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AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion   

AU Small Finance Bank launches ‘Swadesh Banking’ for Rural Financial Inclusion  

AU Small Finance Bank has launched the ‘Swadesh Banking’ initiative to improve rural...

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

Tea companies to witness 8 pc dip in revenue on decline in exports: Report

The tea industry is likely to witness an 8 per cent year-on-year decline this fiscal...

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India exporting wheat, rice to needy countries for their food security

India has allowed exports of 3 lakh tonnes of wheat to Nepal on July 21 and 14,184...

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab CM seeks rollback of curbs on basmati rice exports

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the restrictions on exports of...

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

Unified portal launched for agri-statistics to provide credible data on agri sector

The government has launched an unified portal for agri-statistics (UPAg) that will...

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Enough wheat, rice, sugar, edible oils for festival season

Retail prices of key essential food items, especially wheat, rice, sugar, and edible...

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports up 33pc in Aug: SEA

India's vegetable oil imports rose 33 per cent year-on- year to 18.66 lakh tonne...

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Govt further cuts stock limit on wheat amid uptick in prices

Amid uptick in prices, the government on Thursday further reduced the stock limit...

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Rubber growers protest in Delhi

Hundreds of rubber farmers from Kerala, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka affiliated...

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation increases slightly to -0.52% in Aug vs -1.36% in July

WPI-based inflation is in the negative territory for the fifth month in a row, but...

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang

According to the latest data of the Central Consumer Affairs Department, in the...

UNDP-NABARD tie up to boost data-driven innovations in agriculture

UNDP-NABARD tie up to boost data-driven innovations in agriculture

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Bank for Agriculture...

Food inflation hovers at 9.94pc in August

Food inflation hovers at 9.94pc in August

Food inflation hovered at 9.94 per cent in August, although slightly down from 11.51...

Practise new farming methods to cut chemical fertiliser use: Mandaviya

Practise new farming methods to cut chemical fertiliser use: Mandaviya

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has urged farmers...

India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

India's law on protection of farmers' rights can be model for entire world: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said that it is the government's responsibility to...

Monsoon deficit: Pulses sowing down 8.58pc in kharif season so far

Monsoon deficit: Pulses sowing down 8.58pc in kharif season so far

Area sown to pulses remained lower by 8.58 per cent at 119.91 lakh hectares till...

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...

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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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