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Next Census to Be Held in 2027 with Caste Enumeration, Central Government Issues Notification

Next Census to Be Held in 2027 with Caste Enumeration, Central Government Issues Notification

The central government formally notified the conduct of the next decennial census...

Rs 6,000 Crore Boost for Digital Agri Infrastructure; MoUs Signed with Four States

Rs 6,000 Crore Boost for Digital Agri Infrastructure; MoUs Signed with Four States

Union Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi has urged States to dynamically link...

Need to Invest in Climate and Disease-Resilient Varieties of Sugarcane: ISMA President Goel

Need to Invest in Climate and Disease-Resilient Varieties of Sugarcane: ISMA President Goel

In a landmark move aimed at transforming India's sugarcane sector, the Indian Sugar...

Global DAP Prices Surge to $750/Tonne Amid Chinese Export Ban; India Faces Rising Fertiliser Subsidy Burden

Global DAP Prices Surge to $750/Tonne Amid Chinese Export Ban; India Faces Rising Fertiliser Subsidy Burden

Just a month ago, DAP prices hovered around $720 per tonne. A senior official from...

Sailesh C. Mehta Elected Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India

Sailesh C. Mehta Elected Chairman of Fertiliser Association of India

Sailesh C. Mehta brings with him over 40 years of industry experience, having earlier...

Dr CD Mayee: The Untold Story of India’s Crop Saviour

Dr CD Mayee: The Untold Story of India’s Crop Saviour

Dr. C.D. Mayee, India’s renowned “Cotton Man,” has been honored with the ICAC Researcher...

NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism

NAAS Felicitates Harvir Singh and Prabhudatt Mishra for Contribution to Agricultural Journalism

Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief of Rural Voice, and Prabhudatt Mishra, Deputy Editor...

From Rain to Rate Cuts: Mapping the Monsoon’s Ripple Effect on the Economy

From Rain to Rate Cuts: Mapping the Monsoon’s Ripple Effect on the Economy

The positive agricultural outlook is already evident. Wheat procurement has surged...

Agricultural Gains Anchor Inflation Fall; RBI Cuts Rates Sharply to Spur Growth   

Agricultural Gains Anchor Inflation Fall; RBI Cuts Rates Sharply to Spur Growth  

RBI cut the repo rate by 50 bps to 5.50%, citing easing inflation and strong farm...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Interacted with Punjab Farmers, Visited Farm Machinery Factory in Patiala

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Interacted with Punjab Farmers, Visited Farm Machinery Factory in Patiala

Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted...

Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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

MOIL Begins FY’26 on a Strong Note with Record May Performance

MOIL Begins FY’26 on a Strong Note with Record May Performance

In May 2025, MOIL produced 1.71 lakh tonnes of manganese ore, registering an 18%...

Crystal Crop Unveils RICEACT for Paddy, JIVORA for Cotton to Strengthen Agri Portfolio

Crystal Crop Unveils RICEACT for Paddy, JIVORA for Cotton to Strengthen Agri Portfolio

Crystal Crop Protection Limited (CCPL) has unveiled two products - RICEACT, a specialized...

Number of Operative Kisan Credit Cards Down by 2.7%, Yet 4.5% Increase in Loans on KCC

Number of Operative Kisan Credit Cards Down by 2.7%, Yet 4.5% Increase in Loans on KCC

As per the RBI report, there were 29.81 million operative Kisan Credit Cards in...

IFGE Flags Pricing, MDA and GST Concerns, Govt to Hold Quarterly Reviews for CBG Sector

IFGE Flags Pricing, MDA and GST Concerns, Govt to Hold Quarterly Reviews for CBG Sector

One of the major issues highlighted by the delegation was the delay in disbursement...

India Cuts Import Duty on Crude Edible Oils to 10% to Ease Prices, Boost Local Refining Industry

India Cuts Import Duty on Crude Edible Oils to 10% to Ease Prices, Boost Local Refining Industry

The Government of India has halved the basic import duty on crude edible oils to...

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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