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India’s Farm Income Gap Puts Pressure on Budget 2026–27 Priorities

India’s Farm Income Gap Puts Pressure on Budget 2026–27 Priorities

Agriculture expanded at an average annual rate of about 4 per cent between 2014–15...

India’s Growing Fertilizer Import Dependence: Urea Imports Jump 120 pc, DAP Up 54 pc

India’s Growing Fertilizer Import Dependence: Urea Imports Jump 120 pc, DAP Up 54 pc

India’s fertilizer supply chain is becoming increasingly import dependent, with...

Despite Challenges, the Department of Fertilizers Ensured Seamless Supply: J.P. Nadda

Despite Challenges, the Department of Fertilizers Ensured Seamless Supply: J.P. Nadda

'Chintan Shivir’ of Department of Fertilizers focuses on ensuring the timely availability...

Rabi Sowing Crosses 96 pc of Normal Area, Wheat Sowing Stagnant, Pulses and Oilseeds Gain

Rabi Sowing Crosses 96 pc of Normal Area, Wheat Sowing Stagnant, Pulses and Oilseeds Gain

India’s rabi sowing has crossed 96 percent of the normal area, with wheat acreage...

IFGE signs MoU with Global Ethanol Association to advance ethanol as a sustainable marine fuel

IFGE signs MoU with Global Ethanol Association to advance ethanol as a sustainable marine fuel

IFGE has signed an MoU with the Global Ethanol Association to promote ethanol as...

VB-G RAM G vs MGNREGA: Shivraj Rejects Opposition Charges as Congress Launches Nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao’ Campaign

VB-G RAM G vs MGNREGA: Shivraj Rejects Opposition Charges as Congress Launches Nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao’ Campaign

A political showdown has erupted over rural employment as Minister Shivraj Singh...

ICRA Revises Tractor Industry Outlook, Sees Wholesale Volumes Rising 15–17% This Fiscal

ICRA Revises Tractor Industry Outlook, Sees Wholesale Volumes Rising 15–17% This Fiscal

ICRA has raised its tractor industry growth forecast, projecting wholesale volumes...

No Herbal ‘Tea’: Only Camellia Sinensis Products Can Be Called ‘Tea’, Clarifies FSSAI

No Herbal ‘Tea’: Only Camellia Sinensis Products Can Be Called ‘Tea’, Clarifies FSSAI

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has clarified that only...

'State of Marginal Farmers in India 2025’ Report Highlights Income Gains for Cooperative-Linked Farmers

'State of Marginal Farmers in India 2025’ Report Highlights Income Gains for Cooperative-Linked Farmers

Report finds 45% of marginal farmers associated with cooperatives report income...

Kisan Trust Hosts ‘Chaudhary Charan Singh Awards 2025’; Harvir Singh Conferred with Kalam Ratna

Kisan Trust Hosts ‘Chaudhary Charan Singh Awards 2025’; Harvir Singh Conferred with Kalam Ratna

Kisan Trust organised the Chaudhary Charan Singh Awards 2025 in New Delhi to honour...

Rising Pollution Clouds Mushroom Farming Prospects in Delhi-NCR Despite Market Growth

Rising Pollution Clouds Mushroom Farming Prospects in Delhi-NCR Despite Market Growth

Mushroom farming is expanding rapidly in Delhi-NCR due to strong demand and high...

Rabi Crop Sowing Crosses 536 Lakh Hectares, Up 24 Lakh Ha from Last Year

Rabi Crop Sowing Crosses 536 Lakh Hectares, Up 24 Lakh Ha from Last Year

Rabi crop sowing in India has crossed 536 lakh hectares in the 2025–26 season, marking...

National Digital Livestock Mission to Build Unified Livestock Database, Over 35.9 Crore Pashu Aadhaar Issued

National Digital Livestock Mission to Build Unified Livestock Database, Over 35.9 Crore Pashu Aadhaar Issued

NDLM has already registered around 9.5 crore livestock owners, while 35.96 crore...

From Zira to Tibbi: How Water Scarcity and Pollution in Punjab Shaped Rajasthan’s Ethanol Agitation

From Zira to Tibbi: How Water Scarcity and Pollution in Punjab Shaped Rajasthan’s Ethanol Agitation

The farmers’ protest against a proposed ethanol plant in Rajasthan’s Tibbi region...

Cabinet approves Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2026 season

Cabinet approves Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2026 season

The Union Cabinet has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for the...

Tractor Sales, Production Cross One Million in 11 Months, What’s Fueling the Booming Tractor Market?

Tractor Sales, Production Cross One Million in 11 Months, What’s Fueling the Booming Tractor Market?

India’s tractor industry crossed the one-million-unit mark in production and sales...

Crushing Season Nears Early End as 94% Sugar Mills Close in Maharashtra; Cane Shortage Hits UP

India’s 2025–26 sugar season is ending earlier than usual, with over 90% mills shut in Maharashtra and reduced operations in Uttar...

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Iran Conflict Triggers China to Expand Fertilizer Export Curbs Beyond Urea

Despite being one of the world’s largest producers of fertilizers, China is not immune to these pressures. Domestic prices for key...

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

The Centre has released over Rs 1,789 crore under the Fifteenth Finance Commission to rural local bodies in five states for FY 2025-26....

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Soybean Prices Firm Up as Global Soy Oil Crosses $1,100/Tonne on Middle East Tensions

Global soybean prices are strengthening as soybean oil rises above $1,100 per tonne amid Middle East tensions. The rally is driven...

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Rural women’s workforce participation rises; rural unemployment steady at 4.2% in Feb: PLFS

The survey shows that the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for people aged 15 years and above remained unchanged at 55.9% in...

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India Exports Only 3.15 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar Against 20 Lakh Tonnes Quota as Global Prices Weigh on Shipments

India has exported only about 3,15,517 tonnes of sugar by February 2026 despite the government allowing exports of 2 million tonnes...

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