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Central team constituted on paddy dwarfing disease; IARI interim report identifies cause of disease
The Central Government seems to be quite worried about the unknown mystery dwarfing...
Fear of decline in rice production looms large as acreage down by 3.1mn ha and mystery ‘dwarfing’ disease hits in Punjab and Haryana
The paddy acreage during the current Kharif season lags behind that last year by...
Lumpy Skin Disease takes its toll on cattle health and farmers’ economic condition
Sudden deaths amongst cattle and a sudden fall in milk production have caused a...
Bayer Environmental Science Professional business to be called Envu
Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business has announced that it will become...
Foodgrain production to be record 315.72 mt: 4th AE 2021-22
The production of foodgrains in the country is estimated at 315.72 mt, higher by...
Amul and Mother Dairy milk prices increase by Rs 2 per litre
The two largest milk brands in the country Amul and Mother Dairy have increased...
It is our duty to do chemical-free farming, organic farming and natural farming: PM Modi
If today’s Independence Day speech is an indicator of the shape of things to come,...
Committee on MSP and natural farming to hold its first meeting on Aug 22, discuss future strategies
According to the notification issued by Shubha Thakur, Member Secretary of the committee,...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
Stockholders to mandatorily disclose stocks of Tur: Centre to States/UTs
The states/UTs have been asked to direct stockholder entities to upload the data...
NRCE in collaboration with IVRI makes Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine to protect livestock from lumpy skin disease
The National Research Centre on Equine (NRCE), Hisar (Haryana), in collaboration...
Lumpy skin disease outbreak in UP, Punjab, Haryana after Rajasthan, Gujarat worries cattle farmers
Cows have been killed by the infectious lumpy skin disease in large numbers in Gujarat...
ICRISAT to launch SPU in Andhra Pradesh to support local FPOs and farmers
The facility is equipped with five processing lines, which will produce highly nutritious...
NITI Aayog GC discusses crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, oilseeds and other agri-commodities
The seventh meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog has been held. The Prime...
Govt should reconsider fixation of FRP for sugarcane, current decision a joke on farmers: RKMS
RKMS says that the FRP is linked to the recovery of sugar and this year, while increasing...
RBI raises repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent; home and other loans to get costlier
The six-member MPC of the RBI at its meeting on August 5 hiked the repo rate by...
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