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Sugar bodies seek review of plan for ethanol from sugarcane juice; move may delay cane price payment to farmers: ISMA

Sugar bodies seek review of plan for ethanol from sugarcane juice; move may delay cane price payment to farmers: ISMA

A day after the Centre stopped the production of ethanol from sugarcane juice, the...

Govt further tightens stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding, check prices

Govt further tightens stock limits on wheat to curb hoarding, check prices

The Centre Friday further tightened stock holding norms for wholesalers, retailers,...

India bans onion exports till Mar '24; Maharashtra farmers launch protest

India bans onion exports till Mar '24; Maharashtra farmers launch protest

The Centre notified banned exports of onion till March next year with a view to...

Arjun Munda becomes new Union Agri Min, tribal leader gets key task

Arjun Munda becomes new Union Agri Min, tribal leader gets key task

Senior BJP leader and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has been given the...

Govt allows Rice Exporters Fed to ship 20MT non-basmati rice to quake-hit Nepal

Govt allows Rice Exporters Fed to ship 20MT non-basmati rice to quake-hit Nepal

In a goodwill gesture, the government has provided a one-time exemption from the...

Govt bans use of sugarcane juice for ethanol production to check prices

Govt bans use of sugarcane juice for ethanol production to check prices

The government on Thursday banned with immediate effect the use of sugarcane juice...

High DAP cost affecting viability, farmers may need higher subsidy or MRP: FAI

High DAP cost affecting viability, farmers may need higher subsidy or MRP: FAI

With sharp increase in global prices of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) in the recent...

High onion, tomato cost make veg, non-veg meals dearer: Crisil

High onion, tomato cost make veg, non-veg meals dearer: Crisil

Soaring onion and tomato prices pushed up the cost of a vegetarian or non-vegetarian...

Decision on MSP only after report of panel set up after farmers' stir on bills

Decision on MSP only after report of panel set up after farmers' stir on bills

A committee, set up by the Centre following farmers' protest against three farm...

Vulnerable dists under Nat'l Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture

Vulnerable dists under Nat'l Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture

As many as 310 districts of the country have been identified as the most vulnerable...

NARS develops high yielding species of seeds of pulses: Minister

NARS develops high yielding species of seeds of pulses: Minister

The National Agricultural Research System (NARS), under the aegis of Indian...

Agri innovator Corteva helps farmers in maintaining soil health

Agri innovator Corteva helps farmers in maintaining soil health

Maintaining soil health is not a one-time task, but a continuous process where all...

India's Oct-Nov sugar output down 11pc to 4.32 MT

India's Oct-Nov sugar output down 11pc to 4.32 MT

India's sugar production was down by 10.65 per cent at 4.32 million tonne during...

Coop sector joins developed India Sankalp Yatra, vows to make Bharat fully developed in Amrit Kaal

Coop sector joins developed India Sankalp Yatra, vows to make Bharat fully developed in Amrit Kaal

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...

Plan to increase govt procurement of arhar dal to 10 LT; NAFED, NCCF to buy

Plan to increase govt procurement of arhar dal to 10 LT; NAFED, NCCF to buy

To control the rising domestic prices of arhar dal, the government plans to procure...

Pradeep Rathnam elected Chair, Timmana Gouda co-Chair of IAMAI’s New Agritech Committee

Pradeep Rathnam elected Chair, Timmana Gouda co-Chair of IAMAI’s New Agritech Committee

Pradeep Rathnam, Fintech Head, Ninjacart, has been elected the Chairman of the newly...

Government Orders Physical Verification of Sugar Stocks as Prices Surge; Stock Limits Under Consideration

The Centre has ordered nationwide physical verification of sugar stocks at mills between August 1 and 14 amid a sharp rise in sugar...

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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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