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India’s Seafood Industry Poised to Ride CETA Wave with Estimated 70% Export Growth to UK

India’s Seafood Industry Poised to Ride CETA Wave with Estimated 70% Export Growth to UK

India’s seafood exports to the UK are set to grow by an estimated 70% following...

Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

Broken Rice to Be Separated from FCI Stock for Ethanol, Market Use

The Indian government plans to segregate broken rice from 50 lakh tonnes of FCI...

No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

The 31-member Lok Sabha Select Committee, chaired by BJP lawmaker Baijayant Panda,...

Toxic Truths, Empty Promises: Panel Slams Gaping Holes in India’s Farm Reform Plans

Toxic Truths, Empty Promises: Panel Slams Gaping Holes in India’s Farm Reform Plans

The report highlights a deeply concerning disconnect between the identified scale...

Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Till date 1,100 Natural Farming Model Farms have been developed in KVKs, Agricultural...

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

As the U.S. and India negotiate a limited trade deal before the August 1 deadline,...

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

This year, the Punjab government had allowed paddy transplantation before 15 June....

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

A brief presentation titled "Journey of NABARD" was showcased, highlighting key...

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India's agricultural and processed food exports rose over 7% to $5.96 billion in...

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

The study revealed that while greenhouse gas concentrations in the Central Himalayas...

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer has launched Felujit, a new fungicide for controlling sheath blight in paddy...

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Meeting to be held in Coimbatore on July 11; farmers invited to share suggestions...

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Despite over a decade of economic expansion and aggressive poverty alleviation schemes,...

Crushing Season Nears Early End as 94% Sugar Mills Close in Maharashtra; Cane Shortage Hits UP

India’s 2025–26 sugar season is ending earlier than usual, with over 90% mills shut in Maharashtra and reduced operations in Uttar...

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Iran Conflict Triggers China to Expand Fertilizer Export Curbs Beyond Urea

Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of fertilizers, China is not immune to these pressures. Domestic prices for key...

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

The Centre has released over Rs 1,789 crore under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to rural local bodies in five states for FY 2025-26....

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Soybean Prices Firm Up as Global Soy Oil Crosses $1,100/Tonne on Middle East Tensions

Global soybean prices are strengthening as soybean oil rises above $1,100 per tonne amid Middle East tensions. The rally is driven...

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Rural women’s workforce participation rises; rural unemployment steady at 4.2% in Feb: PLFS

The survey shows that the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for people aged 15 years and above remained unchanged at 55.9% in...

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India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India has exported only about 3,15,517 tonnes of sugar by February 2026 despite the government allowing exports of 2 million tonnes...

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