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Sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers told to disclose stocks to curb hoarding

Sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers told to disclose stocks to curb hoarding

As a proactive measure to combat hoarding and speculation, the Government has directed...

ADB lowers India's growth projection to 6.3pc for '23-24 on slowing exports

ADB lowers India's growth projection to 6.3pc for '23-24 on slowing exports

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally lowered India's growth forecast...

NDDB Chairman inaugurates Mother Dairy’s new-age booth design in Delhi-NCR

NDDB Chairman inaugurates Mother Dairy’s new-age booth design in Delhi-NCR

Mother Dairy, Delhi-NCR’s beloved milk and milk products major, has embarked upon...

Bitter-Sweet Taste: Drop in global sugar output may cause 2.118 million ton deficit

Bitter-Sweet Taste: Drop in global sugar output may cause 2.118 million ton deficit

World sugar production is seen to be falling by 1.23 per cent at 174.89 million...

Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched three initiatives - the Kisan...

AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion   

AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion  

AU Small Finance Bank has launched the ‘Swadesh Banking’ initiative to improve rural...

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

The tea industry is likely to witness an 8 per cent year-on-year decline this fiscal...

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India has allowed exports of 3 lakh tonnes of wheat to Nepal on July 21 and 14,184...

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the restrictions on exports of...

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

The government has launched an unified portal for agri-statistics (UPAg) that will...

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Retail prices of key essential food items, especially wheat, rice, sugar, and edible...

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports rose 33 per cent year-on- year to 18.66 lakh tonne...

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Amid uptick in prices, the government on Thursday further reduced the stock limit...

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Hundreds of rubber farmers from Kerala, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka affiliated...

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation is in the negative territory for the fifth month in a row, but...

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

According to the latest data of the Central Consumer Affairs Department, in the...

Rajasthan FPOs explore agro-processing & export Industries through NABARD initiative

More than 50 representatives from 12 Rajasthan-based FPOs participated in the program with well-known exporters based at Unjha in...

States

WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Carlos Magariños to its board

The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders, namely, Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former...

International

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 Court directed the central government to develop...

National

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...

ELECTIONS 2024

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...

Agribusiness

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,...

Opinion