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Fertilizer Stocks Higher Than Last Year, But Prolonged War May Trigger Supply Crisis as Urea Output Falls

Fertilizer Stocks Higher Than Last Year, But Prolonged War May Trigger Supply Crisis as Urea Output Falls

The conflict between Iran and US–Israel has begun affecting India’s fertilizer sector...

Escorts Kubota Limited Launches ‘Powertrac Shaurya’ South-Special Paddy Tractor Series

Escorts Kubota Limited Launches ‘Powertrac Shaurya’ South-Special Paddy Tractor Series

Escorts Kubota Limited has launched Powertrac Shaurya, a South-Special paddy tractor...

SED to Build World’s First Boilerless ‘Greenfield Standalone Sugar Refinery’ at Kandla

SED to Build World’s First Boilerless ‘Greenfield Standalone Sugar Refinery’ at Kandla

Spray Engineering Devices Limited will build the world’s first boilerless greenfield...

US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

US-Iran War Threatens India’s Edible Oil Supplies; Palm Oil Prices Likely to Rise Amid Hormuz Disruption

Escalating US-Iran tensions and the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten...

Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

Iran Conflict Disrupts India’s Basmati Rice Exports as Middle East Accounts for 70% of Shipments

The escalating Iran conflict has disrupted India’s basmati rice exports, with nearly...

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Declining sugarcane yields and slow varietal replacement have pushed both farmers...

Global DAP Prices Touch $730 Per Tonne, Raising Kharif Supply Concerns in India

Global DAP Prices Touch $730 Per Tonne, Raising Kharif Supply Concerns in India

Global prices of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) have surged to $730 per tonne, up by...

Cotton Imports Surge Amid Production Dip And Trade Deal Concerns

Cotton Imports Surge Amid Production Dip And Trade Deal Concerns

Over the past 16 months, India has imported 7.6 million bales of cotton worth Rs...

India’s Farmers Are Subsidising America’s China Strategy   

India’s Farmers Are Subsidising America’s China Strategy  

The earliest signal came not from customs data but from mandis. Within a week of...

India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes,  2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes, 2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s 2025–26 sugar production is projected at 29 million tonnes, 2.6 million...

India Allows Wheat Exports, Approves Additional Wheat Products And Sugar Exports

India Allows Wheat Exports, Approves Additional Wheat Products And Sugar Exports

The Government of India has approved exports of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, 5 lakh...

Rahul Gandhi Meets Farm Union Leaders; India–US Trade Deal And Way Forward Discussed

Rahul Gandhi Meets Farm Union Leaders; India–US Trade Deal And Way Forward Discussed

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi met farm union leaders in the Parliament House...

Viksit Bharat and the Farm Economy: Why India’s Net Zero Path Will Be Won—or Lost—in Agriculture

Viksit Bharat and the Farm Economy: Why India’s Net Zero Path Will Be Won—or Lost—in Agriculture

Unlike power or transport, agriculture is both a victim of climate change and a...

Centre Withdraws Wheat Stock Limit Order as Supplies Improve

Centre Withdraws Wheat Stock Limit Order as Supplies Improve

The Centre has withdrawn the wheat stock limit order citing improved availability...

No Compromise on Agriculture or Dairy, Farmers’ Interests Fully Protected, Says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

No Compromise on Agriculture or Dairy, Farmers’ Interests Fully Protected, Says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Amid opposition allegations over the India–US trade deal, Union Agriculture and...

Panel Discussion Flags Gaps and Opportunities in Union Budget 2026 for Indian Agriculture

Panel Discussion Flags Gaps and Opportunities in Union Budget 2026 for Indian Agriculture

A panel discussion on Union Budget 2026–27 highlighted A gradual reorientation toward...

Crushing Season Nears Early End as 94% Sugar Mills Close in Maharashtra; Cane Shortage Hits UP

India’s 2025–26 sugar season is ending earlier than usual, with over 90% mills shut in Maharashtra and reduced operations in Uttar...

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Iran Conflict Triggers China to Expand Fertilizer Export Curbs Beyond Urea

Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of fertilizers, China is not immune to these pressures. Domestic prices for key...

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

The Centre has released over Rs 1,789 crore under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to rural local bodies in five states for FY 2025-26....

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Soybean Prices Firm Up as Global Soy Oil Crosses $1,100/Tonne on Middle East Tensions

Global soybean prices are strengthening as soybean oil rises above $1,100 per tonne amid Middle East tensions. The rally is driven...

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Rural women’s workforce participation rises; rural unemployment steady at 4.2% in Feb: PLFS

The survey shows that the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for people aged 15 years and above remained unchanged at 55.9% in...

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India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India has exported only about 3,15,517 tonnes of sugar by February 2026 despite the government allowing exports of 2 million tonnes...

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