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Govt imposes 40% export duty on onion to check price, improve local supply

Govt imposes 40% export duty on onion to check price, improve local supply

For the first time, the Centre has imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions...

New fertilizer bag design with PM's appeal to cut use of chemical nutrients

New fertilizer bag design with PM's appeal to cut use of chemical nutrients

The government has released a new cover design for fertilizer bags with an appeal...

NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at Rs 40 per kg from Sunday

NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at Rs 40 per kg from Sunday

To bring tomato prices further in the market, two cooperative organisations NCCF...

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh opposes PPP model in research by ICAR

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh opposes PPP model in research by ICAR

The provision of private-public participation (PPP) in research by Indian Council...

Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India

Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India

Farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 1022.51 lakh hectares so far this...

No. of Jan Dhan accounts cross 50 crore

No. of Jan Dhan accounts cross 50 crore

As per the latest reports submitted by banks the total number of Jan Dhan accounts...

Kharif output may drop as crops face double whammy - floods as well as drought

Kharif output may drop as crops face double whammy - floods as well as drought

After heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh, eight districts of Punjab have once again...

Inflation to moderate in coming months: RBI survey

Inflation to moderate in coming months: RBI survey

Indian households expect inflation to moderate in the coming months after a spurt...

NCDEX ties up with Skymet Weather Services to enhance understanding of weather impact on agri commodities

NCDEX ties up with Skymet Weather Services to enhance understanding of weather impact on agri commodities

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd. (NCDEX), India’s leading Commodity...

India's July vegetable oil imports up 46pc

India's July vegetable oil imports up 46pc

India's vegetable oil imports increased by 46 per cent to 17.71 lakh tonnes in July...

Govt to provide agri-drones to 15,000 women SHGs: PM in I-Day speech

Govt to provide agri-drones to 15,000 women SHGs: PM in I-Day speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the government will soon...

PM lauds nano urea in I-Day address

PM lauds nano urea in I-Day address

One of the most valuable products that a cooperative could ever gift to the world,...

CPI inflation at 15-month high of 7.44pc; not good news in election yr

CPI inflation at 15-month high of 7.44pc; not good news in election yr

Retail inflation of 7.44 per cent for July 2023, rising to a 15 month record, is...

Wholesale inflation stays in negative for fourth month but food inflation at 14.25 pc

Wholesale inflation stays in negative for fourth month but food inflation at 14.25 pc

The wholesale price-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the fourth...

Oil palm cultivation undertaken in 11 states in three-week mega drive

Oil palm cultivation undertaken in 11 states in three-week mega drive

Oil palm cultivation was undertaken on 3,500 hectare with planting of more than...

Pulses sowing continues to lag in rain-deficit regions

Pulses sowing continues to lag in rain-deficit regions

Area sown to paddy increased by 5 per cent to 328.22 lakh hectares in the ongoing...

Global Fertilizer Crisis Pushes NPK Prices Up to Rs 2,450 Per Bag in India

Escalating tensions in West Asia and rising global raw material prices have sharply increased the cost of complex fertilizers in India,...

Agribusiness

Fuel Prices Rise Again; Petrol Costlier by Rs 0.87 Per Litre and Diesel by Rs 0.91 Per Litre

Petrol, diesel and CNG prices have been increased again as rising global crude oil prices and Middle East tensions put pressure on...

National

RBI Flags Strong Farm Credit Growth Amid Stable Inflation and Resilient Economic Expansion

The RBI’s May 2026 Bulletin highlighted strong economic growth, stable inflation and improving financial sector health, while stressing...

National

Wheat Procurement Nears 34.5 Million Tonne Target in RMS 2026-27; Punjab, Haryana Surpass Goals

Government wheat procurement for RMS 2026-27 has reached around 33 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes....

National

Nationwide Protest by Samyukt Kisan Morcha From May 27 Over Fertiliser Crisis, Diesel Price Hike and MSP Issues

The Morcha has called upon farmer and agricultural labour unions across the country to burn copies of MSP orders in every village...

National

IPL Biologicals Starts Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat Amid Push to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use

IPL Biologicals Ltd. has inaugurated a Rs 200 crore bio-products manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Vadodara to expand production...

Agribusiness