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Union Budget 2025 Receives Strong Backing from Agro Industry Leaders
The Union Budget 2025 has been widely lauded by key stakeholders in the agricultural...
Industry welcomes Budget 2025-26, calls it responsible and balanced
Industry leaders like Ajay Shriram of DCM Shriram Ltd. and Simon Wiebusch of Bayer...
Top 10 budget highlights for agriculture: ₹5 Lakh KCC Limit, Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana
The 'Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana' will be launched in partnership with...
No tax for income up to 12 lakh in new regime, revised estimates for many schemes down for current FY
The budget includes several announcements for the agriculture sector. Some of them...
Economic Survey: 6.3% to 6.8% Growth Anticipated in FY 2025-26, Agricultural Sector Shows Promise Amid Challenges
Over the past decade, agricultural income has grown at an annual rate of 5.23%,...
BBSSL eyes ₹18,000 Crore turnover in 7 years, empowering farmers with quality seeds
Bhartiya Beej Sahkari Samiti Limited (BBSSL) has set an ambitious target of achieving...
Duty-free pulse imports continue, farmers at risk of price decline
The duty-free import of pulses, coupled with the arrival of new domestic crops,...
Meet the 'Apple Man of India,' honored with Padma Shri for his work
Unlike commercial apple varieties that require temperate climates and extended chilling...
Govt working on 'Farm to Consumer' model to maximize farmers' profits: Shivraj
Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with farmers invited by the Government of India...
$100 billion agri export target by 2030 achievable but needs clear and bold policies, say experts
CAIRA's inaugural roundtable convened leading experts to strategize on achieving...
Farmer Leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal Accepts Medical Aid Ahead of February 14 Government Talks
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, 70, has agreed to receive medical assistance...
Ethanol Blending Surpasses 18% in December, Dependency on Petroleum Imports to Reduce
The government appears to be making significant progress toward achieving the goal...
Centre reduces FCI rice rate to Rs 2,250 for states and ethanol producers, lower than Paddy MSP
State governments and their corporations can purchase up to 12 lakh tonnes of rice,...
Centre keeps close watch on essential food commodities prices amid market fluctuations
The food ministry claimed that the government has taken several pre-emptive and...
India sugar production falls by 20 lakh tonnes, sugar recovery declines
According to the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF),...
SKM demands white paper on MSP and procurement system
In a statement, SKM demands Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to...
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