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Wheat Crop Safe for Now Despite Rising Temperatures; But Higher Night Temperatures Could Pose Risk

Wheat Crop Safe for Now Despite Rising Temperatures; But Higher Night Temperatures Could Pose Risk

Rising temperatures across northern, western and central India have raised concerns...

Home-Cooked Veg Thali Cost Stable, Non-Veg Thali Cheaper in February As Vegetable and Pulse Prices Fall: Crisil

Home-Cooked Veg Thali Cost Stable, Non-Veg Thali Cheaper in February As Vegetable and Pulse Prices Fall: Crisil

The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali remained unchanged year-on-year in February,...

PM Modi urges export-oriented agriculture and technology adoption at Post-Budget Webinar

PM Modi urges export-oriented agriculture and technology adoption at Post-Budget Webinar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for export-oriented agriculture, crop diversification...

Iran Crisis Disrupts Rice Exports, Exporters Seek Urgent Government Relief Amid Freight Surge and Shipping Delays

Iran Crisis Disrupts Rice Exports, Exporters Seek Urgent Government Relief Amid Freight Surge and Shipping Delays

India’s rice exporters are facing severe disruption due to the Iran crisis, with...

Fertilizer Stocks Higher Than Last Year, But Prolonged War May Trigger Supply Crisis as Urea Output Falls

Fertilizer Stocks Higher Than Last Year, But Prolonged War May Trigger Supply Crisis as Urea Output Falls

The conflict between Iran and US–Israel has begun affecting India’s fertilizer sector...

Escorts Kubota Limited Launches ‘Powertrac Shaurya’ South-Special Paddy Tractor Series

Escorts Kubota Limited Launches ‘Powertrac Shaurya’ South-Special Paddy Tractor Series

Escorts Kubota Limited has launched Powertrac Shaurya, a South-Special paddy tractor...

SED to Build World’s First Boilerless ‘Greenfield Standalone Sugar Refinery’ at Kandla

SED to Build World’s First Boilerless ‘Greenfield Standalone Sugar Refinery’ at Kandla

Spray Engineering Devices Limited will build the world’s first boilerless greenfield...

US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

Escalating US-Iran tensions and the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten...

Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

The escalating Iran conflict has disrupted India’s basmati rice exports, with nearly...

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Declining sugarcane yields and slow varietal replacement have pushed both farmers...

Global DAP Prices Touch $730 Per Tonne, Raising Kharif Supply Concerns in India

Global DAP Prices Touch $730 Per Tonne, Raising Kharif Supply Concerns in India

Global prices of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) have surged to $730 per tonne, up by...

Cotton Imports Surge Amid Production Dip And Trade Deal Concerns

Cotton Imports Surge Amid Production Dip And Trade Deal Concerns

Over the past 16 months, India has imported 7.6 million bales of cotton worth Rs...

India’s Farmers Are Subsidising America’s China Strategy   

India’s Farmers Are Subsidising America’s China Strategy  

The earliest signal came not from customs data but from mandis. Within a week of...

India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes,  2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes, 2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s 2025–26 sugar production is projected at 29 million tonnes, 2.6 million...

India Allows Wheat Exports, Approves Additional Wheat Products And Sugar Exports

India Allows Wheat Exports, Approves Additional Wheat Products And Sugar Exports

The Government of India has approved exports of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, 5 lakh...

Rahul Gandhi Meets Farm Union Leaders; India–US Trade Deal And Way Forward Discussed

Rahul Gandhi Meets Farm Union Leaders; India–US Trade Deal And Way Forward Discussed

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders in the Parliament House...

El Niño Strengthens as India's Monsoon Deficit Reduces to 17%; IMD Forecasts Mixed Rainfall Pattern Over Next Two Weeks

India received near-normal rainfall during July 16-22, but the seasonal southwest monsoon deficit remains at 17%. IMD said strengthening...

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NABARD Survey Signals Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low, Informal Borrowing Rises

India's rural economy is showing signs of losing momentum, with only 27.7% of rural households reporting an increase in income over...

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Poultry Industry to Return to Double-Digit Growth in FY27 as Higher Egg and Broiler Prices Boost Revenue: Crisil

India's poultry industry is expected to achieve around 10% revenue growth in FY27, driven by higher egg and broiler prices and steady...

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Uttar Pradesh to Lead India's Largest Bioenergy Expo as UPNEDA and IFGE Join Hands for IBET Expo 2026

Uttar Pradesh is set to host India's largest bioenergy event as UPNEDA, in partnership with the Indian Federation of Green Energy...

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Bayer Launches Trance Insecticide for Cotton Farmers, Targets Aphids, Jassids and Whitefly

Bayer has launched Trance, a next-generation insecticide for cotton farmers to manage sucking pests such as aphids, jassids and whitefly...

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Panel Recommends Mandatory 22-25% Mango Pulp in Drinks, Higher GST on Low-Pulp Beverages to Boost Farmers' Income

A government-appointed expert committee has recommended making 22-25% real mango pulp mandatory in mango-based beverages and imposing...

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