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Need of the hour: Bharat Ratna for father of the green revolution
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a man whose name became synonymous with progress, innovation,...
Experts urge industry to go beyond viewing coffee only as drink
Sustainability is one of the critical concerns in the global coffee industry and...
Father of India’s Green Revolution M S Swaminathan dead
Legendary agricultural scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known...
20pc more seeds available for rabi season than required
The availability of seeds for sowing in the 2023-24 rabi (winter) season for crops...
AIKS seeks rollback of tariff relaxation on US products
The All India Kisan Sabha, the farmers' wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),...
Farmer members of MSP panel seek reserve price for crops with legal guarantee, statutory status to CACP
Legal recognition of the minimum price of crops is being considered in the committee...
El Nino fear: Govt to bring 60pc Rabi wheat area under climate resilient varieties
With the spectre of strong El Nino conditions looming large over India, the government...
Centre extends time till Dec 31 for stock limits on tur, urad
The Centre has extended the time period for existing stock limits on tur and urad...
Monsoon starts retreating from India, 8 days behind normal date
Monsoon rainfall, which plays a crucial role in the Kharif crop production, started...
Paddy acreage up 3pc to 411.52 lakh hectare so far this kharif sowing season, pulses area down 5pc
Area under paddy has gone up nearly 3 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif sowing...
Centre sells 18.09 LMT wheat in 13 e-auctions under OMSS
As a part of the Centre's initiative for market intervention to control the retail...
Sugar traders, retailers, wholesalers told to disclose stocks to curb hoarding
As a proactive measure to combat hoarding and speculation, the Government has directed...
ADB lowers India's growth projection to 6.3pc for '23-24 on slowing exports
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally lowered India's growth forecast...
NDDB Chairman inaugurates Mother Dairy’s new-age booth design in Delhi-NCR
Mother Dairy, Delhi-NCR’s beloved milk and milk products major, has embarked upon...
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
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched three initiatives - the Kisan...
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