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Vegetable oil import drop to six month low in September

Vegetable oil import drop to six month low in September

Vegetable oil imports hit a six-month low in September 2024, falling by 30 percent....

Study Reveals Success and Challenges of DBT for Rice Scheme in Karnataka

Study Reveals Success and Challenges of DBT for Rice Scheme in Karnataka

The study offers crucial insights into the dynamics of household welfare and the...

Average landholdings decline despite rise in rural income: NABARD Survey

Average landholdings decline despite rise in rural income: NABARD Survey

The NABARD's second All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey (NAFIS) 2021-22 reveals...

Cabinet approves continuation of supply of free fortified rice up to December 2028

Cabinet approves continuation of supply of free fortified rice up to December 2028

The central government has decided to continue supplying free fortified rice under...

RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

RBI Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged Signals Possible Cut with 'Neutral' Stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has maintained its key interest rate at 6.5% but...

61.3% Voter Turnout in Haryana Election, Down 7% from Last Time; Clashes Between BJP and Congress Workers in Several Areas

61.3% Voter Turnout in Haryana Election, Down 7% from Last Time; Clashes Between BJP and Congress Workers in Several Areas

Polling ended at 6 PM across all 90 assembly seats in Haryana. According to the...

PM releases 18th instalment of Kisan Samman Nidhi benefiting 9.5 crore farmers

PM releases 18th instalment of Kisan Samman Nidhi benefiting 9.5 crore farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 20 thousand crore as the 18th installment...

India Faces $7 Million in Crop Losses by 2030 if Climate Trends Persist

India Faces $7 Million in Crop Losses by 2030 if Climate Trends Persist

PRADAN, in association with Axis Bank Foundation, recently organized Samagam 2024-...

Cabinet approves PM-RKVY, Krishonnati Yojana for sustainable agriculture and self sufficiency

Cabinet approves PM-RKVY, Krishonnati Yojana for sustainable agriculture and self sufficiency

The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to merge all Centrally Sponsored Schemes...

Centre approves Rs 10,103 crore National Edible Oil Mission to raise domestic production by 2030

Centre approves Rs 10,103 crore National Edible Oil Mission to raise domestic production by 2030

The central government has approved the Rs 10,103 crore National Edible Oil Mission...

Export Ban on Non-Basmati White Rice Lifted, But Govt Sets $490 per Ton Minimum Export Price

Export Ban on Non-Basmati White Rice Lifted, But Govt Sets $490 per Ton Minimum Export Price

The government has officially lifted the ban on exporting non-basmati white rice,...

Government Slashes Export Duty on Non-Basmati Parboiled Rice to 10 percent

Government Slashes Export Duty on Non-Basmati Parboiled Rice to 10 percent

The central government has slashed the export duty on non-basmati parboiled rice...

Experts call for advancements in hybrid seeds and technology in India's maize sector

Experts call for advancements in hybrid seeds and technology in India's maize sector

The 10th India Maize Summit 2024 in Delhi addressed the rising demand for maize...

Record wheat and rice production boosts food grain output by 26.11 lakh tonnes for 2023-24

Record wheat and rice production boosts food grain output by 26.11 lakh tonnes for 2023-24

The Union Department of Agriculture reports that India’s total food grain production...

Monsoon Retreats: Central India recorded highest rainfall, Eastern states suffer 17 percent shortfall

Monsoon Retreats: Central India recorded highest rainfall, Eastern states suffer 17 percent shortfall

The monsoon withdrawal has commenced across the country. On Monday, the southwest...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan initiates dialogue with farmer organizations to address agricultural issues

Shivraj Singh Chouhan initiates dialogue with farmer organizations to address agricultural issues

Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan has begun a series of talks...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

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ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

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ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

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