Opinion

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

The prospect of a weak monsoon, rising oil and fertilizer prices, and subdued agricultural...

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

As war in West Asia disrupts fertilizer and LNG supplies, India’s dependence on...

Restoring India's Lands for a Sustainable Future: Science, Convergence and Collective Action

Restoring India's Lands for a Sustainable Future: Science, Convergence and Collective Action

Dr M.L. Jat highlights how ICAR’s science-driven innovations and India’s integrated...

Farm Mechanisation: The Productivity Revolution Smallholder Farmers Cannot Afford to Miss

Farm Mechanisation: The Productivity Revolution Smallholder Farmers Cannot Afford to Miss

Farm mechanisation is transforming Indian agriculture, turning from a luxury into...

Seed Industry’s Agrobiodiversity Shift Signals a Long-Overdue Recognition of India’s ‘Green Gold’

Seed Industry’s Agrobiodiversity Shift Signals a Long-Overdue Recognition of India’s ‘Green Gold’

The Federation of Seed Industry of India’s call to preserve agrobiodiversity marks...

A Rs 56,500 Crore Question: Why Is Fuel for Tractors Taxed Like Fuel for Luxury Cars?

A Rs 56,500 Crore Question: Why Is Fuel for Tractors Taxed Like Fuel for Luxury Cars?

Indian farmers owning tractors pay nearly Rs 56,500 crore annually in diesel taxes,...

Managing India’s Input-Intensive Agriculture Under the Disruptions of Supply Chain Caused by the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Managing India’s Input-Intensive Agriculture Under the Disruptions of Supply Chain Caused by the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

India’s input-intensive agriculture faces major risks from the Strait of Hormuz...

KVKs: India’s Sleeping Giants of Agriculture

KVKs: India’s Sleeping Giants of Agriculture

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), once key to farm innovation, are losing relevance...

India-New Zealand FTA: Why Official Claims Diverge Sharply in Domain of Agriculture and Dairy

India-New Zealand FTA: Why Official Claims Diverge Sharply in Domain of Agriculture and Dairy

The India–New Zealand FTA balances trade ambition with political caution, especially...

West Asia Conflict Puts India’s Farm Trade at Risk

West Asia Conflict Puts India’s Farm Trade at Risk

The West Asia conflict threatens India’s agricultural trade by disrupting key export...

Importance of Self-Reliance in Fertilisers Amid Global Uncertainties

Importance of Self-Reliance in Fertilisers Amid Global Uncertainties

Rising geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz have...

Jayanti Special: Dr. B R Ambedkar, Constitution, Dalits and Panchayati Raj in India

Jayanti Special: Dr. B R Ambedkar, Constitution, Dalits and Panchayati Raj in India

The article examines Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s evolving views on village governance,...

Strengthening India’s Energy Security through Bioenergy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty

Strengthening India’s Energy Security through Bioenergy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty

India is strengthening energy security through bioenergy amid global geopolitical...

Addressing Double Taxation on Cooperative Dividends in Budget 2026-27

Addressing Double Taxation on Cooperative Dividends in Budget 2026-27

India’s cooperatives face double taxation on dividends paid to members, reducing...

India’s FTA Moment: Trading Rules in a World Without Rules

India’s FTA Moment: Trading Rules in a World Without Rules

India has intensified its free trade agreement strategy, signing deals with the...

PM Modi Releases 23rd PM-KISAN Installment; Rs 18,880 Crore Transferred to 9.44 Crore Farmers

The 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was disbursed on Saturday at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal....

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Centre Raises Onion Procurement Price for Buffer Stock to Rs 1,730 per Quintal

The central government has raised the onion procurement price under its buffer stock scheme from Rs 1,650 to Rs 1,730 per quintal,...

National

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

The prospect of a weak monsoon, rising oil and fertilizer prices, and subdued agricultural commodity prices has increased pressure...

Opinion

Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of fresh litchi from Dehradun to Italy. This milestone marks the entry of Uttarakhand's...

International

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indian scientists, Dr Yashpal Saharawat, Dr Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy and Dr Rajeev Varshney, have been named among the...

International

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

As war in West Asia disrupts fertilizer and LNG supplies, India’s dependence on imported urea is emerging as a major threat to food...

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