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Corteva Agriscience signs up for empowering women in science

Corteva Agriscience signs up for empowering women in science

Corteva Agriscience is joining forces with Buddy4Study India Foundation, to empower...

Wholesale inflation at (-) 0.52 pc in Oct; in negative territory for 7th month

Wholesale inflation at (-) 0.52 pc in Oct; in negative territory for 7th month

Thanks to easing prices of food items, the wholesale price index-based inflation...

India's veg oils import up 16pc at 167.1 LT in 2022-23 oil yr

India's veg oils import up 16pc at 167.1 LT in 2022-23 oil yr

Driven by lower duty on certain edible oils, India's vegetable oils import rose...

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 4.87 pc in Oct

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 4.87 pc in Oct

Cooling prices of food items has eased retail inflation to a four-month low of 4.87...

Tea auctioneers form body to safeguard trade interests

Tea auctioneers form body to safeguard trade interests

Tea auctioneers from the northern and southern parts of the country have joined...

First trial shipment of bananas exported to the Netherlands

First trial shipment of bananas exported to the Netherlands

The first trial shipment of bananas has been exported to the Netherlands, the Union...

Low output pushes Basmati prices to Rs4500/qtl

Low output pushes Basmati prices to Rs4500/qtl

After the government fixed the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $1200 per tonne for...

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems delivers 'Kisan Drones' to IFFCO

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems delivers 'Kisan Drones' to IFFCO

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Pvt Ltd., a leading Chennai-based drone manufacturing company...

ChiniMandi organising biggest Sugar & Ethanol India Conference in Feb 24

ChiniMandi organising biggest Sugar & Ethanol India Conference in Feb 24

ChiniMandi, the largest news and networking portal in the country catering to the...

Need to raise people's income to fight off impact of high food prices: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Need to raise people's income to fight off impact of high food prices: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

NITI Member Prof Ramesh Chand has suggested that people's income should be increased...

Middle East conflict may hit fertiliser sector: Crisil

Middle East conflict may hit fertiliser sector: Crisil

Domestic credit ratings agency Crisil foresees that certain sector, especially fertilisers,...

Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Thali cost dropped in October, thanks to falling tomato and potato prices, but the...

Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

To give relief to consumers from high prices ahead of Diwali festival, the Centre...

Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said there is a need to shift away from those foods...

Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Noting that the onus of agricultural reforms is in the states, NITI Aayog member...

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Stepping up measures to provide relief to consumers from rising onion prices, the...

China’s Dairy Pivot: How the World’s Biggest Importer Turned into an Export Challenger

China’s rapid dairy expansion has turned it from the world’s largest importer into a surplus producer and emerging exporter. Slowing...

International

India Produces 195 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar by January 31, ISMA Flags Rising Cane Arrears

As on 31 January 2026, all-India sugar production has reached 195.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 164.79 lakh tonnes during the corresponding...

Agribusiness

India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly impact agriculture. While staples are excluded, reduced...

Opinion

Seeds Bill 2025: Sowing Hopes, Raising Concerns

Why the draft Seeds Bill 2025 has triggered debate among scientists, policymakers and farmers

National

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and fertigation automation, extending the platform from...

Agritech

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer imbalance has reached alarming levels and is damaging...

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