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Ukraine crisis: UP sugar industry looking to ramp up ethanol capacity

Ukraine crisis: UP sugar industry looking to ramp up ethanol capacity

With the price of the Indian crude oil basket breaching the $100-per-barrel mark...

Maharashtra govt comes up with its own agri export policy to help boost farmers’ income

Maharashtra govt comes up with its own agri export policy to help boost farmers’ income

The state government has decided to promote exports because this may lead to an...

MP govt provides relief to farmers affected by hailstorm and untimely rains

MP govt provides relief to farmers affected by hailstorm and untimely rains

Based on the survey carried out by the state authorities, it is estimated that the...

UP’s kitty in Union Budget estimated at Rs 2 trillion

UP’s kitty in Union Budget estimated at Rs 2 trillion

Poll-bound UP is likely to get more than Rs 2 trillion, including the share in Central...

UP paddy procurement picks momentum, tops 3.8 MT

UP paddy procurement picks momentum, tops 3.8 MT

In the high-stakes UP assembly elections, the ruling BJP is pulling all stops to...

UP government red-flags under-weighment of sugarcane

UP government red-flags under-weighment of sugarcane

According to UP cane and sugar commissioner Sanjay Bhoosreddy, 213 irregularities,...

Yellow Revolution: UP mustard area nearing a million hectares

Yellow Revolution: UP mustard area nearing a million hectares

The UP mustard area has grown by 35 percent to 946,000 hectares this year compared...

Modi woos small farmers, bats for ‘natural farming’

Modi woos small farmers, bats for ‘natural farming’

Taking up the cudgels for small farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December...

UP clocks 1.1 mt in paddy procurement

UP clocks 1.1 mt in paddy procurement

Even as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making a desperate farm outreach...

Ahead of polls, UP sugarcane crushing season gains momentum

Ahead of polls, UP sugarcane crushing season gains momentum

With barely a couple of months left for the high-stake 2022 assembly elections,...

2022 polls: Yogi expedites farm relief; UP allocates Rs 415 crore

2022 polls: Yogi expedites farm relief; UP allocates Rs 415 crore

According to the UP government, more than Rs 415 crore has been allocated to about...

Broccoli: The mineral-rich vegetable getting popular

Broccoli: The mineral-rich vegetable getting popular

The exotic and mineral-rich vegetable of broccoli is slowly gaining traction with...

UP molasses output estimated at 57  lakh  tonnes in 2021-22

UP molasses output estimated at 57 lakh tonnes in 2021-22

The Uttar Pradesh government has estimated molasses production of 5.7 million tonnes...

Targeting Rs 38,000 crore payments, UP sugar mills likely to start crushing this week

Targeting Rs 38,000 crore payments, UP sugar mills likely to start crushing this week

The cane crushing season 2021-22 is likely to start in UP this week. With a hike...

Political economy of sugarcane, paddy crucial for 2022 UP polls

Political economy of sugarcane, paddy crucial for 2022 UP polls

While the political firmament is abuzz with pre-poll activities, the farmer leaders,...

Rataul mango gets GI tag, joins league of Dussehri

Rataul mango gets GI tag, joins league of Dussehri

The famous Rataul mango brand of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been awarded the prestigious...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

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