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Roadmap to increase pulse production ready, India to be self-sufficient by 2027: Agri Minister

Roadmap to increase pulse production ready, India to be self-sufficient by 2027: Agri Minister

Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda and Union Food and Commerce Minister Piyush...

7.8mn farmers can get PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC campaign launched

7.8mn farmers can get PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC campaign launched

Around 7.8 million farmers in the country, who are deprived of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi,...

Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Food inflation eases to 6.85pc in Jan

Inflation in vegetables was 19.71 per cent in January, down from 26.3 per cent in...

Cops use tear gas to prevent agitating farmers from entering Delhi

Cops use tear gas to prevent agitating farmers from entering Delhi

Haryana police fired teargas shells at farmers as they marched from Punjab to Delhi...

Retail inflation drops to 3-month low of 5.1pc in Jan

Retail inflation drops to 3-month low of 5.1pc in Jan

Thanks to lower food prices, retail inflation fell to a three-month low of 5.1 per...

Tight security in Delhi for farmers' Delhi Chalo March

Tight security in Delhi for farmers' Delhi Chalo March

Amid palpable tension ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March' on February 13, prohibitory...

Global Vikas Trust changes lives of farmers in Maharashtra, MP

Global Vikas Trust changes lives of farmers in Maharashtra, MP

Global Vikas Trust (GVT), under the visionary leadership of Mayank Gandhi, has spearheaded...

Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan, Narasimha Rao to get Bharat Ratna

Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan, Narasimha Rao to get Bharat Ratna

Former prime minister and champion of farmers Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as...

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...

India's Cotton Output Falls 17% in Five Years; Raw Cotton Imports Jump Over 80%

India's cotton production has declined by over 17% in the last five years due to lower acreage and productivity. As domestic supplies...

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Brent Crude Tops $100 as Middle East Conflict Widens, Global Oil Supply Risks Intensify

Brent crude rose above $100 per barrel as the Middle East conflict widened, with Iran expanding attacks on U.S. allies and Iran-backed...

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U.S. Replaces Temporary Section 122 Tariffs with 10% Forced-Labour Duties on India

The U.S. replaces Section 122 tariffs with permanent Section 301 forced-labour duties. India secures a lower 10% tariff rate after...

International

Rice Prices Surge Up to 20%; Export Deals in Jeopardy as Rising Costs Push Exporters into Default

A 15-20% rise in non-basmati rice prices over the past month has put Indian exporters under severe pressure. Many exporters who had...

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El Niño Strengthens as India's Monsoon Deficit Reduces to 17%; IMD Forecasts Mixed Rainfall Pattern Over Next Two Weeks

India received near-normal rainfall during July 16-22, but the seasonal southwest monsoon deficit remains at 17%. IMD said strengthening...

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NABARD Survey Signals Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low, Informal Borrowing Rises

India's rural economy is showing signs of losing momentum, with only 27.7% of rural households reporting an increase in income over...

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