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Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Over the past 15 days, wholesale prices have dropped by 40 percent. Where the average...

Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon rains in North West and North East India remain below normal, impacting...

Onion production drops by 20 percent in FY 2023-24

Onion production drops by 20 percent in FY 2023-24

Onion production in India declined by 19.84 per cent to 242.12 lakh tonnes in FY...

Jayant chaudhary urges government to allow sugar exports amid favorable production estimates

Jayant chaudhary urges government to allow sugar exports amid favorable production estimates

Amid favorable sugar production estimates, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary urged...

Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

In Maharashtra, wholesale onion prices have dropped by 21 percent in the last month...

Need to promote natural farming and use of recycled water in agriculture: Bhagirath Choudhary

Need to promote natural farming and use of recycled water in agriculture: Bhagirath Choudhary

Bhagirath Choudhary, Minister of State for Agriculture, highlighted agriculture's...

Rising tomato prices push veg thali cost up by 11  percent

Rising tomato prices push veg thali cost up by 11 percent

In July 2024, the cost of a veg thali rose by 11 percent to Rs 32.26 due to a 55...

Congress to bring privilege motion against union agriculture minister for misleading the house

Congress to bring privilege motion against union agriculture minister for misleading the house

The Congress party announced to bring a privilege motion against Union Agriculture...

Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices have dropped 55 percent in the last 20 days, from Rs 2600-2800 to...

Agriculture GDP growth of India is the highest in the world, says Ramesh Chand of NITI Aayog

Agriculture GDP growth of India is the highest in the world, says Ramesh Chand of NITI Aayog

India's agricultural GDP growth has outpaced the global average for the past decade,...

ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

ICAE 2024: PM Modi emphasizes the critical role of small farmers in ensuring food security

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the critical role of India’s small farmers,...

Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Government Expands Price Monitoring to 16 More Commodities, Including Besan, Ghee and Banana

Already 22 commodities were being covered under monitoring of daily prices. Now,...

India’s dairy industry revenue expected to rise 13-14 percent this Fiscal Year: CRISIL Ratings

India’s dairy industry revenue expected to rise 13-14 percent this Fiscal Year: CRISIL Ratings

CRISIL Ratings forecasts a 13-14 percent revenue growth for India’s dairy industry...

India sees 90 percent increase in pulses import, Export drop by 22 percent in FY 2023-24

India sees 90 percent increase in pulses import, Export drop by 22 percent in FY 2023-24

India's pulse imports surged by 89.82 percent in 2023-24, reaching 47.38 lakh tonnes,...

Delhi to host '32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists' in August

Delhi to host '32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists' in August

The 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists will be held from August...

ISMA projects 333 lakh tons gross sugar production for 2024-25 season

ISMA projects 333 lakh tons gross sugar production for 2024-25 season

The Indian Sugar Mills & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has forecasted...

PM Modi to announce UN International Year of Cooperatives at ICA conference in New Delhi

For the first time in the 130-year-long history of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the premier body for the Global Cooperative...

Cooperatives

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

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ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

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