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Centre Counters Punjab Urea Shortage Claims, Says Stocks Sufficient Despite Farmers’ Statewide Protests

Centre Counters Punjab Urea Shortage Claims, Says Stocks Sufficient Despite Farmers’ Statewide Protests

Punjab farmers staged protests across 22 districts over alleged urea shortages and...

National
Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief

Government Removes Excise Duty on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol, but Best-Selling E20 Excluded from Relief

The government has removed excise duty on higher ethanol-blended petrol grades E22,...

National
Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry

Nepal Has Not Banned Indian Mango Imports, Exports Continue Under Revised Rules: Agriculture Ministry

Recent media reports claimed that Nepal had banned the import of mangoes from India....

National
Urea Import Prices Plunge to $449 per Tonne in New Tender Ahead of Kharif Season

Urea Import Prices Plunge to $449 per Tonne in New Tender Ahead of Kharif Season

India has secured major relief on fertilizer imports as urea prices in NFL’s latest...

International
Droughts, Floods and Food Crises: How the Looming Super El Niño Could Impact Countries Across the Globe

Droughts, Floods and Food Crises: How the Looming Super El Niño Could Impact Countries Across the Globe

A powerful Super El Niño expected to persist into 2027 could trigger droughts, crop...

National
From Enrolment to Retention: The Challenge of Keeping India’s Children in School

From Enrolment to Retention: The Challenge of Keeping India’s Children in School

India has achieved near-universal access to primary education, but retaining students...

National
NAAS-Dhanuka Awards Honour Agricultural Extension Champions, Highlight Role of Innovation in Farmer Prosperity

NAAS-Dhanuka Awards Honour Agricultural Extension Champions, Highlight Role of Innovation in Farmer Prosperity

NAAS and Dhanuka Agritech honoured leading KVKs, ATARIs and agricultural scientists...

National
Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Organic manure purchases by Indian farmers surged 3.5 times during the Kharif 2026...

Rural Connect
New Data Framework for State Finance Commissions to Strengthen Panchayats and Rural Development

New Data Framework for State Finance Commissions to Strengthen Panchayats and Rural Development

The government has released a report recommending robust Panchayat-level datasets...

National
World Bank Group Calls Food Processing Key to South Asia’s Economic Growth

World Bank Group Calls Food Processing Key to South Asia’s Economic Growth

The World Bank Group has said that transforming South Asia’s food systems beyond...

International
Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reappears in US After Decades, Threatening Livestock Industry

Flesh-Eating Screwworm Reappears in US After Decades, Threatening Livestock Industry

The USDA has confirmed a second New World screwworm case in Texas, heightening concerns...

States
APEDA Facilitates First Export of Fresh Jharkhand Mangoes from Women-Led FPC to UK

APEDA Facilitates First Export of Fresh Jharkhand Mangoes from Women-Led FPC to UK

APEDA has facilitated the first commercial export of fresh Amrapali mangoes from...

International
Cereal and Sugar Prices Rise in May; Global Grain Output Seen Declining in 2026-27: FAO

Cereal and Sugar Prices Rise in May; Global Grain Output Seen Declining in 2026-27: FAO

The FAO Food Price Index remained largely stable in May 2026 as falling vegetable...

National
GDP Grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26, but Agricultural Sector Growth Slowed Down

GDP Grew 7.7% in FY 2025-26, but Agricultural Sector Growth Slowed Down

the agriculture and allied sector recorded a growth rate of only 3.0% in FY 2025-26....

Agritech
Global Agritech Funding Dips 3% to $16.2 Billion as Investment Focus Shifts

Global Agritech Funding Dips 3% to $16.2 Billion as Investment Focus Shifts

AgFunder's latest report highlights growing investment in deeptech, climatetech,...