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Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

To maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check, the government...

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

The country's tea industry is passing through a phase of acute financial crisis...

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, brought...

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

The Centre on has directed state governments to constitute a task force in order...

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to...

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

The Centre has advised mills to stop importing raw jute because of its oversupply...

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

In several major sugarcane producing states of the country, low monsoon rainfall...

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala believes...

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

Huge demand for Indian chicken, dairy, basmati rice, wheat products in Middle East

There is a huge demand in the Middle East countries for chicken, dairy, basmati...

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

Rubber-producing nations share common concerns at annual meet

The annual meeting of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)...

Price of new soybean crop less than MSP by up to Rs 1,000; farmers waiting for price rise

Price of new soybean crop less than MSP by up to Rs 1,000; farmers waiting for price rise

The arrival of new soybean crop in the market is very less. Due to very less rainfall...

High cotton prices may impact exports in 2022-23

High cotton prices may impact exports in 2022-23

Cotton exports are estimated to decline 64 per cent in 2022-23 marketing year ended...

Women's contribution in agri-food systems not recognised: Prez Murmu

Women's contribution in agri-food systems not recognised: Prez Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said women's contribution in agri-food systems...

Heifer India-CIRG MoU to transform India's Goat Value Chain, empower farmers

Heifer India-CIRG MoU to transform India's Goat Value Chain, empower farmers

In a groundbreaking development, Heifer India and the ICAR - Central Institute for...

Productivity of DMH-11 variety GM mustard same as hybrid varieties, better oil quantity

Productivity of DMH-11 variety GM mustard same as hybrid varieties, better oil quantity

The Supreme Court is expected to hear this week the issue of genetically modified...

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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