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Farm Machinery Manufacturers Must Bypass Middlemen to Ensure Benefits Reach Farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farm Machinery Manufacturers Must Bypass Middlemen to Ensure Benefits Reach Farmers: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chairs key meeting on GST reforms...

Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

Cotton Crop Hit by Rains, Floods and Pests; Farmers Need Relaxation in CCI Quality Norms

The Jodhpur-based South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) has written to Union Textile...

Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

Are Small Farms More Productive? A New Study Challenges the Long-Held Belief

A new study by IIT Bombay and the University of Hyderabad challenges the long-held...

Ghaziabad Farmer Neelam Tyagi Honoured with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Innovative Farmer Award 2025

Ghaziabad Farmer Neelam Tyagi Honoured with Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Innovative Farmer Award 2025

By combining intercropping, value addition, and direct marketing, Neelam Tyagi’s...

Two-Day National Agriculture Conference on Rabi Abhiyan Begins in New Delhi

Two-Day National Agriculture Conference on Rabi Abhiyan Begins in New Delhi

For the first time, the Rabi Conference is being held over two days on the direction...

2nd Phase of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from Oct 3; Two-Day Rabi Conference Begins Monday

2nd Phase of ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ from Oct 3; Two-Day Rabi Conference Begins Monday

The second phase of the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan will begin on October 3, focusing...

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in several states; monsoon withdrawal likely from Rajasthan from Sept 15

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in several states; monsoon withdrawal likely from Rajasthan from Sept 15

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall...

Government launches AI-based weather forecasting program, reaching 3.8 crore farmers

Government launches AI-based weather forecasting program, reaching 3.8 crore farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture has launched India’s first AI-based weather forecasting...

Rasi Seeds signs MoU with ICAR-IGFRI to boost forage seed availability for dairy farmers

Rasi Seeds signs MoU with ICAR-IGFRI to boost forage seed availability for dairy farmers

Rasi Seeds has signed an MoU with ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi, to boost the supply of quality...

Uneven Rains Damp Crop Prospects, Punjab and Rajasthan Staring at Major Losses

Uneven Rains Damp Crop Prospects, Punjab and Rajasthan Staring at Major Losses

Punjab and Rajasthan are staring at major losses after heavy rains; the impact is...

New Food Packaging Materials & Fertilizers Lab in Ghaziabad, Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi to Inaugurate

New Food Packaging Materials & Fertilizers Lab in Ghaziabad, Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi to Inaugurate

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art Chemical Laboratory...

Declare Floods and Landslides a National Calamity and Provide Effective Relief on a War-Footing: CPI(M)

Declare Floods and Landslides a National Calamity and Provide Effective Relief on a War-Footing: CPI(M)

The CPI(M) has urged the Centre to declare the devastating floods and landslides...

Slashing GST on Dairy Products to Save Rs 11,400 Crore Annually

Slashing GST on Dairy Products to Save Rs 11,400 Crore Annually

India’s dairy industry leaders have welcomed the Union Government’s decision to...

GST Cut to Reduce Prices of Farm Equipment by Up to Rs 1.87 Lakh, Check Savings Across Categories

GST Cut to Reduce Prices of Farm Equipment by Up to Rs 1.87 Lakh, Check Savings Across Categories

The GST Council’s decision to cut tax rates on agricultural equipment will help...

More Than 10 Crore Dairy Farmers to Benefit from GST Reforms, Claims Ministry of Cooperation

More Than 10 Crore Dairy Farmers to Benefit from GST Reforms, Claims Ministry of Cooperation

Ministry of Cooperation has hailed wide-ranging reductions in Goods and Services...

GST Overhaul to Boost Dairy Sector, but Higher Tax on Key Technologies Raises Concerns

GST Overhaul to Boost Dairy Sector, but Higher Tax on Key Technologies Raises Concerns

The 56th GST Council has rationalized tax rates on milk and dairy products, lowering...

El Niño Strengthens as India's Monsoon Deficit Reduces to 17%; IMD Forecasts Mixed Rainfall Pattern Over Next Two Weeks

India received near-normal rainfall during July 16-22, but the seasonal southwest monsoon deficit remains at 17%. IMD said strengthening...

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NABARD Survey Signals Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low, Informal Borrowing Rises

India's rural economy is showing signs of losing momentum, with only 27.7% of rural households reporting an increase in income over...

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Poultry Industry to Return to Double-Digit Growth in FY27 as Higher Egg and Broiler Prices Boost Revenue: Crisil

India's poultry industry is expected to achieve around 10% revenue growth in FY27, driven by higher egg and broiler prices and steady...

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Uttar Pradesh to Lead India's Largest Bioenergy Expo as UPNEDA and IFGE Join Hands for IBET Expo 2026

Uttar Pradesh is set to host India's largest bioenergy event as UPNEDA, in partnership with the Indian Federation of Green Energy...

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Bayer Launches Trance Insecticide for Cotton Farmers, Targets Aphids, Jassids and Whitefly

Bayer has launched Trance, a next-generation insecticide for cotton farmers to manage sucking pests such as aphids, jassids and whitefly...

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Panel Recommends Mandatory 22-25% Mango Pulp in Drinks, Higher GST on Low-Pulp Beverages to Boost Farmers' Income

A government-appointed expert committee has recommended making 22-25% real mango pulp mandatory in mango-based beverages and imposing...

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