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AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion   

AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion  

AU Small Finance Bank has launched the ‘Swadesh Banking’ initiative to improve rural...

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

The tea industry is likely to witness an 8 per cent year-on-year decline this fiscal...

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India has allowed exports of 3 lakh tonnes of wheat to Nepal on July 21 and 14,184...

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the restrictions on exports of...

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

The government has launched an unified portal for agri-statistics (UPAg) that will...

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Retail prices of key essential food items, especially wheat, rice, sugar, and edible...

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports rose 33 per cent year-on- year to 18.66 lakh tonne...

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Amid uptick in prices, the government on Thursday further reduced the stock limit...

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Hundreds of rubber farmers from Kerala, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka affiliated...

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation is in the negative territory for the fifth month in a row, but...

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

According to the latest data of the Central Consumer Affairs Department, in the...

UNDP-NABARD tie up to boost data-driven innovations in agriculture

UNDP-NABARD tie up to boost data-driven innovations in agriculture

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Bank for Agriculture...

Food inflation hovers at 9.94pc in August

Food inflation hovers at 9.94pc in August

Food inflation hovered at 9.94 per cent in August, although slightly down from 11.51...

Practise new farming methods to cut chemical fertiliser use: Mandaviya

Practise new farming methods to cut chemical fertiliser use: Mandaviya

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has urged farmers...

India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said that it is the government's responsibility to...

Monsoon deficit: Pulses sowing down 8.58pc in kharif season so far

Monsoon deficit: Pulses sowing down 8.58pc in kharif season so far

Area sown to pulses remained lower by 8.58 per cent at 119.91 lakh hectares till...

India Has Lot of Potential in Agricultural Exports to Russia

While bilateral commerce is nearing $70bn, India’s exports remain stuck below $5bn and imports are overwhelmingly dominated by crude...

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Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

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String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

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