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International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event
The Government of India has kickstarted the pre-launch celebration in a big way...
Lift export ban on wheat, other agri items: Farmers' bodies ask Govt
They conveyed their demand to the Finance Ministry during a customary consultation...
Farmer organizations discuss digitalization in agriculture
A two-day workshop on 'Digitalisation in Agriculture: A Discussion with Farmers’...
Govt advises fertilizer companies to stop tagging other products with fertilizers while selling them
Neeraja Adidam, Joint Secretary (Fertilizers), Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,...
No shortage of fertilizers in Rabi season
There is more than adequate availability of key fertilizers, including urea and...
IVPA Global Roundtable 2022 on Veg Oil and Oilseed Sector
The meeting will bring together edible oil experts, researchers, technologists,...
Fertilizer companies to lose Rs 3,000cr due to reduction in DAP subsidy
While the Union Government has increased the subsidy rate for N under the NBS scheme...
Samyukta Kisan Morcha gives call for nation-wide struggle
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of Indian farmers' unions,...
25% rise in agri, processed food export
According to provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial...
Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October
This is for the first time in three months that retail inflation has slipped below...
WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct
The WPI-based inflation dipped to a 19-month low of 8.39 per cent in October on...
Cashew export from India drops to $22.71mn in Sep
African countries, especially Guyana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Ivory Coast, are...
States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC
NHRC says that the State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid...
Centre to promote export of millets
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion...
Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases
The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...
Govt argues in SC that approval to GM mustard is in national interest, self-reliance to be achieved in edible oils
Calling the decision to approve the environmental release of GM mustard variety...
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Fuel Prices Rise Again; Petrol Costlier by Rs 0.87 Per Litre and Diesel by Rs 0.91 Per Litre
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RBI Flags Strong Farm Credit Growth Amid Stable Inflation and Resilient Economic Expansion
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Wheat Procurement Nears 34.5 Million Tonne Target in RMS 2026-27; Punjab, Haryana Surpass Goals
Government wheat procurement for RMS 2026-27 has reached around 33 million tonnes, nearing the revised target of 34.497 million tonnes....
