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Bitter-Sweet Taste: Drop in global sugar output may cause 2.118 million ton deficit

Bitter-Sweet Taste: Drop in global sugar output may cause 2.118 million ton deficit

World sugar production is seen to be falling by 1.23 per cent at 174.89 million...

Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

Revolutionising Indian agriculture: Govt unveils game-changing initiatives for farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched three initiatives - the Kisan...

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...

Karnataka Seeks Rs 1,852 Crore Interim Aid as Drought Spreads to 177 Talukas

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has sought Rs 1,852 crore in interim central assistance as drought has spread to 177 taluks...

States

Govt Cuts Edible Oil Import Duties; Industry Sees Scope for Lower Retail Prices

The government has cut import duties on crude and refined palm, soybean and sunflower oils from September 24. The move is expected...

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Centre Amends Plant Quarantine Rules to Regulate Aquatic Plants and Medicinal Flora Imports

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued two notifications amending the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003. These orders...

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UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

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Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

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