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National Turmeric Board to fulfil Telangana farmers' long-pending demand
India is a major producer, consumer and exporter of turmeric. Against this backdrop,...
Retail inflation for industrial workers eases marginally in Aug
Thanks mainly to lower prices of certain food items, retail inflation for industrial...
Govt exempts Bangalore rose onion from export duty, farmers' leader smells politics
The Centre has exempted export of Bangalore rose onion from duty, subject to certain...
Govt subsidy on machinery to check stubble burning
The government has revised guidelines for crop residue management enabling ex-situ...
Major victory for the struggling farmers against corporate defaulters: AIKS
Sugarcane farmers are conducting a relay stir for more than 300 days in the premises...
Need of the hour: Bharat Ratna for father of the green revolution
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a man whose name became synonymous with progress, innovation,...
Experts urge industry to go beyond viewing coffee only as drink
Sustainability is one of the critical concerns in the global coffee industry and...
Father of India’s Green Revolution M S Swaminathan dead
Legendary agricultural scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known...
20pc more seeds available for rabi season than required
The availability of seeds for sowing in the 2023-24 rabi (winter) season for crops...
AIKS seeks rollback of tariff relaxation on US products
The All India Kisan Sabha, the farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),...
Farmer members of MSP panel seek reserve price for crops with legal guarantee, statutory status to CACP
Legal recognition of the minimum price of crops is being considered in the committee...
El Nino fear: Govt to bring 60pc Rabi wheat area under climate resilient varieties
With the spectre of strong El Nino conditions looming large over India, the government...
Centre extends time till Dec 31 for stock limits on tur, urad
The Centre has extended the time period for existing stock limits on tur and urad...
Monsoon starts retreating from India, 8 days behind normal date
Monsoon rainfall, which plays a crucial role in the Kharif crop production, started...
Paddy acreage up 3pc to 411.52 lakh hectare so far this kharif sowing season, pulses area down 5pc
Area under paddy has gone up nearly 3 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif sowing...
Centre sells 18.09 LMT wheat in 13 e-auctions under OMSS
As a part of the Centre's initiative for market intervention to control the retail...
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How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?
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,...
