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Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Research efforts on biofortified crops have got a shot in the arm with the Norman...

How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?

On Friday morning, the Food Ministry said that as paddy had been sown in an area...

Govt prohibits exports of broken rice

Govt prohibits exports of broken rice

The government has prohibited the exports of broken rice. According to a notification...

Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices

Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices

Two weeks after releasing figures for record rice production and the very next day...

PM Modi to inaugurate IDF WDS 2022 on Sep 12; summit in India 48 years after International Dairy Congress

PM Modi to inaugurate IDF WDS 2022 on Sep 12; summit in India 48 years after International Dairy Congress

The four-day long IDF WDS 22 assumes significance as a dominant majority of over...

India ranks 132 on HDI as global development stalls

India ranks 132 on HDI as global development stalls

Human Development — a measure of a nation’s health, education, and average income...

Shifting to plant-based foods can reverse climate catastrophe

Shifting to plant-based foods can reverse climate catastrophe

A plant-based diet offers several advantages, prominent being lowering the risk...

Vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease at sluggish pace as only goat pox vaccine allowed

Vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease at sluggish pace as only goat pox vaccine allowed

Scientists say that the country requires about 200mn doses of vaccine and hence...

Sonjoy Mohanty to be new ISMA DG

Sonjoy Mohanty to be new ISMA DG

The Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), the apex body of private sugar mills...

Established and existing procedure for fertilizer registration followed in approval to nano urea: Govt

Established and existing procedure for fertilizer registration followed in approval to nano urea: Govt

The Union Government has said that the established and existing procedure for the...

12 states affected by Lumpy Skin Disease, about 50,000 cattle dead, but states yet to declare it pandemic

12 states affected by Lumpy Skin Disease, about 50,000 cattle dead, but states yet to declare it pandemic

Cattle farmers in the country are badly affected by Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). According...

World’s scientists discuss India’s efforts to achieve SDGs by 2030

World’s scientists discuss India’s efforts to achieve SDGs by 2030

A two-day National Symposium was organized on ‘Food, Nutrition, and Environmental...

Bayer to scale up Sahbhaagi programme to build evolving ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurs while transforming Indian agriculture

Bayer to scale up Sahbhaagi programme to build evolving ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurs while transforming Indian agriculture

The Bayer Sahbhaagi Program was launched in 2019 and today it has more than 4,000...

GDP for Q1 2022-23 grows by 13.5 per cent, GVA for agriculture by 4.5 per cent

GDP for Q1 2022-23 grows by 13.5 per cent, GVA for agriculture by 4.5 per cent

According to the provisional estimates released by the NSO on August 31, the GDP...

Prof. Abhijit Sen, one of India’s foremost experts on agriculture and rural economy, is no more

Prof. Abhijit Sen, one of India’s foremost experts on agriculture and rural economy, is no more

Sen was a member of the Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014 during the UPA government....

37.3 Percent of Milk and Dairy Samples Failed FSSAI Standards in FY26; Over 11,700 Cases Filed

More than one in three milk and milk product samples tested across India failed to meet food safety standards in FY26, according to...

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Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns as Education Minister After 10 Days of Student Protests Over Paper Leak

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns following 10 days of student protests over paper leaks. Protesters demand further action...

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Farmers Report Fertiliser Shortages, but Government Claims 139 lakh Tonnes in Stock

Amid farmers' complaints of urea and DAP shortages during the Kharif 2026 season, the government says fertiliser availability exceeds...

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Government Orders Physical Verification of Sugar Stocks as Prices Surge; Stock Limits Under Consideration

The Centre has ordered nationwide physical verification of sugar stocks at mills between August 1 and 14 amid a sharp rise in sugar...

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India's Cotton Output Falls 17% in Five Years; Raw Cotton Imports Jump Over 80%

India's cotton production has declined by over 17% in the last five years due to lower acreage and productivity. As domestic supplies...

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Brent Crude Tops $100 as Middle East Conflict Widens, Global Oil Supply Risks Intensify

Brent crude rose above $100 per barrel as the Middle East conflict widened, with Iran expanding attacks on U.S. allies and Iran-backed...

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