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Punjab Cabinet Approves Third Revision of Land Pooling Policy, Offers Enhanced Benefits to Landowners

Punjab Cabinet Approves Third Revision of Land Pooling Policy, Offers Enhanced Benefits to Landowners

The Punjab Cabinet has approved the third revision of the state's Land Pooling Policy,...

Uttarakhand ‘Mahak Kranti Niti’ to Boost Aromatic Farming, Target 22,750 Hectares and 91,000 Farmers

Uttarakhand ‘Mahak Kranti Niti’ to Boost Aromatic Farming, Target 22,750 Hectares and 91,000 Farmers

The Uttarakhand government has launched Mahak Kranti Niti, to be implemented by...

Madhya Pradesh Extends Bhavantar Scheme to Paddy Crop

Madhya Pradesh Extends Bhavantar Scheme to Paddy Crop

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced the inclusion of paddy under the Bhavantar...

Khyber Group launches India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming facility in Kashmir

Khyber Group launches India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming facility in Kashmir

The Khyber Group has launched India's largest RAS-based Himalayan trout farming...

Rajasthan Launches Pilot Digital System for Sale of Subsidised Fertilisers Through Farmer ID

Rajasthan Launches Pilot Digital System for Sale of Subsidised Fertilisers Through Farmer ID

Rajasthan has launched a pilot digital system for the sale of subsidised fertilisers...

Madhya Pradesh Secures GI Tags for 12 Horticultural Products, Including Two Mango Varieties

Madhya Pradesh Secures GI Tags for 12 Horticultural Products, Including Two Mango Varieties

Madhya Pradesh has secured GI tags for 12 horticultural products simultaneously,...

The Fear of Pests: Why Farmers in Punjab Still Burn Crop Residue?

The Fear of Pests: Why Farmers in Punjab Still Burn Crop Residue?

A study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) found that one-third...

Maharashtra Farmers Upset Over Delay in Survey of Banana Crop Damage; Say Fields Cannot Be Left Vacant

Maharashtra Farmers Upset Over Delay in Survey of Banana Crop Damage; Say Fields Cannot Be Left Vacant

Maharashtra's decision to conduct a drone survey of banana crop damage nearly three...

ADB Approves $42.2 Million Loan to Boost Bamboo Industry in Northeast

ADB Approves $42.2 Million Loan to Boost Bamboo Industry in Northeast

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $42.2 million loan to strengthen...

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Approves Revised Terms for Interest-Free Crop Loans to Farmers

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Approves Revised Terms for Interest-Free Crop Loans to Farmers

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved revised rules for its zero-interest short-term...

UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

UP Sugar Production Falls to Decade Low as Cane Economy Faces Mounting Challenges

India's sugarcane economy is facing mounting challenges as Uttar Pradesh's sugar...

Chhattisgarh Approves Compressed Biogas Policy 2026 to Promote Bio-Energy Sector

Chhattisgarh Approves Compressed Biogas Policy 2026 to Promote Bio-Energy Sector

The Chhattisgarh Cabinet has approved the CG-CBG Policy 2026 to promote compressed...

Green to Gold: Himachal Government Approves Regulated Cannabis Cultivation

Green to Gold: Himachal Government Approves Regulated Cannabis Cultivation

The Himachal Pradesh government has approved regulated cannabis cultivation by amending...

TN Govt Revises Farm Loan Relief, Waives Cooperative Crop Loans Up to Rs 75,000, Extends Benefits to All Farmers

TN Govt Revises Farm Loan Relief, Waives Cooperative Crop Loans Up to Rs 75,000, Extends Benefits to All Farmers

The revised scheme is expected to benefit 14.43 lakh farmers across Tamil Nadu and...

Zappfresh Signs Partnership Agreement for Development of Assam Aqua Project in Biswanath District

Zappfresh Signs Partnership Agreement for Development of Assam Aqua Project in Biswanath District

Zappfresh has partnered with Gohpur Fish Farmer Producer Company Limited to develop...

A Day After Centre Denies Urea Shortage, Punjab BJP Chief Seeks Additional DAP and Assured Urea Supply

A Day After Centre Denies Urea Shortage, Punjab BJP Chief Seeks Additional DAP and Assured Urea Supply

Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged Union Minister J.P. Nadda to...

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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