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Fertilizer companies to lose Rs 3,000cr due to reduction in DAP subsidy

Fertilizer companies to lose Rs 3,000cr due to reduction in DAP subsidy

While the Union Government has increased the subsidy rate for N under the NBS scheme...

Samyukta Kisan Morcha gives call for nation-wide struggle

Samyukta Kisan Morcha gives call for nation-wide struggle

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of Indian farmers' unions,...

25% rise in agri, processed food export

25% rise in agri, processed food export

According to provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial...

Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October

Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October

This is for the first time in three months that retail inflation has slipped below...

WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct

WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct

The WPI-based inflation dipped to a 19-month low of 8.39 per cent in October on...

Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep

Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep

African countries, especially Guyana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Ivory Coast, are...

States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC

States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC

NHRC says that the State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid...

Centre to promote export of millets

Centre to promote export of millets

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion...

Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...

Govt argues in SC that approval to GM mustard is in national interest, self-reliance to be achieved in edible oils

Govt argues in SC that approval to GM mustard is in national interest, self-reliance to be achieved in edible oils

Calling the decision to approve the environmental release of GM mustard variety...

Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt

Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt

The opposition by green groups to genetically modified (GM) crops is unfounded as...

Fight for MSP will be extended to every village: VM Singh

Fight for MSP will be extended to every village: VM Singh

In his first presidential statement in the meeting of the MSP Guarantee National...

MCX appoints Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as Chairman

MCX appoints Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as Chairman

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of...

IIMB’s NSRCEL and YSBFB join hands to support social businesses from rural India

IIMB’s NSRCEL and YSBFB join hands to support social businesses from rural India

While NSRCEL is leading the incubation programme, YSBFB will facilitate modules...

Rajasthan, Punjab causing bad air quality in Delhi-NCR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Rajasthan, Punjab causing bad air quality in Delhi-NCR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh cautioned that air-pollution-related...

60 lakh tonnes of sugar exports allowed

60 lakh tonnes of sugar exports allowed

In order to prevent the uncontrolled export of sugar and ensure sufficient availability...

Cheap Edible Oil Imports: A Setback for Farmers Ahead of Kharif Harvest and Rabi Sowing

The Centre’s decision to cut import duties on major edible oils could help moderate prices ahead of the festive season, but it comes...

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Seed Industry Targets 10% Share of Global Seed Trade by 2035, Seeks Faster Approvals and Stronger IP Protection

India’s seed industry has set a target of increasing its share of global seed trade from 1 percent to 10 percent by 2035. FSII has...

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Paddy Procurement Begins in a Week, but Haryana Rice Millers Hold Back CMR Registration

Haryana’s paddy procurement is set to begin on October 1, but only around 350 of nearly 1,400 rice millers have registered for CMR....

States

Karnataka Seeks Rs 1,852 Crore Interim Aid as Drought Spreads to 177 Talukas

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has sought Rs 1,852 crore in interim central assistance as drought has spread to 177 taluks...

States

Govt Cuts Edible Oil Import Duties; Industry Sees Scope for Lower Retail Prices

The government has cut import duties on crude and refined palm, soybean and sunflower oils from September 24. The move is expected...

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Centre Amends Plant Quarantine Rules to Regulate Aquatic Plants and Medicinal Flora Imports

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued two notifications amending the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003. These orders...

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