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Monsoon to Advance Across North India This Week, IMD Warns of Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Heatwave

Monsoon to Advance Across North India This Week, IMD Warns of Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Heatwave

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast further advance of the southwest...

Farmers' Body ICCFM Urges PM to Keep Agriculture Out of India-US Trade Deal, Flags Risks to MSP and Food Security

Farmers' Body ICCFM Urges PM to Keep Agriculture Out of India-US Trade Deal, Flags Risks to MSP and Food Security

The Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements (ICCFM) has urged Prime Minister...

ITC cumulatively harvests 6 times its net water consumption in FY 2025-26; already achieves 2030 goal

ITC cumulatively harvests 6 times its net water consumption in FY 2025-26; already achieves 2030 goal

ITC has achieved its 2030 water stewardship target ahead of schedule by creating...

El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

El Niño and Cane Crisis: India's Sugar Output May Stay Below Demand for Third Straight Year

India's sugar sector is staring at a supply crunch as weak monsoon prospects, falling...

TAAS Invites Nominations for Borlaug Innovative Farmer and S.K. Vasal Crop Hybrid Research Awards

TAAS Invites Nominations for Borlaug Innovative Farmer and S.K. Vasal Crop Hybrid Research Awards

The Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) has invited nominations...

Government Invites Industry to Set Up Green Urea Plants; Plans 7.24 Lakh MT Annual Green Ammonia Procurement

Government Invites Industry to Set Up Green Urea Plants; Plans 7.24 Lakh MT Annual Green Ammonia Procurement

The Department of Fertilizers has initiated the process for establishing Green Urea...

Turning Waste into Value: How FOM and LFOM Can Support Farmers During Crises

Turning Waste into Value: How FOM and LFOM Can Support Farmers During Crises

Amid global fertilizer supply disruptions, Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) and Liquid...

Farmer Organisations Announce Joint Struggle Against Proposed India-US Trade Deal

Farmer Organisations Announce Joint Struggle Against Proposed India-US Trade Deal

Farmer organisations from across India have announced a united campaign against...

Centre Proposes NFSA Amendment to Rationalise Antyodaya Foodgrain Entitlements, Invites Public Comments

Centre Proposes NFSA Amendment to Rationalise Antyodaya Foodgrain Entitlements, Invites Public Comments

The Centre has proposed amendments to the National Food Security Act, 2013, to make...

Monsoon Revival, Bringing Relief to Kharif Sowing, but Uneven Rainfall Remains a Concern

Monsoon Revival, Bringing Relief to Kharif Sowing, but Uneven Rainfall Remains a Concern

The southwest monsoon has regained momentum, offering relief to farmers as kharif...

USTR Leaves New Delhi Without Trade Deal Breakthrough as India Reassesses BTA

USTR Leaves New Delhi Without Trade Deal Breakthrough as India Reassesses BTA

India-U.S. trade negotiations remain unresolved after USTR Jamieson Greer's visit...

Farmers Unwilling to Sell Onions to NAFED and NCCF as Open Market Prices Remain Higher

Farmers Unwilling to Sell Onions to NAFED and NCCF as Open Market Prices Remain Higher

The government has asked NAFED and NCCF to procure 2 lakh tonnes of onions under...

New Holland Launches HD and XHD Series Rotary Tillers in India

New Holland Launches HD and XHD Series Rotary Tillers in India

New Holland has launched its HD and XHD Series Rotary Tillers in India, expanding...

El Niño Cuts Monsoon Rainfall by 43%; 315 Districts Across 12 States Likely to Be Affected

El Niño Cuts Monsoon Rainfall by 43%; 315 Districts Across 12 States Likely to Be Affected

El Niño has reduced India’s monsoon rainfall by 43% so far, with weak rains expected...

Four of the 16 ships carrying fertilizer to India that were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz have moved out

Four of the 16 ships carrying fertilizer to India that were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz have moved out

Four ships carrying urea, DAP and sulphur have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and...

Kharif Sowing Gains Momentum; Acreage Up 1.95 Lakh Hectares Over Last Year

Kharif Sowing Gains Momentum; Acreage Up 1.95 Lakh Hectares Over Last Year

Kharif sowing has gathered pace across India with total cropped area reaching 119.90...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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