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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Illicit trade is the world’s largest growing industry. Smuggling and counterfeiting...
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
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba addressed...
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
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
India’s leading dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has completed the first close of its...
Packaged sugarcane juice to hit the shelves
Kanpur-based National Sugar Institute (NSI) is working on a novel technology to...
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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....
Karnataka Seeks Rs 1,852 Crore Interim Aid as Drought Spreads to 177 Talukas
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Govt Cuts Edible Oil Import Duties; Industry Sees Scope for Lower Retail Prices
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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...
