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NCDC secures a 68.87-million-euro loan from Deutsche Bank
This is for the first time that one of the largest European banks in the world is...
Government decides not to increase subsidy under NBS; rollback of increased prices of DAP and other fertilizers difficult
On April 9, the central government issued an an office memorandum keeping the nutrient-based...
Prices of complex fertilizers, including DAP, rise up to 58 per cent; farmers get a jolt
With the rise in prices of raw material in the international market, IFFCO, the...
Sugar companies eye exports to Iran, Pakistan; domestic industry still worried about cane arrears of 22,900 crore
The Indian sugar companies are eyeing exports, including those to Iran and Pakistan,...
SC-appointed committee on farm laws submits its report; will the hearing resume?
The committee appointed by the SC to resolve the ongoing dispute over the three...
Thirsty Bundelkhand braces up for economic makeover
While the UP government had already proposed the flagship projects of Bundelkhand...
Kalanamak rice marches forward with GI tag and nutritional properties
Retail advertisements of Kalanamak are based on its association with religious beliefs...
Will the farmers’ movement last long or the Supreme Court committee report help find a way out?
The possibilities of the 114-day long farmers’ movement, which is going on at the...
Farmers’ movement brings government’s fertilizer subsidy reforms wagon to a halt
When an extra allocation of Rs 65,000 crore rupees for fertilizer subsidy was sanctioned...
Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms
Policy-making requires wide consultative processes which involve all stakeholders....
Sugar industry and cane farmers are developing a ‘mini-Brazil’ in India through ethanol revolution
The sugar industry and the sugarcane farmers together are flipping the script and...
Milk prices go up for farmers but consumers remain unaffected
There has been a significant increase in the milk prices that farmers get. The increase...
Potato farmers wait for TOP formula even as they have to suffer losses for another year
The potato farmers may have to face losses in ways more than one: increasing costs,...
The heat of political and economic loss of the farmers’ movement
The heat of the political and economic loss of the farmers’ movement against the...
How justified is it to call a draft report the opinion of Punjab government?
The committee report prepared to bring about reforms in the economy of Punjab is...
Sugar industry welcomes the Budget
The Indian sugar industry has welcomed the various steps taken by the government...
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