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Onion growers at crossroads: Will govt lift ban on exports?

Onion growers at crossroads: Will govt lift ban on exports?

The government's efforts to curb inflation in the election year are weighing heavily...

Sugar output falls 7.7pc to 112 lakh tons in Oct-Dec: NFCSF

Sugar output falls 7.7pc to 112 lakh tons in Oct-Dec: NFCSF

Sugar production in the country fell by 7.7 per cent to 112 lakh tonnes in the first...

IMD forecast of normal rains in Jan-Feb-Mar raises hopes for better wheat crop during rabi

IMD forecast of normal rains in Jan-Feb-Mar raises hopes for better wheat crop during rabi

IMD's forecast of normal rainfall during the January-February-March period has raised...

Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Government Petroleum Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased the prices of ethanol...

Govt hikes copra MSP by Rs 250-300/qtl for 2024 season

Govt hikes copra MSP by Rs 250-300/qtl for 2024 season

The Centre has announced Rs 250-300 per quintal increase in the minimum support...

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Award today

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Award today

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Award 2023 event kicked off in New Delhi...

Mandava Prabhakar Rao becomes new ISMA chief

Mandava Prabhakar Rao becomes new ISMA chief

Mandava Prabhakar Rao has taken over as President of Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers...

Cut down non-basmati rice price immediately: Govt to rice industry

Cut down non-basmati rice price immediately: Govt to rice industry

The Centre has directed Rice Industry Associations to slash the retail price of...

Sugar output dips 11pc at 74 lakh ton during Oct 1-Dec 15 of 2023-24 mkt yr

Sugar output dips 11pc at 74 lakh ton during Oct 1-Dec 15 of 2023-24 mkt yr

Sugar production in the country dropped by 11 per cent year-on-year to 74.05 lakh...

Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

Government to allow diversion of 17 LT of sugar for ethanol production

The flexibility will be given to sugar mills for using both sugarcane juice and...

Wholesale inflation at 0.26pc in Nov; in positive zone after seven months

Wholesale inflation at 0.26pc in Nov; in positive zone after seven months

Wholesale price-based inflation rose at the fastest pace in eight months at 0.26...

Govt to buy 2 lakh tonne onion for buffer stock, will procure kharif crop first time

Govt to buy 2 lakh tonne onion for buffer stock, will procure kharif crop first time

The government will procure about 2 Lakh Tonne of onion for its buffer stock from...

Govt further tightens stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding, check prices

Govt further tightens stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding, check prices

The Centre Friday further tightened stock holding norms for wholesalers, retailers,...

India bans onion exports till Mar '24; Maharashtra farmers launch protest

India bans onion exports till Mar '24; Maharashtra farmers launch protest

The Centre notified banned exports of onion till March next year with a view to...

Arjun Munda becomes new Union Agri Min, tribal leader gets key task

Arjun Munda becomes new Union Agri Min, tribal leader gets key task

Senior BJP leader and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has been given the...

Cong fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, KL Sharma from Amethi

Ending days of speculation, the Congress announced the candidatures of Rahul Gandhi and Kishori Lal Sharma in Rae Bareli and Amethi...

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Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement

The main reason for this decrease is less procurement in Madhya Pradesh, UP and Rajasthan. All three are BJP ruled states lagging...

National

'Fresh From Farm' raises $2 million in Pre Series A

Fresh From Farm, a B2B2C platform for consolidating fresh fruit demand, has successfully raised USD 2 million in a Pre-Series A round...

Agri Start-Ups

NACOF OORJA launches SPV to promote sustainable farming in India

NACOF OORJA, one of India’s leading Renewable Energy developers and operators, supported by NACOF, a multi-state Cooperative Society...

Cooperatives

Election Commission releases voter turnout data after several days, questions raised on increased voting

The Election Commission has released the voter turnout data 11 days after the first phase of Lok Sabha elections and four days after...

ELECTIONS 2024

IFFCO gets government approval for Nano Zinc Liquid and Nano Copper Liquid

Now five liquid fertilizer products of IFFCO based on nanotechnology will be available to the farmers.

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