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Price of DAP falls to $ 553, Urea to $ 315 in global market
The prices of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Urea have continued to show a steady...
Maize selling below MSP, price down by up to Rs 600 a quintal
At present, the average price of maize is ruling around Rs 1,850-1,950 per quintal,...
Niti Aayog favours distinct agritech startup policy
Just a few states like Delhi and Maharashtra have startup policies to promote and...
2022 fifth or sixth warmest year on record, crops hit in India: WMO
Heatwaves in the 2022 pre-monsoon season in India and Pakistan caused a decline...
Ways to grow more maize crop in summer
In particular, the scorching heatwaves during the summer months in India have a...
Farmers can check seed quality using QR code: Tomar at launch of SATHI portal
Farmers in the country can check the quality of seeds by using QR code, thanks to...
Sugar output drops 17.7 lakh tonnes as mills close early
Maharashtra's production fell to 10.5 million tonnes from 12.6 million tonnes produced...
G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
The minister exhorted that bio-fortified crop varieties are the quicker solution...
WPI inflation drops to 29-month low of 1.34% in march
The food index inflation eased to 2.32 per cent in March from 2.76 per cent in February...
Edible oil import rose 8 pc to 11.35 lakh tonnes in March
The industry body said in a statement that edible oil imports rose to 11,35,600...
El-Nino at onset of monsoon season may affect rains
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued fresh estimates...
India not to import butter, other dairy items, said dairy minister Parshottam Rupala
The demand has increased. We have huge untapped area, we will try to tap that...We...
Cumin price hits record, At Rs 50k a quintal
For the first time in any mandi of the country, cumin price hit Rs 50,000 per quintal...
Tur dal traders not showing stocks, Centre asks states to act against him
The Centre has directed state governments to take strict action against traders,...
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