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SC directs Centre to apprise it of action taken for rice fortification labelling norms

SC directs Centre to apprise it of action taken for rice fortification labelling norms

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to apprise it of the steps taken to comply...

NDDB Dairy Services' semen station in Maharashtra emerges top in quality parameters

NDDB Dairy Services' semen station in Maharashtra emerges top in quality parameters

NDDB Dairy Services-owned Rahuri Semen Station in Maharashtra has got highest marks...

Leveraging agri innovations for farmers' welfare

Leveraging agri innovations for farmers' welfare

The agricultural sector in India is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven...

Centre's last warning to sugar sector stakeholders to disclose stocks by Oct 17

Centre's last warning to sugar sector stakeholders to disclose stocks by Oct 17

The government has given the last call to all legal entities engaged in sugar trade...

Decision to continue Minimum Export Price of $ 1200 per tonne on Basmati prompts exporters stop buying

Decision to continue Minimum Export Price of $ 1200 per tonne on Basmati prompts exporters stop buying

Government has decided to continue the Minimum Export Price (MEP) condition of $...

Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

To maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check, the government...

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

The country's tea industry is passing through a phase of acute financial crisis...

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, brought...

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

The Centre on has directed state governments to constitute a task force in order...

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to...

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

The Centre has advised mills to stop importing raw jute because of its oversupply...

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

In several major sugarcane producing states of the country, low monsoon rainfall...

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala believes...

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

There is a huge demand in the Middle East countries for chicken, dairy, basmati...

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

The annual meeting of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)...

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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