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Public procurement of wheat reaches only 177.57 lt

Public procurement of wheat reaches only 177.57 lt

The Union government has estimated that the public procurement of wheat may end...

Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Bhupinder Singh Hooda meets farmer organizations before Congress Chintan Shivir

Former Haryana chief minister and opposition leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda met the...

Sugar production goes up by 14 per cent, exports estimated to reach 90 lt

Sugar production goes up by 14 per cent, exports estimated to reach 90 lt

As per reports from the trade, around 82-83 lt of sugar export have been contracted...

Public procurement of wheat to be at 13-year low, may remain lower than old stocks in central pool

Public procurement of wheat to be at 13-year low, may remain lower than old stocks in central pool

According to the government, the public procurement of wheat may end up at about...

Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

Govt lowers wheat production estimates by 5.7 per cent; public procurement to be not even half that last year

The Ministry of Agriculture has revised downwards the estimate for wheat production...

Adani Wilmar strengthens its position in Basmati segment, buys Kohinoor brand portfolio

Adani Wilmar strengthens its position in Basmati segment, buys Kohinoor brand portfolio

The Kohinoor brand portfolio comprises 'Kohinoor' for premium basmati rice; 'Charminar'...

Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Against the requirement of about 22 million tonnes (MT) of domestic coal for thermal...

Will wheat procurement end up at half the target?

Will wheat procurement end up at half the target?

Wheat prices are almost certain to shoot up this year after a long time due to a...

Recovering from Covid impact will take more than a decade, Russia-Ukraine war dampens the situation further: RBI

Recovering from Covid impact will take more than a decade, Russia-Ukraine war dampens the situation further: RBI

RBI has come to the conclusion taking the actual growth rate of (-) 6.6 per cent...

ISMA DG Abinash Verma resigns

ISMA DG Abinash Verma resigns

Abinash Verma has resigned from the post of Director General (DG) of the Indian...

Up to 40% of the planet’s land is degraded, threatens roughly half of global GDP: UNCCD report

Up to 40% of the planet’s land is degraded, threatens roughly half of global GDP: UNCCD report

UNCCD’s evidence-based flagship Global Land Outlook 2 (GLO2) report has been released...

50 per cent increase in DAP subsidy; prices of complex fertilizers to remain unchanged despite high global prices

50 per cent increase in DAP subsidy; prices of complex fertilizers to remain unchanged despite high global prices

A rise in prices in the international market has led the government to increase...

Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

The Union government is considering the proposal that if the shrivelled grain percentage...

Create a farmer distress index; make it easy to get agricultural loans: BKS-Nabard report

Create a farmer distress index; make it easy to get agricultural loans: BKS-Nabard report

In order to find a long-term solution to the problem of indebtedness of the farmers,...

Edible oil prices may go further up as Indonesia bans palm oil export

Edible oil prices may go further up as Indonesia bans palm oil export

Edible oil prices have gone up in the domestic market of Indonesia, too. The scarcity...

With employment to 1.1 crore people during three years, agriculture sector comes to rescue during crisis: CMIE

With employment to 1.1 crore people during three years, agriculture sector comes to rescue during crisis: CMIE

45 lakh additional people got employed in the agriculture sector during 2021-22....

India Produces 195 Lakh Tonnes of Sugar by January 31, ISMA Flags Rising Cane Arrears

As on 31 January 2026, all-India sugar production has reached 195.03 lakh tonnes, compared to 164.79 lakh tonnes during the corresponding...

Agribusiness

India–EU FTA Will Have a Tangible Impact on Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly impact agriculture. While staples are excluded, reduced...

Opinion

Seeds Bill 2025: Sowing Hopes, Raising Concerns

Why the draft Seeds Bill 2025 has triggered debate among scientists, policymakers and farmers

National

Fasal Unveils ‘FasalJet’ and ‘FasalJet Pro’ for On-Farm Tech Solutions

FasalJet and FasalJet Pro were designed to address this need for irrigation and fertigation automation, extending the platform from...

Agritech

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer imbalance has reached alarming levels and is damaging...

National

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations, and sustainability workflows. By bringing farm...

Agri Start-Ups