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Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices

Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices

The international market is undergoing a phase of a steep rise in fertilizer prices....

UP to float global tender for 628km Ganga Expressway

UP to float global tender for 628km Ganga Expressway

According to the UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), more than...

10,000 ponds to quench parched Bundelkhand region

10,000 ponds to quench parched Bundelkhand region

With the ruling BJP going all out to woo farmers ahead of the crucial 2022 UP elections,...

GI tag to spur farm, MSME exports in UP

GI tag to spur farm, MSME exports in UP

UP, which had in 2018 launched a flagship scheme titled “One District, One Product”...

Farmers hold ‘parliament’ session at Jantar Mantar

Farmers hold ‘parliament’ session at Jantar Mantar

Another sort of parliament is holding its session at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi....

Importers of pulses exempted from stock limits

Importers of pulses exempted from stock limits

On July 2, 2021, the government had decided to impose stock limits on pulses in...

Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears

Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears

As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on July 16, the area...

Swadeshi Jagran Manch suggests comprehensive reforms for Pesticide Management Bill 2020

Swadeshi Jagran Manch suggests comprehensive reforms for Pesticide Management Bill 2020

Swadeshi Jagran Manch says that the country needs a better and more comprehensive...

1.5 million power employees to strike on Aug 10 against Bill

1.5 million power employees to strike on Aug 10 against Bill

Nearly 1.5 million public sector power employees across India will resort to a day’s...

Blending to push ethanol output by 35 per cent to 4.5 billion litres

Blending to push ethanol output by 35 per cent to 4.5 billion litres

The target of 10 per cent blending in fossil fuel is likely to push domestic ethanol...

Jewar airport likely to get required land by end July

Jewar airport likely to get required land by end July

With the 2022 UP assembly elections barely seven months away, the state government...

Desi start-up for blue-collar workers ‘hits’ Nasdaq Tower

Desi start-up for blue-collar workers ‘hits’ Nasdaq Tower

Incubated by IIT Kanpur’s Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), WUS...

Need for resilient agriculture to tackle the uncertainties of the future

Need for resilient agriculture to tackle the uncertainties of the future

Several rural resources are being affected due to unforeseen circumstances and some...

Electricity Act amendment will hamper the revival of the domestic economy

Electricity Act amendment will hamper the revival of the domestic economy

The public sector power engineers have warned that the proposed amendment to the...

PIL in Allahabad High Court on sugarcane arrears; state to reply in four weeks

PIL in Allahabad High Court on sugarcane arrears; state to reply in four weeks

A PIL regarding the issue of non-payment of money to sugarcane farmers and revision...

Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast

Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast

Owing to a break in the monsoon activity, there has been 11.3 per cent less rainfall...

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using agricultural residues such as bagasse, sarkanda,...

Agribusiness

ICRISAT's Breakthrough Could Save Groundnut Farmers from Pre-Harvest Sprouting

The breakthrough study identifies specific varieties and key genes that halt premature sprouting before harvest—a problem that currently...

National

String Bio and CLRRI Complete the First Successful Field Trial of CleanRise in Vietnam

The trial focused on CleanRise®, String Bio’s patented foliar microbial biostimulant, which enhances nutrient-use efficiency and stimulates...

Agritech

Sugarcane Crushing Gains Momentum, But Uncertainty Over Sugar MSP and Ethanol Prices

NFCSF has urged the Centre to permit additional sugar exports and correct anomalies in ethanol allocation.

Agribusiness

AIKS Calls Nationwide Protests on December 10, Rejects Seed Bill 2025 and ITPGRFA Compromise Proposal

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has announced a nationwide Protest Day on December 10, urging farmers to burn copies of the Draft...

National

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November 28th clarify this picture. They also clearly show...

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