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India Has Lot of Potential in Agricultural Exports to Russia

India Has Lot of Potential in Agricultural Exports to Russia

While bilateral commerce is nearing $70bn, India’s exports remain stuck below $5bn...

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature...

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December...

NCLT Clears Rs 1,950 Crore One-Time Settlement Between NSEL and 5,682 Traders

NCLT Clears Rs 1,950 Crore One-Time Settlement Between NSEL and 5,682 Traders

The NCLT Mumbai has approved a Rs 1,950-crore one-time settlement scheme between...

Agriculture Lags as India’s Q2 Growth Hits 8.2 percent

Agriculture Lags as India’s Q2 Growth Hits 8.2 percent

Real Gross Value Added (GVA) in agriculture rose from ₹4.76 lakh crore to ₹4.93...

Livestock Sector Reports Robust Growth; Jump in Milk, Meat and Egg Production

Livestock Sector Reports Robust Growth; Jump in Milk, Meat and Egg Production

According to the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics (BAHS) 2025, India continues...

Rabi Sowing Crosses 306 Lakh Hectares; Wheat and Pulses Register Strong Gains

Rabi Sowing Crosses 306 Lakh Hectares; Wheat and Pulses Register Strong Gains

Wheat, the main rabi crop, leads the sowing with 128.37 lakh hectares, recording...

Sixth International Agronomy Congress to be held in New Delhi from November 24 to 26

Sixth International Agronomy Congress to be held in New Delhi from November 24 to 26

The Sixth International Agronomy Congress (IAC–2025), the world’s largest gathering...

Escorts Kubota Introduces Third-Generation Ride-On Rice Transplanters in India

Escorts Kubota Introduces Third-Generation Ride-On Rice Transplanters in India

Escorts Kubota Limited has launched its third-generation KA6 and KA8 ride-on rice...

India Achieves Highest-Ever Foodgrain Output, Sets New Records in Rice and Wheat Production

India Achieves Highest-Ever Foodgrain Output, Sets New Records in Rice and Wheat Production

India has achieved its highest-ever foodgrain production at 357.73 million tonnes...

PM Modi Releases 21st PM-KISAN Instalment; Rs 18,000 Crore to Reach Nearly 9 Crore Farmers

PM Modi Releases 21st PM-KISAN Instalment; Rs 18,000 Crore to Reach Nearly 9 Crore Farmers

Nearly 9 crore farmers will collectively receive Rs 18,000 crore through Direct...

Wild Animal Attacks and Paddy Inundation Covered Under Fasal Bima Yojana

Wild Animal Attacks and Paddy Inundation Covered Under Fasal Bima Yojana

Crop loss caused by wild animal attacks will now be recognized as the fifth Add-on...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Urges Private Seed Industry to Spend at Least 10 pc of Funds on Seed Research

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Urges Private Seed Industry to Spend at Least 10 pc of Funds on Seed Research

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the government will introduce...

India’s Spice Industry Charts a Safer, Sustainable and Scalable Future at National Spice Conference 2025

India’s Spice Industry Charts a Safer, Sustainable and Scalable Future at National Spice Conference 2025

In the 4th National Spice Conference in Guntur, industry leaders emphasized food...

India May Gain a Small Edge as U.S. Exempts Agricultural Products from Reciprocal Tariffs

India May Gain a Small Edge as U.S. Exempts Agricultural Products from Reciprocal Tariffs

The U.S. has exempted several farm products—including spices, tea, coffee, tropical...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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