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Edible Oil Import Bill May Rise to $23 Billion, Greater Focus Needed on Oilseed Mission for Self-Reliance: Atul Chaturvedi

Edible Oil Import Bill May Rise to $23 Billion, Greater Focus Needed on Oilseed Mission for Self-Reliance: Atul Chaturvedi

Atul Chaturvedi warned that India’s edible oil import bill could rise to $22-23...

June 1-15 ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ to Promote Balanced Fertilizer Use, Soil Health

June 1-15 ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ to Promote Balanced Fertilizer Use, Soil Health

Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced...

Onion and Potato Inflation in Negative Zone for a Year, Farmers Struggle to Recover Costs

Onion and Potato Inflation in Negative Zone for a Year, Farmers Struggle to Recover Costs

Wholesale and retail inflation for onions and potatoes has remained negative for...

21.8 Lakh Tonnes of Fertiliser Imported Since Start of Iran War; Domestic Production at 86.2 Lakh Tonnes

21.8 Lakh Tonnes of Fertiliser Imported Since Start of Iran War; Domestic Production at 86.2 Lakh Tonnes

Since the outbreak of the Iran war, India has imported 21.8 lakh tonnes of fertilisers,...

Southwest Monsoon Advances Towards Kerala as IMD Warns of Heatwave Across North and Central India

Southwest Monsoon Advances Towards Kerala as IMD Warns of Heatwave Across North and Central India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the southwest monsoon has advanced...

Unemployment Rises in April, Rural India Faces Job Crisis As Well As Labour Participation Rate

Unemployment Rises in April, Rural India Faces Job Crisis As Well As Labour Participation Rate

India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in April 2026, marking the second...

India’s Maize Demand to Surge 44% by 2030-31 as Feed and Ethanol Sectors Drive Agri-Economy: FICCI-YES Bank Report

India’s Maize Demand to Surge 44% by 2030-31 as Feed and Ethanol Sectors Drive Agri-Economy: FICCI-YES Bank Report

India’s maize sector is witnessing a structural transformation, with demand projected...

India’s Exports Rise 13.5% in April, But Most of the Farm Exports Decline

India’s Exports Rise 13.5% in April, But Most of the Farm Exports Decline

India’s overall exports grew 13.5 percent to $80.80 billion in April 2026 despite...

Tractor Sales Hit Six-Month High in April; Exports Rise Over 30%

Tractor Sales Hit Six-Month High in April; Exports Rise Over 30%

India’s tractor industry recorded its strongest performance in six months in April...

Petrol-Diesel Prices Hiked by Over Rs 3/Litre as Crude Oil Surge Deepens OMC Losses

Petrol-Diesel Prices Hiked by Over Rs 3/Litre as Crude Oil Surge Deepens OMC Losses

State-owned oil companies have raised petrol and diesel prices by over Rs 3 per...

AIKS Slams Kharif MSP Hike, Says Government Ignoring Rising Farm Costs and Agrarian Crisis

AIKS Slams Kharif MSP Hike, Says Government Ignoring Rising Farm Costs and Agrarian Crisis

All India Kisan Sabha criticised the Centre’s Kharif MSP announcement for 2026-27,...

EU Clears India for Aquaculture Products Exports from September 2026

EU Clears India for Aquaculture Products Exports from September 2026

The European Union has included India in its revised draft list allowing continued...

Expensive Fuel Pushes Wholesale Inflation to 8.3% in April, Highest in 42 Months

Expensive Fuel Pushes Wholesale Inflation to 8.3% in April, Highest in 42 Months

India’s wholesale inflation surged to 8.3% in April 2026, the highest in 42 months,...

Amul and Mother Dairy Raise Milk Prices by Rs 2 Per Litre Across India Amid Rising Input Costs

Amul and Mother Dairy Raise Milk Prices by Rs 2 Per Litre Across India Amid Rising Input Costs

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation and Mother Dairy have increased milk...

Kharif MSP Announced: Paddy Support Price Raised by Rs 72, Maize by Rs 10

Kharif MSP Announced: Paddy Support Price Raised by Rs 72, Maize by Rs 10

The government has announced MSPs for 14 kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing...

Palm Oil Surge Pushes India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Up 13% in First Half of Oil Year

Palm Oil Surge Pushes India’s Vegetable Oil Imports Up 13% in First Half of Oil Year

India’s vegetable oil imports rose 13% to 7.94 million tonnes during November-April...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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