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Memorandum to the President about farmers’ anguish and indignation

Memorandum to the President about farmers’ anguish and indignation

On June 26, which marked the completion of seven months of the farmers’ protest...

UP govt silent on interest on arrear payments; will SC decide sugarcane farmers’ rights?

UP govt silent on interest on arrear payments; will SC decide sugarcane farmers’ rights?

Legally, the calculation of arrears starts 14 days after cane supply because farmers...

NCDC celebrates International Yoga Day

NCDC celebrates International Yoga Day

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) organized an online event...

Pandemic fails to dampen India’s sugar consumption pattern

Pandemic fails to dampen India’s sugar consumption pattern

The pandemic-induced lockdown has failed to dampen the sugar consumption pattern...

Increasing inflation may aggravate farmers’ troubles; apprehensions of a fall in demand

Increasing inflation may aggravate farmers’ troubles; apprehensions of a fall in demand

While increasing inflation has created troubles on the economic front for the common...

Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director,  Amul receives APO regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion

Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Amul receives APO regional award as Asia Pacific Productivity Champion

Dr Sodhi is the first person in the last 20 years from India to receive the award....

Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for 2021-22

Cabinet approves MSP for Kharif Crops for 2021-22

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...

O2 crisis: IIT Kanpur to set up 50 oxygen plants

O2 crisis: IIT Kanpur to set up 50 oxygen plants

Amid high demand for liquid medical oxygen (LMO) by Covid-19 patients, Indian Institute...

Railways to spend Rs 556 crore to redevelop Lucknow’s majestic Charbagh station

Railways to spend Rs 556 crore to redevelop Lucknow’s majestic Charbagh station

The Charbagh project comprises integrated development and redevelopment of both...

Oil firms float tenders to buy 260 Million Litre of ethanol

Oil firms float tenders to buy 260 Million Litre of ethanol

To achieve the pan-India fuel blending target of 8-8.5 per cent, the public sector...

IFFCO Kisan ties up with Ajooni Biotech for supply of BIS mark cattle feed

IFFCO Kisan ties up with Ajooni Biotech for supply of BIS mark cattle feed

IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Ltd has signed an agreement with Ajooni Biotech for sourcing/procurement...

UP sugar mills in huge arrears to sugarcane farmers: Kunwar Danish Ali

UP sugar mills in huge arrears to sugarcane farmers: Kunwar Danish Ali

In a letter written to PM Narendra Modi, the Amroha MP Kunwar Danish Ali has highlighted...

CII demands reallocation of oxygen for steel, ferrous industry

CII demands reallocation of oxygen for steel, ferrous industry

With the medical oxygen demand by Covid-19 hospitals starting to stabilise, the...

Farmers to get DAP bag for Rs 1,200 only; Govt goes for a massive Rs 700 increase in subsidy

Farmers to get DAP bag for Rs 1,200 only; Govt goes for a massive Rs 700 increase in subsidy

The central government has announced a massive 140 per cent increase in subsidy...

National Digital Livestock Mission to Build Unified Livestock Database, Over 35.9 Crore Pashu Aadhaar Issued

NDLM has already registered around 9.5 crore livestock owners, while 35.96 crore animals have been issued Pashu Aadhaar, providing...

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NREGA Sangharsh Morcha Slams Proposed Bill to Repeal MGNREGA, Calls It 'Rollback of Workers' Rights'

Terming the proposed law “not a reform but a rollback,” the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha said the bill dismantles hard-won democratic and...

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ICRISAT Develops High-Resolution Map to Distinguish Irrigated and Rainfed Croplands Across India

A team of researchers at ICRISAT has produced a 10-meter irrigated and rainfed cropland map of India for 2024–25, using dense Sentinel-2...

Agritech

NFCSF Urges Government to Revise Sugar MSP Amid Falling Prices and Rising Costs

The Federation has emphasised the urgent need for revision of the sugar MSP to Rs 41 per kg, enhancement of ethanol procurement prices,...

Agribusiness

From Zira to Tibbi: How Water Scarcity and Pollution in Punjab Shaped Rajasthan’s Ethanol Agitation

The farmers’ protest against a proposed ethanol plant in Rajasthan’s Tibbi region draws inspiration from Punjab’s Zira movement, where...

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COCERAL Forecasts Lower EU Grain Harvest in 2026; Wheat Output Seen Declining, Corn Production Set to Recover

COCERAL’s first forecast for the 2026 season projects a decline in EU-27 plus UK grain production to 296.7 million tonnes, down from...

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