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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
The 56th GST Council has rationalized tax rates on milk and dairy products, lowering...
IARI Retains Top Spot as India’s No. 1 Agriculture Institution; Amity and Lovely University Enter Top 20
A total of 40 institutes in agriculture and allied sectors have been ranked in the...
Booster for Agri Sector: GST Reduction on Tractors, Farm Machinery and Inputs
Under the approval of the new rates in the GST Council meeting, there has been a...
APEDA Launches BHARATI Initiative to Boost India’s Agri-Food Exports, Aiming to Empower 100 Startups
Conceived as APEDA’s vision to achieve $50 billion in agri-food exports for its...
Centre Sets Rice Procurement Target at 463.50 LMT for KMS 2025-26, Focus on Millets Procurement
The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary,...
Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to Visit Disaster-Hit Punjab, Himachal, Uttarakhand, and J&K to Assess Damage
On the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the MHA has constituted IMCTs...
Horticultural Diversification Powers India’s Farm Growth but Challenges Persist
India’s agriculture has grown steadily over the past three decades, led by yield...
Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake
The central government had earlier allowed duty-free import of cotton only till...
Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma Appointed New Director General of RIS
Professor Sachin Kumar Sharma has been appointed Director General of RIS, succeeding...
Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate 2nd Edition of India Bioenergy & Tech Expo
IBET Expo 2025 is one of the largest conference and exhibition of India in bioenergy...
India’s Cotton Imports May Hit Record 40 Lakh Bales This Year
India, once a major cotton exporter, is set to import a record 40 lakh bales this...
Farmer Groups Oppose Abolition of Cotton Import Duty, Raise Concerns
Farmer organizations have opposed the central government’s decision to abolish the...
Manufacturing License of HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Suspended, FIR Lodged in Three Districts
Action taken on complaints received by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh...
Urea import price reaches $530, shortage increases due to domestic stock being 49 lakh tonnes less than last year
According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 1, 2025, the stock...
From Food Security to Growth Driver: Report Charts New Path for Indian Agriculture
The Twenty-Sixth Report on the “Roadmap for Indian Economic Growth in Light of Global...
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