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Sugar lobby wants shipments to Iran to expand export basket
According to the All India Sugar Trade Association (AISTA), India managed to export...
Decks cleared for import of de-oiled soya meal for livestock feed; BKS condemns the permission
The issue of import of de-oiled soya meal for livestock feed has taken an interesting...
Govt trying to avert a possible fertilizer availability crisis due to rise in global prices
The steep rise in the prices of fertilizers and their raw materials in the global...
Preparing for self-sufficiency in edible oils through NMEO-OP in the Northeast
With a view to reducing the dependence on imports in the case of edible oils, the...
Climate Change report is a dire warning about global warming
IPCC has released the first part of its sixth Assessment Report. The report “Climate...
Starting a business will now fetch marks at IIT Kanpur!
IIT Kanpur’s academic senate has approved a comprehensive Students Entrepreneurship...
Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices
The international market is undergoing a phase of a steep rise in fertilizer prices....
UP to float global tender for 628km Ganga Expressway
According to the UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), more than...
10,000 ponds to quench parched Bundelkhand region
With the ruling BJP going all out to woo farmers ahead of the crucial 2022 UP elections,...
GI tag to spur farm, MSME exports in UP
UP, which had in 2018 launched a flagship scheme titled “One District, One Product”...
Farmers hold ‘parliament’ session at Jantar Mantar
Another sort of parliament is holding its session at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi....
Importers of pulses exempted from stock limits
On July 2, 2021, the government had decided to impose stock limits on pulses in...
Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears
As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on July 16, the area...
Swadeshi Jagran Manch suggests comprehensive reforms for Pesticide Management Bill 2020
Swadeshi Jagran Manch says that the country needs a better and more comprehensive...
1.5 million power employees to strike on Aug 10 against Bill
Nearly 1.5 million public sector power employees across India will resort to a day’s...
Blending to push ethanol output by 35 per cent to 4.5 billion litres
The target of 10 per cent blending in fossil fuel is likely to push domestic ethanol...
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Sugar production is estimated to decline by 39 lakh tonnes in the current season
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