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India's sugar production declines 12%, crushing season moving towards end

India's sugar production declines 12%, crushing season moving towards end

Data from the Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) indicates...

77 sugar mills stopped crushing due to cane shortage, crisis looms over sugar industry

77 sugar mills stopped crushing due to cane shortage, crisis looms over sugar industry

Typically, sugar mills operate until March or April. However, this year, adverse...

Sustainable Castor Association Reports Major Improvements in Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Farming

Sustainable Castor Association Reports Major Improvements in Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Farming

Compared to regional averages, farmers who have been educated and certified under...

PMKSY boosts food processing sector with ₹4,746 crore investment

PMKSY boosts food processing sector with ₹4,746 crore investment

approved projects, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, PMKSY, approved Grant-in-Aid,...

First indigenous lumpy vaccine gets approval, a big achievement in the veterinary field

First indigenous lumpy vaccine gets approval, a big achievement in the veterinary field

The first indigenous vaccine developed to prevent the deadly Lumpy Skin Disease...

Tomato farmers in crisis as prices crash to Rs 2-5 per kg at farm level

Tomato farmers in crisis as prices crash to Rs 2-5 per kg at farm level

Due to price crash, farmers are uprooting and discarding their tomato crops rather...

Discontent of BJP MLAs force Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to Resign

Discontent of BJP MLAs force Manipur CM N. Biren Singh to Resign

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has resigned amid mounting dissent within...

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Resigns Amid Ongoing Violence

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Resigns Amid Ongoing Violence

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh resigned on Sunday. He submitted his resignation...

Floriculture and Horticulture Emerge as Sunrise Sectors Driving Rural Growth: Economic Survey

Floriculture and Horticulture Emerge as Sunrise Sectors Driving Rural Growth: Economic Survey

India’s floriculture and horticulture industries have emerged as high-growth sectors,...

Delhi Elections: Modi Hails Victory as Triumph of Development and Good Governance, Kejriwal Respects Peoples Mandate

Delhi Elections: Modi Hails Victory as Triumph of Development and Good Governance, Kejriwal Respects Peoples Mandate

Following a sweeping majority in the Delhi Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata...

End of Kejri'kal' in Delhi, BJP gets two-third majority, to form government after 27 years

End of Kejri'kal' in Delhi, BJP gets two-third majority, to form government after 27 years

The biggest upset so far has been in the New Delhi constituency, where former Chief...

Coal emissions cause yield loss for wheat and rice in India: Study

Coal emissions cause yield loss for wheat and rice in India: Study

Stanford researchers estimated crop losses linked to emissions of nitrogen dioxide...

Emphasis on natural farming grows, but budget and spending remain low

Emphasis on natural farming grows, but budget and spending remain low

The 2025-26 budget allocates Rs 616 crore to the National Mission on Natural Farming,...

Union Budget 2025 Receives Strong Backing from Agro Industry Leaders

Union Budget 2025 Receives Strong Backing from Agro Industry Leaders

The Union Budget 2025 has been widely lauded by key stakeholders in the agricultural...

Industry welcomes Budget 2025-26, calls it responsible and balanced

Industry welcomes Budget 2025-26, calls it responsible and balanced

Industry leaders like Ajay Shriram of DCM Shriram Ltd. and Simon Wiebusch of Bayer...

India Produces 195 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar by January 31, ISMA Flags Rising Cane Arrears

As on 31 January 2026, all-India sugar production has reached 195.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 164.79 lakh tonnes during the corresponding...

Agribusiness

India–EU FTA Will Have a Tangible Impact on Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly impact agriculture. While staples are excluded, reduced...

Opinion

Seeds Bill 2025: Sowing Hopes, Raising Concerns

Why the draft Seeds Bill 2025 has triggered debate among scientists, policymakers and farmers

National

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and fertigation automation, extending the platform from...

Agritech

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer imbalance has reached alarming levels and is damaging...

National

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations, and sustainability workflows. By bringing farm...

Agri Start-Ups