States

Basmati and Organic Farming to Get Export Boost in the Terai with New Training Centre in Pilibhit

Basmati and Organic Farming to Get Export Boost in the Terai with New Training Centre in Pilibhit

A major initiative to promote Basmati rice and the organic value chain in the Terai...

Maharashtra Sets Oct 15 as Start of 2026-27 Sugarcane Crushing Season

Maharashtra Sets Oct 15 as Start of 2026-27 Sugarcane Crushing Season

Maharashtra has approved October 15, 2026, as the start of the 2026-27 sugarcane...

Rajasthan to Map Agro-Processing Clusters to Boost Agricultural Exports

Rajasthan to Map Agro-Processing Clusters to Boost Agricultural Exports

Rajasthan will map proposed agro-processing clusters crop- and region-wise to identify...

Rajasthan Expands Online Fertilizer Distribution System to 18 Districts, Statewide Rollout Planned

Rajasthan Expands Online Fertilizer Distribution System to 18 Districts, Statewide Rollout Planned

Based on digital technology, the new system aims to make the entire process of fertilizer...

Bijnor DCO Withdraws ₹5,000-Per-Quintal Sugar Price Cap, Calls Earlier letter Erroneous

Bijnor DCO Withdraws ₹5,000-Per-Quintal Sugar Price Cap, Calls Earlier letter Erroneous

Bijnor District Cane Officer has withdrawn the ₹5,000-per-quintal sugar price cap,...

Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

Sugar Mills Directed to Cap Sale Price at Rs 5,000 per Quintal; Bijnor DCO Issues Letter to Mills

The District Cane Officer (DCO), Bijnor, has directed all sugar mills in the district...

Kerala Plans Onion Market Intervention at Rs 35/kg Amid Price Surge

Kerala Plans Onion Market Intervention at Rs 35/kg Amid Price Surge

Kerala will procure 100 tonnes of onions through NCCF and sell them at Rs 35 per...

Madhya Pradesh Approves Rs 2,973 Crore for Dairy Development, Rs 29,619 Crore for Rural Employment

Madhya Pradesh Approves Rs 2,973 Crore for Dairy Development, Rs 29,619 Crore for Rural Employment

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved Rs 2,973 crore for dairy development and...

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Raises Milk Procurement Price to Rs 44/Litre, Giving Dairy Farmers Second Hike in Two Weeks

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Raises Milk Procurement Price to Rs 44/Litre, Giving Dairy Farmers Second Hike in Two Weeks

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a second hike in Aavin’s...

Lumpy Skin Disease Spreads Across Several Districts in Uttar Pradesh, Livestock Farmers Worried

Lumpy Skin Disease Spreads Across Several Districts in Uttar Pradesh, Livestock Farmers Worried

Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is spreading across several districts of Uttar Pradesh,...

No New Ethanol Plants in Himachal Pradesh Amid Water and Pollution Concerns

No New Ethanol Plants in Himachal Pradesh Amid Water and Pollution Concerns

Himachal Pradesh has decided not to permit new ethanol plants amid concerns over...

Maharashtra Sugarcane Farmers Demand Rs 7,000/Tonne as Sugar Prices Surge Over 40%

Maharashtra Sugarcane Farmers Demand Rs 7,000/Tonne as Sugar Prices Surge Over 40%

Maharashtra sugarcane farmers are demanding Rs 7,000 per tonne for the 2025-26 season,...

IRRI, Uttarakhand Government Join Hands to Transform Specialty Rice Value Chains

IRRI, Uttarakhand Government Join Hands to Transform Specialty Rice Value Chains

IRRI and the Government of Uttarakhand have signed an MoA to strengthen specialty...

Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

The Maharashtra FDA has decided to ban the sale of loose edible oil. Retailers will...

11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

The Centre has approved 11.19 lakh pucca houses for Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri...

Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

The Bihar government has signed an agreement with NABARD to provide farmers an additional...

First Badri Calf Born Through OPU-IVF Technology, Boosting Conservation of Uttarakhand’s Indigenous Breed

In a significant achievement for the conservation and genetic improvement of indigenous cattle breeds, a healthy Badri female calf...

Agritech

Poultry Feed Costs Rise 25 Percent, Put India’s Poultry and Egg Sector Under Pressure

India’s growing poultry sector faces rising feed costs as maize, DORB and other key ingredients become more expensive. With egg consumption...

Opinion

USDA Cuts India’s Corn and Rice Outlook as Erratic Monsoon Hits Crop Prospects

USDA has lowered India’s 2026-27 corn production forecast to 50 million tonnes and rice estimate to 147 million tonnes amid erratic...

National

EU Moves India FTA to Council, Deal Set to Reshape Trade and Agricultural Exports

The European Commission has moved the EU-India Free Trade Agreement to the Council for approval, following negotiations concluded...

National

Land Stack: Every Land Parcel to Receive a 14-Digit Bhu-Aadhaar (ULPIN), Full Georeferencing of Cadastral Maps

The new land records framework aims to integrate cadastral maps, ownership records, property registrations and court cases while improving...

National

India’s Q1 Oilseed Imports Surpass Last Year’s Full-Year Total, Soybean Accounts for 96%

India’s oilseed imports sharply outpaced exports in Q1 FY2026-27, driven by 550,000 tonnes of soybean imports, largely under zero-duty...

National