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No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

The 31-member Lok Sabha Select Committee, chaired by BJP lawmaker Baijayant Panda,...

Toxic Truths, Empty Promises: Panel Slams Gaping Holes in India’s Farm Reform Plans

Toxic Truths, Empty Promises: Panel Slams Gaping Holes in India’s Farm Reform Plans

The report highlights a deeply concerning disconnect between the identified scale...

Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Over 10 Lakh Farmers Enrolled Under National Mission on Natural Farming: Government

Till date 1,100 Natural Farming Model Farms have been developed in KVKs, Agricultural...

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

Can India Say No to Trump? Farmers, Food Security and the High-Stakes Trade Stand-Off

As the U.S. and India negotiate a limited trade deal before the August 1 deadline,...

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

Dwarf Virus Hits Paddy Crop in Haryana, Punjab: What Can Farmers Do? Top Scientist Suggests Solutions

This year, the Punjab government had allowed paddy transplantation before 15 June....

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

NABARD Celebrates 44 Years of Rural Empowerment and Financial Inclusion

A brief presentation titled "Journey of NABARD" was showcased, highlighting key...

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India’s Agri Exports Off to a Flying Start in FY26, Driven by Soaring Rice and Meat Shipments

India's agricultural and processed food exports rose over 7% to $5.96 billion in...

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

India's Himalayan Study Links Farm Practices to Rising Methane Emissions

The study revealed that while greenhouse gas concentrations in the Central Himalayas...

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

Govt to Sell Wheat and Rice under OMSS; ‘Bharat’ Flour and Rice by Private Mills Not Permitted

The central government has decided to sell wheat, rice and coarse grains from government...

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer launches Felujit for Sheath Blight control in Paddy cultivation

Bayer has launched Felujit, a new fungicide for controlling sheath blight in paddy...

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

‘Team Cotton’ to Be Formed to Boost Cotton Production, Target Set to End Imports by 2030

Various challenges and possibilities including increasing the productivity of cotton,...

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Agriculture Minister Announces Key Meeting on Cotton Production, Invites Suggestions from Farmers

Meeting to be held in Coimbatore on July 11; farmers invited to share suggestions...

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Calories Without Nutrition: New Survey Reveals India’s Quiet Dietary Crisis

Despite over a decade of economic expansion and aggressive poverty alleviation schemes,...

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

APEDA Aims for $55 billion Exports by 2030: Abhishek Dev

India aims to reach $100 billion in agricultural exports by 2030, with APEDA targeting...

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

ASHA-Kisan Swaraj Urge PM Modi to Reject GM Crops, US Dairy in Trade Deal

"India must not barter away its food security, ecological security, rural livelihoods...

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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