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PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

In his address to the nation on the occasion of Dev Deepavali and Gurpurab, Prime...

Seeking comments from States on exemption rule of SDN1 and SDN2 category of genome-edited plants is uncalled for: SABC

Seeking comments from States on exemption rule of SDN1 and SDN2 category of genome-edited plants is uncalled for: SABC

In a letter written to the Secretary, MoEFCC, on October 2, Bhagirath Choudhary,...

India’s sugar production jumps 25% to cross 2 MT till Nov 15

India’s sugar production jumps 25% to cross 2 MT till Nov 15

With the sugar mills starting early in the Southern and Western regions, India’s...

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...

Glasgow to Varanasi: Modi’s constituency to deploy ‘green’ boats in Ganga

Glasgow to Varanasi: Modi’s constituency to deploy ‘green’ boats in Ganga

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, representing India at the Glasgow summit,...

Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

The c.i.f. (cost, insurance and freight) price of imported urea has reached $900...

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

According to the figures from the Department of Fertilizers, the stocks of DAP and...

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid the farm stir and Rabi sowing season, the Centre is ramping up fertilizer supply...

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

Leads Connect Services, a Noida-based agri-tech company, organized a national seminar-cum-workshop...

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

Illicit trade is the world’s largest growing industry. Smuggling and counterfeiting...

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

After accounting for the reduction in sugar production due to the diversion of cane...

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba addressed...

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

About 50 per cent of the current batch students have already been placed in the...

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Taking a lesson from the availability crisis of DAP and other complex fertilizers...

Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

India’s leading dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has completed the first close of its...

Packaged sugarcane juice to hit the shelves

Packaged sugarcane juice to hit the shelves

Kanpur-based National Sugar Institute (NSI) is working on a novel technology to...

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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