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TN coconut growers to protest in Delhi

TN coconut growers to protest in Delhi

Coconut growers from Tamil Nadu have descended on the national capital to demand...

GI tag for Meghalaya's Lakadong turmeric

GI tag for Meghalaya's Lakadong turmeric

Meghalaya's Lakadong turmeric, considered to be one of the world's best varieties...

FMC India, Maha govt promote safe agrochemical use among Akola farmers

FMC India, Maha govt promote safe agrochemical use among Akola farmers

FMC India, an agricultural sciences company, concluded a safety awareness program...

UP Krishi Mobile App to help farmers apply for subsidy on agri schemes

UP Krishi Mobile App to help farmers apply for subsidy on agri schemes

Uttar Pradesh farmers have reasons to be happy. There is no need for them to register...

Punjab expecting bumper paddy harvest despite kharif setback

Punjab expecting bumper paddy harvest despite kharif setback

Punjab is expecting a bumper paddy harvest despite setback to crops during the 2023-24...

Punjab sugarcane farmers not satisfied with 'too meagre' price hike

Punjab sugarcane farmers not satisfied with 'too meagre' price hike

The hike in sugarcane price announced by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has...

Tripura to bring 7,000 hectares under palm oil cultivation by 2026-27

Tripura to bring 7,000 hectares under palm oil cultivation by 2026-27

The Tripura government plans to bring 7,000 hectares of land under palm oil cultivation...

Madras High Court Orders Private Mill Owners to Pay Rs 220 Cr to Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers

Madras High Court Orders Private Mill Owners to Pay Rs 220 Cr to Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers

The Madras High Court ordered private mills to pay a due amount of rupees 220 crore...

Odisha exports cashew nuts to B'desh

Odisha exports cashew nuts to B'desh

The Odisha government has shipped two metric tonne of cashew nuts to Bangladesh,...

Conflict over stubble increasing in Punjab: Farmers being made villains, says SC

Conflict over stubble increasing in Punjab: Farmers being made villains, says SC

In Punjab, the conflict between the farmers and the administration is increasing....

Odisha investing over Rs 2,500cr for providing income, livelihood support to millet farmers

Odisha investing over Rs 2,500cr for providing income, livelihood support to millet farmers

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has said his government is investing over Rs...

Farmers block Shamli road demanding sugarcane payment; outstanding dues amount to Rs 338cr

Farmers block Shamli road demanding sugarcane payment; outstanding dues amount to Rs 338cr

Sugarcane farmers of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh are facing the crisis of delay...

Significant drop in farm fire cases in Punjab, Haryana this year: CAQM

Significant drop in farm fire cases in Punjab, Haryana this year: CAQM

The number of stubble-burning incidents in Punjab and Haryana since September 15...

Stubble burning: 50pc drop in farm fires so far in Punjab

Stubble burning: 50pc drop in farm fires so far in Punjab

Punjab has reported a 50 per cent drop in farm fires so far in the ongoing paddy...

CPCB orders closure of 45 sugar mills in Maharashtra for polluting environment

CPCB orders closure of 45 sugar mills in Maharashtra for polluting environment

In a blow to the sugar industry in Maharashtra, the Central Pollution Control Board...

Marcha paddy of West Champaran gets GI tag, becomes 6th agricultural product of Bihar to get the recognition

Marcha paddy of West Champaran gets GI tag, becomes 6th agricultural product of Bihar to get the recognition

Marcha paddy of West Champaran district of Bihar has got GI tag. Chidwa of this...

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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