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Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

While the new rules aim to promote agroforestry and simplify tree-felling regulations...

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

Monsoon Covers Entire India Nine Days Early, June Sees 8 pc Above-Normal Rainfall

The monsoon has covered the entire India 9 days before the normal date of July 8....

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

DAP Import Price Reaches $810 per Tonne, Opening Stock 9 lakh Tonnes Less than Last Year

In the current Kharif season, the opening stock of DAP in the country on June 1,...

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

AFFI Urges Joint CM Delegation to PM Modi Against US Apple Import Duty Cut

Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) had demanded that changes to the import...

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Need to Raise Farmers' Awareness for Agri Exports, with Focus on Productivity and Quality

Achieving the ambitious $100 billion target by 2030 will require policy reforms,...

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

$100 Billion Agri Export Goal Possible, But Paradigm Shift Needed: Experts at IIFT-Rural Voice Roundtable

Focused on the theme "Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal", roundtable conference...

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

The Chequered Path to Achieving $100 Billion in Agricultural Exports

India’s agricultural exports crossed $51.9 billion in 2024–25, but reaching the...

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

IIFT and Rural Voice to Organise Roundtable on Realising $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

Themed "Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal," the conference aims to deliberate...

Kharif Sowing Sees Early Surge in Paddy, Pulses; Oilseeds and Jute Show Slight Dip

Kharif Sowing Sees Early Surge in Paddy, Pulses; Oilseeds and Jute Show Slight Dip

According to the ministry's figures, paddy transplantation has covered 13.22 lakh...

SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct

SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct

A large share of FPOs registered under the Companies Act are known as Farmer Producer...

Lower Rural Inflation May Ease Pressure on Policymakers Ahead of Kharif Season

Lower Rural Inflation May Ease Pressure on Policymakers Ahead of Kharif Season

According to data released, the CPI-AL decreased by 2 points to 1305, while the...

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...

Reimagining India’s Agricultural Exports: From Plough to Port

Reimagining India’s Agricultural Exports: From Plough to Port

India’s agricultural exports, currently around US$50 billion, must pivot from volume-based,...

Focus will be on Farmer Centric Research: Dr. ML Jat

Focus will be on Farmer Centric Research: Dr. ML Jat

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, the new Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural...

Next Census to Be Held in 2027 with Caste Enumeration, Central Government Issues Notification

Next Census to Be Held in 2027 with Caste Enumeration, Central Government Issues Notification

The central government formally notified the conduct of the next decennial census...

Rs 6,000 Crore Boost for Digital Agri Infrastructure; MoUs Signed with Four States

Rs 6,000 Crore Boost for Digital Agri Infrastructure; MoUs Signed with Four States

Union Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi has urged States to dynamically link...

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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