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Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws....

SKM letter to PM lays down charter of demands

SKM letter to PM lays down charter of demands

SKM seems to be toughening its stance. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra...

PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

In his address to the nation on the occasion of Dev Deepavali and Gurpurab, Prime...

Seeking comments from States on exemption rule of SDN1 and SDN2 category of genome-edited plants is uncalled for: SABC

Seeking comments from States on exemption rule of SDN1 and SDN2 category of genome-edited plants is uncalled for: SABC

In a letter written to the Secretary, MoEFCC, on October 2, Bhagirath Choudhary,...

India’s sugar production jumps 25% to cross 2 MT till Nov 15

India’s sugar production jumps 25% to cross 2 MT till Nov 15

With the sugar mills starting early in the Southern and Western regions, India’s...

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...

Glasgow to Varanasi: Modi’s constituency to deploy ‘green’ boats in Ganga

Glasgow to Varanasi: Modi’s constituency to deploy ‘green’ boats in Ganga

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, representing India at the Glasgow summit,...

Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market

The c.i.f. (cost, insurance and freight) price of imported urea has reached $900...

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year

According to the figures from the Department of Fertilizers, the stocks of DAP and...

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid farm stir, Centre ramping up fertilizer supply to UP

Amid the farm stir and Rabi sowing season, the Centre is ramping up fertilizer supply...

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

AI, space and GIS technology necessary for agriculture and disaster management

Leads Connect Services, a Noida-based agri-tech company, organized a national seminar-cum-workshop...

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

CASCADE makes a concerted effort to contain the menace of smuggling and counterfeiting

Illicit trade is the world’s largest growing industry. Smuggling and counterfeiting...

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate to 305 lt for 2021-22

After accounting for the reduction in sugar production due to the diversion of cane...

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Bhagwanth Khuba dispels rumours about fertilizer shortage in the country

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba addressed...

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

Top sugar companies recruit from National Sugar Institute

About 50 per cent of the current batch students have already been placed in the...

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis

Taking a lesson from the availability crisis of DAP and other complex fertilizers...

BJP alliance heading towards a landslide victory in Maharashtra, Congress and allies limited to 47 seats

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is headed towards retaining power in Maharashtra with a massive majority. According to the latest data...

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Rajasthan FPOs explore agro-processing & export Industries through NABARD initiative

More than 50 representatives from 12 Rajasthan-based FPOs participated in the program with well-known exporters based at Unjha in...

States

WAF appoints Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Carlos Magariños to its board

The World Agriculture Forum (WAF) announced the appointment of two distinguished leaders, namely, Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former...

International

Include Farmers’ Opinions in Formulating the National GM Policy: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh

Mohini Mohan Mishra, All-India General Secretary of BKS, stated, "In July, the Supreme Court directed the central government to develop...

National

How impactful will farmers' issues resonate in the Maharashtra elections?

The political discourse around soybean and cotton highlights the growing awareness of farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions...

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Sugar production is estimated to decline by 39 lakh tonnes in the current season

A major reason for the decline in production is the low sugar recovery in Uttar Pradesh. Along with this, these estimates have been...

Agribusiness