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Exporters, not farmers, make money due to Govt’s decisions on onion export

Exporters, not farmers, make money due to Govt’s decisions on onion export

Sources who keep a close eye on onion business and export told Rural Voice that...

Empowering Sustainable Development: CSC-IESGN SDG Conclave Promotes ESG Awareness

Empowering Sustainable Development: CSC-IESGN SDG Conclave Promotes ESG Awareness

Key issues discussed included strategies for large-scale social impact, the comparison...

Govt lifts onion export ban, imposes 40 percent export duty, fixed MEP of USD 550 ton

Govt lifts onion export ban, imposes 40 percent export duty, fixed MEP of USD 550 ton

The Centre has lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price...

Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement

Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement

The main reason for this decrease is less procurement in Madhya Pradesh, UP and...

IFFCO gets government approval for Nano Zinc Liquid and Nano Copper Liquid

IFFCO gets government approval for Nano Zinc Liquid and Nano Copper Liquid

Now five liquid fertilizer products of IFFCO based on nanotechnology will be available...

Centre allows export of 99150 MT onion to six countries including Bangladesh and UAE

Centre allows export of 99150 MT onion to six countries including Bangladesh and UAE

The Government has allowed export of 99,150 MT of onion to six neighbouring countries...

Urea Stock crosses 100LT, highest in 10 years

Urea Stock crosses 100LT, highest in 10 years

In the last Kharif season, there has been a decline in the sales of urea in the...

ICAR sets up fact-finding panel to verify Doubling Farmers Income document

ICAR sets up fact-finding panel to verify Doubling Farmers Income document

Amid the latest debate over doubling farmers' income, ICAR has constituted a fact-finding...

India to grow at 6.5pc in 2024: UNCTAD

India to grow at 6.5pc in 2024: UNCTAD

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has raised India’s GDP growth...

Sugar output may remain low; 448 mills closed, 47 more than last year

Sugar output may remain low; 448 mills closed, 47 more than last year

Sugar mills are closing most rapidly in Uttar Pradesh. Till April 15, 79 sugar mills...

Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Sudden thundershowers, hail and strong winds in northwest India have impacted agriculture,...

Food prices bring down retail inflation to 5-month low of 4.85pc in Mar

Food prices bring down retail inflation to 5-month low of 4.85pc in Mar

Cooling food prices led to a fall in retail inflation, which dropped to a five-month...

Oilseed farmers deprived of MSP, though sunflower oil import at record high

Oilseed farmers deprived of MSP, though sunflower oil import at record high

In March, the import of sunflower oil increased by 50 percent to a record level...

Centre asks states to monitor imported yellow peas, other pulses stocks

Centre asks states to monitor imported yellow peas, other pulses stocks

To ensure market availability, the Centre has directed state governments to step...

RBI repo rate stays at 6.5pc, no change for 7th consecutive time

RBI repo rate stays at 6.5pc, no change for 7th consecutive time

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per...

Rajasthan FPOs explore agro-processing & export Industries through NABARD initiative

More than 50 representatives from 12 Rajasthan-based FPOs participated in the program with well-known exporters based at Unjha in...

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RBI imposes Rs 8.3 lakh penalty on five co-operative banks in Gujarat and Odisha

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties totaling Rs 8.35 lakh on five co-operative banks—four in Gujarat and one in...

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PM Modi to announce UN International Year of Cooperatives at ICA conference in New Delhi

For the first time in the 130-year-long history of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the premier body for the Global Cooperative...

Cooperatives

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

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