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Urea price reaches $1,200 and phosphoric acid $2,000; fertilizer prices may go up

Urea price reaches $1,200 and phosphoric acid $2,000; fertilizer prices may go up

According to fertilizer industry sources, companies are incurring losses even after...

India sugar exports to hit 8.5 MT

India sugar exports to hit 8.5 MT

India is expected to hit a record sugar export level of 8.5 MT in the current season...

GDP growth estimated at 7.4% for 2022-23: FICCI ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SURVEY

GDP growth estimated at 7.4% for 2022-23: FICCI ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SURVEY

The latest round of FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey puts forth an annual median...

Abysmal wage rates for MGNREGA in FY 2022-23: NSM, PAEG

Abysmal wage rates for MGNREGA in FY 2022-23: NSM, PAEG

At a time when the country is going through the worst employment crisis in decades,...

Good news again for mustard farmers this year; market prices up to 50 per cent higher than MSP

Good news again for mustard farmers this year; market prices up to 50 per cent higher than MSP

The government has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) for mustard this year at...

Genome-edited plants exempted from biosafety regulations; process to develop new varieties will speed up

Genome-edited plants exempted from biosafety regulations; process to develop new varieties will speed up

According to the memorandum, some ministries and departments had sought exemption...

There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming

There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming

Organic farming, writes Palekar, is more dangerous, destructive and exploitative...

Rs 80,000 cr and 244 LMT foodgrains for PM-GKAY during Apr-Sep 2022

Rs 80,000 cr and 244 LMT foodgrains for PM-GKAY during Apr-Sep 2022

This allocation of 244 LMT of foodgrains for PM-GKAY Phase VI is over and above...

MSP committee may be formed soon

MSP committee may be formed soon

According to highly placed officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, the committee...

Demand for pulses projected to increase to 32.64mn tonnes in 2029-30

Demand for pulses projected to increase to 32.64mn tonnes in 2029-30

If we look at the overall yield of pulses, it went up from 786 kg/ha in 2016-17...

Indian Potash signs MoU with Israel Chemicals for MOP supply

Indian Potash signs MoU with Israel Chemicals for MOP supply

Indian Potash Limited (IPL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Israel...

SC committee felt repeal of farm laws would be unfair; its report reveals most farmer organizations supported the laws

SC committee felt repeal of farm laws would be unfair; its report reveals most farmer organizations supported the laws

According to Ghanwat, had the Supreme Court published the Report upon its receipt,...

India’s maize exports at all-time high of $816.31mn in Apr-Jan, way above $634.85mn in entire FY21

India’s maize exports at all-time high of $816.31mn in Apr-Jan, way above $634.85mn in entire FY21

The export of maize has touched $816.31mn in the first ten months of the current...

Future For Nature Award for three mammal conservationists including Tiasa Adhya from India

Future For Nature Award for three mammal conservationists including Tiasa Adhya from India

This year the fishing cat, giant armadillo and sloth bear have won the FFN award....

283.26 lt sugar produced till March 15, up by 23.89 lt

283.26 lt sugar produced till March 15, up by 23.89 lt

283.26 lt of sugar has been produced till 15 March 2022, higher by 23.89 lt from...

SKM to launch nationwide campaign once again to protest govt’s inaction on MSP, Lakhimpur Kheri and other promises

SKM to launch nationwide campaign once again to protest govt’s inaction on MSP, Lakhimpur Kheri and other promises

SKM will start a nationwide campaign by observing “Legal Guarantee for MSP” Week...

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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