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Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

In this article, an attempt has been made to list out the issues to be asked by...

Mushroom cultivation gaining traction in Lucknow region

Mushroom cultivation gaining traction in Lucknow region

Amid the clarion call from the government and agricultural experts to diversify...

Trade plastic trash with cash, blockchain-secured tokens in Varanasi

Trade plastic trash with cash, blockchain-secured tokens in Varanasi

The Uttar Pradesh government has facilitated the setting up of a novel Plastic Bank...

Farm-to-table: UP looking at global branding of ‘kalanamak’ rice

Farm-to-table: UP looking at global branding of ‘kalanamak’ rice

In a classic case of farm-to-table concept, the Uttar Pradesh government is vigorously...

IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

The UP Agricultural Marketing Board (Mandi Parishad) meeting here chaired by state...

Amid farm stir, Yogi takes the gamble of not hiking sugarcane price

Amid farm stir, Yogi takes the gamble of not hiking sugarcane price

With UP elections still a year away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government...

Delay in sugarcane SAP and pending dues anger farmers, movement against farm laws intensifies in UP

Delay in sugarcane SAP and pending dues anger farmers, movement against farm laws intensifies in UP

The delay in announcing the State-Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane by the BJP government...

KRIBHCO and Novonesis join hands to bring biological solutions to Indian farmers

Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), a fertilizer producing cooperative, and Novonesis, a  biological solutions company...

Cooperatives

Rice varieties and their genes for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency discovered at Indraprastha University

In a discovery that could help save both fertilizer costs and pollution due to leftover fertilizers in croplands, Indian biotechnologists...

Agritech

Next generation GM seed: Case for transformation of Indian cotton sector and textile economy

Cotton production in India has been slowly increasing from the 50-70s era where the yields were around 130 kg/HA, and the average...

Opinion

UP Govt to Establish State of the Art Seed Park in Lucknow, Asks Industry for Investments

Seed and agriculture experts on Friday called for enhancing collaborations for outcome-driven research, achieving self-reliance in...

National

Government Increases Import Duty on Crude and Refined Edible Oils by 20% to Restrict Cheap Imports

The central government has increased the customs duty on crude and refined edible oils. The Indian edible oil industry had been demanding...

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Government Removes Minimum Export Price for Basmati and Onion

In a significant move before the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, the central government has made notable decisions...

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