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Bijnor District Cane Officer has withdrawn the ₹5,000-per-quintal sugar price cap,...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

Tamil Nadu Announces Major Farm Loan Relief, Waives Cooperative Crop Loans Up To Rs. 75,000

Tamil Nadu Announces Major Farm Loan Relief, Waives Cooperative Crop Loans Up To Rs. 75,000

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday announced an expansion of the...

High Gas and Sulphur Prices Could Push Fertiliser Subsidy to Rs 3 Lakh Crore

India’s fertiliser subsidy could reach Rs 3 lakh crore in the current financial year as high gas, DAP and sulphur prices raise production...

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Uttar Pradesh Approves Four New Sugarcane Varieties, Offering Alternatives To Co.0238

Uttar Pradesh has approved four new sugarcane varieties, including three developed by the state sugarcane research council and one...

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NABKISAN Lists India's First WASH-Focused Social Bonds, Raises Rs 180 Crore

The Social Bond issue witnessed robust investor participation and was oversubscribed 1.8 times, enabling NABKISAN to raise Rs180 crore....

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India explores oilseed imports from Mozambique, SEA signs agreement

India is exploring Mozambique as a new source of oilseeds and vegetable oils, with SEA and Nampula Province signing a three-year Statement...

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Sugar Stockholding Limit Cut to 15 Days for Dealers, To Be Implemented From October 15

The government has revised stockholding limit for sugar dealers to 15 days from October 15, capping stocks at 1,000 quintals, with...

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CCFI Urges Government to Reject Extended Data Protection for Agrochemicals

The Crop Care Federation of India has opposed extending agrochemical data protection beyond the 20-year patent period, warning it...

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