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Dairy-Defence Partnership Strengthens Supply Chains, Farmer Incomes: Meenesh Shah

Dairy-Defence Partnership Strengthens Supply Chains, Farmer Incomes: Meenesh Shah

The NCDFI and Indian Army have renewed their four-decade partnership to strengthen...

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2026 Kicks Off, UP Minister A.K. Sharma Calls Upon Industry to Invest in Bioenergy Ecosystem

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2026 Kicks Off, UP Minister A.K. Sharma Calls Upon Industry to Invest in Bioenergy Ecosystem

India Bioenergy & Tech Expo 2026 began in Greater Noida, with Uttar Pradesh Minister...

Kharif Sowing Trails Last Year by 18 Lakh Hectares; Rainfall 11 Percent Below Normal, Reservoirs Also Under Pressure

Kharif Sowing Trails Last Year by 18 Lakh Hectares; Rainfall 11 Percent Below Normal, Reservoirs Also Under Pressure

India’s Kharif sowing stood 17.96 lakh hectares below last year as of August 7,...

India Must Turn Genetic Wealth into an Agricultural Powerhouse: Dr. Paroda

India Must Turn Genetic Wealth into an Agricultural Powerhouse: Dr. Paroda

India must transform its vast plant genetic wealth into a strategic engine for climate...

DGFT to Review Wheat Export Quota, Seeks Utilisation Details by August 31

DGFT to Review Wheat Export Quota, Seeks Utilisation Details by August 31

DGFT has begun reviewing wheat export quotas allocated under HS codes 10011900 and...

Rural Employment Shifts, Non-Farm Jobs Gain as Agriculture Share Falls to 52.9%

Rural Employment Shifts, Non-Farm Jobs Gain as Agriculture Share Falls to 52.9%

Rural employment showed increasing diversification in April-June 2026, with the...

Supreme Court Verdict on PepsiCo-Potato Farmers Disappointing, Says Farmers’ Rights Activist Kavitha Kuruganti

Supreme Court Verdict on PepsiCo-Potato Farmers Disappointing, Says Farmers’ Rights Activist Kavitha Kuruganti

Farmers’ rights activist Kavitha Kuruganti has criticised the Supreme Court judgment...

Vegetarian Thali Cost Rises 4%, Non-Veg Plate 9% in July Amid Costlier Onion, Oil and LPG

Vegetarian Thali Cost Rises 4%, Non-Veg Plate 9% in July Amid Costlier Onion, Oil and LPG

India’s home-cooked thali costs rose in July, with vegetarian and non-vegetarian...

Parag Milk Foods to Double Cheese Capacity to 120 MT/Day

Parag Milk Foods to Double Cheese Capacity to 120 MT/Day

Parag Milk Foods’ board has approved a Rs 105 crore investment to double cheese...

IFFCO-MC Launches Patented Fungicide Mitsuki, Adjuvant NexaWet

IFFCO-MC Launches Patented Fungicide Mitsuki, Adjuvant NexaWet

IFFCO-MC Crop Science has launched Mitsuki, its first patented 9(3) fungicide, and...

FSSAI Penalises AWL Agri for Substandard Fortune Fortified Sunflower Oil, Halts Monk Fruit Sweetener Sales

FSSAI Penalises AWL Agri for Substandard Fortune Fortified Sunflower Oil, Halts Monk Fruit Sweetener Sales

The FSSAI has stepped up enforcement against food businesses for violations of safety,...

IFGE CBG Forum Welcomes Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme, Calls It a Major Boost to the Sector

IFGE CBG Forum Welcomes Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme, Calls It a Major Boost to the Sector

The IFGE CBG Producer Forum has welcomed the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Rs...

Cabinet Approves Rs. 23,731 Crore 10-Year GOBARdhan Scheme to Scale Up Compressed Biogas Production

Cabinet Approves Rs. 23,731 Crore 10-Year GOBARdhan Scheme to Scale Up Compressed Biogas Production

The Union Cabinet has approved the Rs. 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme to scale up...

Is US Criticism Behind India’s Move to Amend the Law Governing UPI?

Is US Criticism Behind India’s Move to Amend the Law Governing UPI?

India’s proposed amendment to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act enables future...

India Buys 15 Lakh Tonnes of Urea and 7.1 Lakh Tonnes of DAP from 17 Countries During April-June

India Buys 15 Lakh Tonnes of Urea and 7.1 Lakh Tonnes of DAP from 17 Countries During April-June

Following supply risks arising from the Iran conflict, India diversified its fertiliser...

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25%, Revises FY27 Growth Outlook to 6.7% While Lowering Inflation Forecast

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25%, Revises FY27 Growth Outlook to 6.7% While Lowering Inflation Forecast

The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintained its neutral stance...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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