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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
All India Kisan Sabha criticised the Centre’s Kharif MSP announcement for 2026-27,...
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
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
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
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
India’s vegetable oil imports rose 13% to 7.94 million tonnes during November-April...
Government Doubles Gold, Silver Import Duty to 15% Amid Forex Pressure and West Asia Crisis
The government has raised import duty on gold and silver from 6% to 15%, doubling...
IFGE to Host Sixth India Green Energy Awards, Nominations Open Till May 15
Indian Federation of Green Energy will organise the sixth edition of the India Green...
Retail Inflation Hits 13-Month High in April as Food Prices Rise
India’s retail inflation rose to 3.48% in April 2026, the highest in more than a...
Agricultural Workers’ Union Rejects VB-GRAM(G) Notification, Says It Will Weaken Rural Employment Guarantee
All India Agricultural Workers’ Union has opposed the Centre’s VB-GRAM(G) scheme,...
Is the Prime Minister's Call for Austerity a Sign of Weakness in the Economy?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to save fuel, reduce foreign travel and avoid...
ICAR-IIMR Raises Red Flag Over Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Trials, Signals Withdrawal from Project
A BPCL-backed sweet sorghum ethanol project led by National Sugar Institute and...
India Records One Farmer or Farm Labourer Suicide Every Hour, NCRB Data
India recorded 10,546 suicides among farmers and agricultural labourers in 2024,...
Two Brothers Organic Farms Launches Khapli Protein Atta at Rs 265/kg
Two Brothers Organic Farms has launched Khapli Protein Atta at Rs 265/kg to address...
Government Approves Rs 365/Qtl Sugarcane FRP for 2026–27, Hikes Price by Rs 10
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP)...
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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
