States

HAU introduced three new sugarcane varieties, signed MoU with Sugar Mill

HAU introduced three new sugarcane varieties, signed MoU with Sugar Mill

The new varieties COH 188, COH 176 and COH 179 developed by Chaudhary Charan Singh...

Wired for Success: The story of transforming loss making discoms in to profitable

Wired for Success: The story of transforming loss making discoms in to profitable

The narrative is a live example of strategic management and operational excellence....

Beware of Fake PM Kisan App Links, Police Warns Farmers

Beware of Fake PM Kisan App Links, Police Warns Farmers

A fake app link of PM Kisan Yojana is circulating on social media, leading to cyber...

Punjab: over 14,000 CRM machines to be given to farmers to curb stubble burning

Punjab: over 14,000 CRM machines to be given to farmers to curb stubble burning

The district-wise targets for the distribution of machinery to individual farmers...

Punjab explores further opportunities for litchi export to UK

Punjab explores further opportunities for litchi export to UK

British Deputy High Commissioner meets Chetan Singh Jouramajra to discuss agro-allied...

Relief for Moong farmers, daily procurement limit increased to 40 quintals in Madhya Pradesh

Relief for Moong farmers, daily procurement limit increased to 40 quintals in Madhya Pradesh

The central government has given relaxation in the daily purchase of moong and urad...

Transforming Agriculture: Rasi Mitra's Impact in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Transforming Agriculture: Rasi Mitra's Impact in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Rasi Mitra has fostered collaboration and knowledge-sharing among farmers. Committed...

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Struggle with Moong Procurement Amid Government Limits and Price Discrepancies

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Struggle with Moong Procurement Amid Government Limits and Price Discrepancies

The MSP for moong is Rs 8558 per quintal, whereas the price in the mandis ranges...

Milk farmers protest outside Maharashtra assembly, upset over falling prices

Milk farmers protest outside Maharashtra assembly, upset over falling prices

On the second day of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly,...

Meghalaya CM Conrad Promotes State’s Organically Grown Pineapples in New Delhi

Meghalaya CM Conrad Promotes State’s Organically Grown Pineapples in New Delhi

Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma visited a Safal outlet in New Delhi,...

Telangana announces farmer loan waiver of Rs 31 thousand crores, loans up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived

Telangana announces farmer loan waiver of Rs 31 thousand crores, loans up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived

The Telangana government has announced a loan waiver for farmers, forgiving loans...

Odisha government will pay to farmers Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy procurement

Odisha government will pay to farmers Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy procurement

The Odisha government has announced a price of Rs 3,100 per quintal to farmers in...

Climate change poses major threats to health, economy and livelihoods: YP Singh

Climate change poses major threats to health, economy and livelihoods: YP Singh

Noted horticulturalist Yogendra Pal Singh said that environmental degradation directly...

Darjeeling tea industry struggling as yields drop, prices fall

Darjeeling tea industry struggling as yields drop, prices fall

The situation in Darjeeling is critical due to decreasing yields and plummeting...

Long queues of farmers for paddy seeds in Haryana, allegations of black marketing

Long queues of farmers for paddy seeds in Haryana, allegations of black marketing

Haryana farmers are facing problems with the availability of high-yielding variety...

Forest fires in Uttarakhand leave five dead, burning of crop residues in the fields banned

Forest fires in Uttarakhand leave five dead, burning of crop residues in the fields banned

This year, five people have died in forest fires in Uttarakhand, while 1145 hectares...

ITC unveils agricultural initiatives and farmer-centric approach at 113th AGM

At ITC Limited's 113th Annual General Meeting, Chairman Sanjiv Puri emphasized ITC’s farmer-centric initiatives and future growth...

Agribusiness

HAU introduced three new sugarcane varieties, signed MoU with Sugar Mill

The new varieties COH 188, COH 176 and COH 179 developed by Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University will lead future...

States

GM Mustard verdict by SC, Seed industry pitches for a science based approach 

The seed industry welcomed the conditional approval by GEAC for Delhi University's GM crop center. Justice Sanjay Karol supported...

National

A split verdict by Supreme Court on GM mustard approval

The bench, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol, issued a divided ruling on the commercial release of GM mustard and...

National

Announcements without money and policy changes, agriculture will not take a big leap?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has placed agricultural productivity and resilience at the top of the nine priorities for developed...

Opinion

Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary urged Food Secretary for duty free import of maize

Alka Upadhyay, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy, has written a letter to Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department...

National