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SC directs Centre to apprise it of action taken for rice fortification labelling norms
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to apprise it of the steps taken to comply...
NDDB Dairy Services' semen station in Maharashtra emerges top in quality parameters
NDDB Dairy Services-owned Rahuri Semen Station in Maharashtra has got highest marks...
Leveraging agri innovations for farmers' welfare
The agricultural sector in India is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven...
Centre's last warning to sugar sector stakeholders to disclose stocks by Oct 17
The government has given the last call to all legal entities engaged in sugar trade...
Decision to continue Minimum Export Price of $ 1200 per tonne on Basmati prompts exporters stop buying
Government has decided to continue the Minimum Export Price (MEP) condition of $...
Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year
To maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check, the government...
Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis
The country's tea industry is passing through a phase of acute financial crisis...
Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future
IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, brought...
Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states
The Centre on has directed state governments to constitute a task force in order...
Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark
Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...
Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep
Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to...
Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import
The Centre has advised mills to stop importing raw jute because of its oversupply...
Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high
In several major sugarcane producing states of the country, low monsoon rainfall...
Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala believes...
Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East
There is a huge demand in the Middle East countries for chicken, dairy, basmati...
Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet
The annual meeting of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)...
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The political discourse around soybean and cotton highlights the growing awareness of farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions...
Sugar production is estimated to decline by 39 lakh tonnes in the current season
A major reason for the decline in production is the low sugar recovery in Uttar Pradesh. Along with this, these estimates have been...
Palm oil mission: Driving health and employment in rural India
Palm oil is also a highly productive crop, giving farmers a reliable source of income, yielding 4-5 tons of oil per hectare per year,...