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Walmart Foundation, Flipkart Foundation extend support to Assam for flood relief

Walmart Foundation, Flipkart Foundation extend support to Assam for flood relief

To aid flood victims with urgent needs, the Walmart Foundation Disaster Relief Fund...

Global fertilizer price rise: UP sugar mills to manufacture potash

Global fertilizer price rise: UP sugar mills to manufacture potash

Since India imports a large quantity of potash, which is used as soil nutrient and...

UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

UP to disburse 25mn ‘Gharauni’ certificates in villages

The Gharauni Scheme seeks to facilitate the transfer of ancestral lands and properties...

UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

UP wheat procurement slumps to 332,000 tonnes vis-à-vis 6 MT target

Last year, the state government and FCI procurement centres had breached the 5 MT...

Yogi bats for natural farming, envisions UP as ‘Jaivik Pradesh’

Yogi bats for natural farming, envisions UP as ‘Jaivik Pradesh’

Addressing the 33rd Foundation Day of the UP Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR)...

Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Presiding over a high-level meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has underlined...

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

The state government of UP is expected to declare turmeric as the one district one...

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

The HDI project will focus on proper monitoring and effective implementation of...

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

Based on the ILSP project's success, REAP will leverage livelihood collectives to...

UP orders private power plants not to import coal

UP orders private power plants not to import coal

The state government does not want to hike energy prices and stoke anger among the...

Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

By tabling its first UP Annual Budget 2022-23 here, the Yogi government 2.0, which...

Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

The UP government will set up centres of excellence (CoEs) and mini-CoEs/hi-tech...

UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

The free foodgrain was meant to ensure food security for the needy during the pandemic...

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

To boost the rural economy, the UP government is targeting almost double the maize...

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...

Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

The state planning department is the nodal agency for conducting the e-bidding process...

Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan for tribal communities

The Mission comprises 25 interventions which will be implemented by 17 line ministries. Each Ministry/Department would be responsible...

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Govt. Merges PSS and PSF Under PM AASHA for Better Farmer and Consumer Support

The central government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) until 2025-26 with a budget of Rs...

National

Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy rates for Rabi Season, 2024

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers...

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Despite decline in California Walnut production in 2024, industry leaders remain optimistic

In addition to the updated acreage and crop estimate, the California walnut industry is finalizing the close out of the 2023 crop...

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Basmati paddy prices surge by 23 percent as MEP is removed

Over the last five days, Basmati paddy prices have increased more than 23 percent, with rates rising from Rs 2500- Rs 2600 per quintal...

National

USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped

The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound bales, down 2 percent from last month and 7 percent...

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