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India's GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in Q2; agriculture grows by 4.6 per cent while manufacturing contracts by 4.3 per cent
India's economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal,...
India doesn’t need ‘unsafe’ GM mustard, says Coalition for a GM-Free India
Apprehending that commercial cultivation of GM herbicide tolerant (HT) mustard will...
India must achieve SDGs fast to eliminate hunger: Dr Paroda
In a Strategy Paper on Indian Agriculture for Achieving SDGs, Dr RS Paroda, presently...
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda to head CGIAR
Following the decision of Marco Ferroni to retire and step down from his position...
More area under wheat and mustard in current Rabi season than last year
The effect of high prices of wheat and mustard is visible in the area sown for the...
Farmers stage rallies in state capitals on “Raj Bhawan Chalo” call of SKM
On the call of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers staged protest gatherings at...
Climate concerns impact crops in India: CRISIL
Pre-monsoon heatwaves, patchy progress of rainfall during the monsoon, and excess...
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...
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