus Shifts

AgFunder's latest report highlights growing investment in deeptech, climatetech, and farm productivity solutions, while capital allocation...

Agritech

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25%, Flags Inflation Risks from El Niño and Oil Shock; Cuts FY27 Growth Forecast to 6.6%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and retained a neutral policy stance, citing rising inflation...

National

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...

National

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...

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