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Foodgrain production to be record 315.72 mt: 4th AE 2021-22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Beyond Meat, plant-based meat brand of US, forays into India through Allana Consumer Products

Beyond Meat, plant-based meat brand of US, forays into India through Allana Consumer Products

Beyond Meat is the pioneer and market leader in the US for plant-based proteins,...

CCEA decides to raise sugarcane FRP for next season to Rs 305 per quintal, up by Rs 15

CCEA decides to raise sugarcane FRP for next season to Rs 305 per quintal, up by Rs 15

Keeping in view the interest of sugarcane farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic...

Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...

Amul MD Dr RS Sodhi elected as President, Indian Dairy Association

Amul MD Dr RS Sodhi elected as President, Indian Dairy Association

Dr RS Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd...

Cabinet Clears 1,718.56 Crore MSP Support to CCI for Direct Support to Cotton Farmers

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding...

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Rain, Thunderstorms and Hail Likely Till March 20; Unseasonal Weather Hits Standing Rabi Crops

Unseasonal rain, thunderstorms, and hailstorms driven by an active western disturbance are set to impact North and parts of Central...

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Centre Hikes Commission for Arthiyas, Cooperatives on Wheat-Paddy Procurement from RMS 2026-27

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

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