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Farmers Propose Affordable Loans, GST Removal on Agri Inputs, and Increased PM-Kisan Aid in Pre-Budget Talks

Farmers Propose Affordable Loans, GST Removal on Agri Inputs, and Increased PM-Kisan Aid in Pre-Budget Talks

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman convened a meeting on Saturday with farmers'...

RBI Increases Limit for Collateral-Free Agricultural Loans From Rs 1.6 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh

RBI Increases Limit for Collateral-Free Agricultural Loans From Rs 1.6 Lakh to Rs 2 Lakh

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a decision to raise the limit for...

Groundbreaking Innovations Honored at the Honey Bee Network Creativity and Inclusive Innovation Awards 2024

Groundbreaking Innovations Honored at the Honey Bee Network Creativity and Inclusive Innovation Awards 2024

The highly anticipated Honey Bee Network Creativity and Inclusive Innovation Awards...

Drafting Committee on Agri-Marketing suggests ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure the farmers' income

Drafting Committee on Agri-Marketing suggests ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure the farmers' income

One of the major suggestions is to roll out a ‘Price Insurance Scheme’ to insure...

Inflation weighs heavily, private consumption growth slows down, annual growth also at risk

Inflation weighs heavily, private consumption growth slows down, annual growth also at risk

Due to persistently high food inflation, particularly the urban class is reducing...

Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

In a review meeting, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for strict...

India leads in milk production globally, ranks second in egg output: BAHS 2024

India leads in milk production globally, ranks second in egg output: BAHS 2024

As released in 'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024', the total Milk production...

Cabinet approved Rs 2,481 crore National Mission on Natural Farming

Cabinet approved Rs 2,481 crore National Mission on Natural Farming

Over the next two years, NMNF will be implemented in 15,000 clusters within Gram...

BJP Alliance Secures Over Three-Quarters of Seats in Maharashtra; Fadnavis May Return as CM

BJP Alliance Secures Over Three-Quarters of Seats in Maharashtra; Fadnavis May Return as CM

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is headed towards retaining power in Maharashtra with...

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil...

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent,...

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC)...

Include Farmers’ Opinions in Formulating the National GM Policy: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh

Include Farmers’ Opinions in Formulating the National GM Policy: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh

Mohini Mohan Mishra, All-India General Secretary of BKS, stated, "In July, the Supreme...

Central govt increases moisture limit from 12% to 15% for soyabean procurement

Central govt increases moisture limit from 12% to 15% for soyabean procurement

The central government raised the soybean moisture limit for procurement under the...

Retail inflation reaches 14-month high in October at 6.21 percent

Retail inflation reaches 14-month high in October at 6.21 percent

In October, India’s retail inflation reached 6.21 percent, a 14-month high, driven...

Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility

Record production fails to curb wheat prices, raising import possibility

The rise in wheat prices is attributed to reduced arrivals of wheat in the markets....

India Produces 195 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar by January 31, ISMA Flags Rising Cane Arrears

As on 31 January 2026, all-India sugar production has reached 195.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 164.79 lakh tonnes during the corresponding...

Agribusiness

India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly impact agriculture. While staples are excluded, reduced...

Opinion

Seeds Bill 2025: Sowing Hopes, Raising Concerns

Why the draft Seeds Bill 2025 has triggered debate among scientists, policymakers and farmers

National

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and fertigation automation, extending the platform from...

Agritech

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer imbalance has reached alarming levels and is damaging...

National

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations, and sustainability workflows. By bringing farm...

Agri Start-Ups