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RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5pc

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5pc

The RBI’s Monetary Policy announced its decision to keep the repo rate unchanged...

20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march

20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march

The central government had promised to form a committee to find a solution to the...

Rules framed for grading non-basmati aromatic rice

Rules framed for grading non-basmati aromatic rice

The central government has issued rules for grading non-basmati aromatic rice. Under...

Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

The government has procured over 650 lakh tonnes of paddy grown in the kharif (summer-sown)...

Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

Disclose rice stock, govt tells traders to check prices: Is stock limit on anvil?

The government on Friday directed traders to disclose rice stock as part of its...

Interim Budget evokes mixed response from agri industries, farmers' bodies

Interim Budget evokes mixed response from agri industries, farmers' bodies

The provisions in the Interim Budget announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Budgets, subsidies for many key agri-schemes cut

Budgets, subsidies for many key agri-schemes cut

The budget of the Ministry of Agriculture has been slightly increased in the interim...

Govt decides to increase number of 'Lakhpati Didi' from 2 cr to 3 cr: FM

Govt decides to increase number of 'Lakhpati Didi' from 2 cr to 3 cr: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that the government has...

Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Interim Budget leaves farmers, agri sector high and dry

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday presented the Interim Budget for the...

Farmers honoured with Padma Awards for promoting agriculture despite all odds

Farmers honoured with Padma Awards for promoting agriculture despite all odds

The awards, which will be presented by the President, will also honor several anonymous...

Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India launched

Investment Forum for Advancing Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in India launched

The NITI Aayog, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Government...

SKM slams Agri ministry for surrendering funds

SKM slams Agri ministry for surrendering funds

The SKM, which is an umbrella body that includes several farmers organisations and...

149.52 LT sugar produced till Jan15; 8 LT less than year-ago period: ISMA

149.52 LT sugar produced till Jan15; 8 LT less than year-ago period: ISMA

Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) on Tuesday said the country has produced 149.52...

Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

The total area sown to wheat has crossed 340 lakh hectares in the current rabi season...

Horticulture output in 2022-23 to be 2.32pc more, but tomato output lower

Horticulture output in 2022-23 to be 2.32pc more, but tomato output lower

The total horticulture production in the year 2022-23 is estimated to be 355.25...

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...

National

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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