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Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

The central government had earlier allowed duty-free import of cotton only till...

Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma Appointed New Director General of RIS

Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma Appointed New Director General of RIS

Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma has been appointed Director General of RIS, succeeding...

Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate 2nd Edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo

Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate 2nd Edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo

IBET Expo 2025  is one of the largest conference and exhibition of India in bioenergy...

India’s Cotton Imports May Hit Record 40 Lakh Bales This Year

India’s Cotton Imports May Hit Record 40 Lakh Bales This Year

India, once a major cotton exporter, is set to import a record 40 lakh bales this...

Farmer Groups Oppose Abolition of Cotton Import Duty, Raise Concerns

Farmer Groups Oppose Abolition of Cotton Import Duty, Raise Concerns

Farmer organizations have opposed the central government’s decision to abolish the...

Manufacturing License of HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Suspended, FIR Lodged in Three Districts

Manufacturing License of HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Suspended, FIR Lodged in Three Districts

Action taken on complaints received by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh...

Urea import price reaches $530, shortage increases due to domestic stock being 49 lakh tonnes less than last year

Urea import price reaches $530, shortage increases due to domestic stock being 49 lakh tonnes less than last year

According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 1, 2025, the stock...

From Food Security to Growth Driver: Report Charts New Path for Indian Agriculture

From Food Security to Growth Driver: Report Charts New Path for Indian Agriculture

The Twenty-Sixth Report on the “Roadmap for Indian Economic Growth in Light of Global...

Mid-Term Evaluation of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Rs 66,310 Crore Sanctioned for 1.13 Lakh Projects

Mid-Term Evaluation of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Rs 66,310 Crore Sanctioned for 1.13 Lakh Projects

The review highlighted that nearly 85% of AIF units were established primarily due...

Government Removes Cotton Import Duty Ahead of New Harvest, A Shock for Farmers

Government Removes Cotton Import Duty Ahead of New Harvest, A Shock for Farmers

India has abolished cotton import duty from August 19 to September 30, 2025, ahead...

Seal Factories and Shops if Fake or Substandard Fertilizers and Pesticides are Found: Shivraj Singh

Seal Factories and Shops if Fake or Substandard Fertilizers and Pesticides are Found: Shivraj Singh

In the meeting, the Agriculture Minister said that not just one but hundreds of...

India’s Edible Oil Imports Drop 16% in July Amid Higher Duties and Lower Palm Oil Shipments

India’s Edible Oil Imports Drop 16% in July Amid Higher Duties and Lower Palm Oil Shipments

India’s edible oil imports fell 16% in July 2025 to 15.48 lakh tonnes, led by a...

China Eyes Uruguayan Dairy Imports: Is There Space for India in the Game?

China Eyes Uruguayan Dairy Imports: Is There Space for India in the Game?

China’s talks with Uruguay for duty-free imports of whole milk powder highlight...

Modi’s Farmer Shield Meets Trump’s Tariff Wall

Modi’s Farmer Shield Meets Trump’s Tariff Wall

Standing before the tricolour on Friday, Modi vowed to be a “wall of protection”...

PM Modi’s Independence Day Address: A Vision for Reform, Self-Reliance, and Empowering Citizens

PM Modi’s Independence Day Address: A Vision for Reform, Self-Reliance, and Empowering Citizens

PM Modi announced the introduction of Next-Generation GST reforms by this Diwali,...

Shivraj Holds Meeting With State Agri Ministers; Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan for Rabi Crop to Begin October 3

Shivraj Holds Meeting With State Agri Ministers; Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan for Rabi Crop to Begin October 3

The meeting also reviewed preparations for the National Mission on Natural Farming,...

RBI Flags Strong Farm Credit Growth Amid Stable Inflation and Resilient Economic Expansion

The RBI’s May 2026 Bulletin highlighted strong economic growth, stable inflation and improving financial sector health, while stressing...

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Wheat Procurement Nears 34.5 Million Tonne Target in RMS 2026-27; Punjab, Haryana Surpass Goals

Government wheat procurement for RMS 2026-27 has reached around 33 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes....

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Nationwide Protest by Samyukt Kisan Morcha From May 27 Over Fertiliser Crisis, Diesel Price Hike and MSP Issues

The Morcha has called upon farmer and agricultural labour unions across the country to burn copies of MSP orders in every village...

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IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara to expand production...

Agribusiness

Record Pulse Import Bill Exposes India’s Farmland Paradox as 17 Lakh Hectares Lie Idle in Tamil Nadu

India imported a record 73.4 lakh tonnes of pulses worth USD 5.47 billion in 2024-25 even as Tamil Nadu had over 17 lakh hectares...

States

Decision on Sugarcane Control Order Will Be Taken After Farmers’ Consent, Assures Food Minister Prahlad Joshi

Union Food Minister Prahlad Joshi assured farmers and jaggery industry representatives that no decision on the proposed Sugarcane...

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