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Union Budget 2025 Receives Strong Backing from Agro Industry Leaders

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$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 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

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

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

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

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

SKM demands white paper on MSP and procurement system

In a statement, SKM demands Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to...

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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