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West Asia Conflict Exposes India’s Fertiliser Vulnerability, Raises Risks to Food Security and Farm Output

West Asia Conflict Exposes India’s Fertiliser Vulnerability, Raises Risks to Food Security and Farm Output

A CRISIL report states that the West Asia conflict has exposed India’s heavy dependence...

FICCI-Grant Thornton Report Charts Roadmap for High Value Horticulture Growth by 2030

FICCI-Grant Thornton Report Charts Roadmap for High Value Horticulture Growth by 2030

A joint FICCI and Grant Thornton report outlines a three-phase roadmap to 2030 focusing...

Urea Hits $800/tonne; Fertilizer Imports May Take Two Months to Normalise Despite Ceasefire

Urea Hits $800/tonne; Fertilizer Imports May Take Two Months to Normalise Despite Ceasefire

Global tensions have disrupted fertilizer supplies, pushing urea prices to $800...

Cabinet approves Rs 41,534 Crore Nutrient Based Subsidy for Kharif 2026, Rs 4,317 Crore More Than 2025

Cabinet approves Rs 41,534 Crore Nutrient Based Subsidy for Kharif 2026, Rs 4,317 Crore More Than 2025

The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 41,534 crore under the Nutrient Based Subsidy...

RBI Keeps Repo Rate at 5.25 percent Amid Iran War Risks, GDP Growth Seen Slowing and Inflation Rising This Year

RBI Keeps Repo Rate at 5.25 percent Amid Iran War Risks, GDP Growth Seen Slowing and Inflation Rising This Year

The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% while maintaining a neutral stance,...

Skymet Predicts Below-Normal Monsoon in India for 2026, Central and Northwestern States to Face Deficits

Skymet Predicts Below-Normal Monsoon in India for 2026, Central and Northwestern States to Face Deficits

Skymet forecasts a below-normal monsoon at 94% of LPA for 2026, citing emerging...

Sugar Stock to be Lowest in Nine Years, Production Estimated at 28.1 Million Tonnes

Sugar Stock to be Lowest in Nine Years, Production Estimated at 28.1 Million Tonnes

India’s sugar stock is expected to fall to a nine-year low of 4.1 million tonnes...

ICAR Forms Special Task Force to Boost Farm Resilience Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts

ICAR Forms Special Task Force to Boost Farm Resilience Amid Global Geopolitical Shifts

ICAR has set up a Special Task Force to strengthen agricultural resilience amid...

Veg Thali Cost Stable in March, Non-Veg Cheaper; Tomato, Oil and Fuel Prices Offset Relief: Crisil

Veg Thali Cost Stable in March, Non-Veg Cheaper; Tomato, Oil and Fuel Prices Offset Relief: Crisil

The cost of a vegetarian thali remained stable in March as cheaper onions, potatoes...

New Study Helps in Decoding India’s Farming past in Ganga Plain Using Grass Pollen Grains

New Study Helps in Decoding India’s Farming past in Ganga Plain Using Grass Pollen Grains

A new study has developed a scientific method to distinguish cultivated crop pollen...

AIKS Seeks Relief for Rain-Hit Farmers; Punjab Orders Crop Damage Assessment

AIKS Seeks Relief for Rain-Hit Farmers; Punjab Orders Crop Damage Assessment

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged Rabi crops across North India, raising...

Shivraj Takes Cognisance of Crop Damage Caused by Heavy Rainfall and Hailstorms Across Several States

Shivraj Takes Cognisance of Crop Damage Caused by Heavy Rainfall and Hailstorms Across Several States

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials of the Agriculture Ministry...

Rain and Hailstorms Damage Crops Across India, Farmers Face Heavy Losses

Rain and Hailstorms Damage Crops Across India, Farmers Face Heavy Losses

Rain and hailstorms triggered by a western disturbance have caused widespread crop...

Will inflation breach 6% again? Oil shock puts India at a crossroads

Will inflation breach 6% again? Oil shock puts India at a crossroads

India faces a renewed inflation risk as crude oil prices hover near $100 per barrel....

Govt grants full customs duty exemption on key petrochemicals amid West Asia crisis

Govt grants full customs duty exemption on key petrochemicals amid West Asia crisis

The Indian government has granted full customs duty exemption on key petrochemical...

Sunflower oil consumption set to wilt 10% amid geopolitical heat

Sunflower oil consumption set to wilt 10% amid geopolitical heat

India’s sunflower oil consumption may drop 10% this fiscal due to West Asia conflict-driven...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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