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200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

As the world-famous Assam tea celebrates 200 years, state capital Guwahati will...

Cong for extension of paddy procurement drive in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh

Cong for extension of paddy procurement drive in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh

Claiming that more than five lakh farmers are yet to sell their paddy produce, the...

UP government increased sugarcane SAP by Rs 20, farmers were expecting a higher increase

UP government increased sugarcane SAP by Rs 20, farmers were expecting a higher increase

After a long wait, the Uttar Pradesh government has finally announced an increase...

Tripura to get first tea auction centre

Tripura to get first tea auction centre

The century-old tea industry in Tripura is all set to get an auction centre to help...

158 blocks of Jharkhand drought affected, farmers to get Rs 3,500 grace

158 blocks of Jharkhand drought affected, farmers to get Rs 3,500 grace

The Jharkhand government has decided to declare 158 blocks spread over 17 districts...

Small tea growers face challenges, look up to Centre for help

Small tea growers face challenges, look up to Centre for help

Facing various challenges, small tea growers want that they should be included in...

Gehlot govt's schemes for farmers' welfare to continue: Kirodi Lal Meena

Gehlot govt's schemes for farmers' welfare to continue: Kirodi Lal Meena

Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena praised the erstwhile Ashok Gehlot...

Sugarcane price in UP jaggery units surpass mill rate; state govt yet to fix SAP for current crushing season

Sugarcane price in UP jaggery units surpass mill rate; state govt yet to fix SAP for current crushing season

Sugarcane prices in jaggery units in Uttar Pradesh, the country's largest sugar...

Haryana govt to send farmers to African countries to leverage agri potential: CM

Haryana govt to send farmers to African countries to leverage agri potential: CM

The Haryana government is planning to leverage the vast agricultural potential in...

UP cane growers wait for higher sugarcane price even as sugar output falls in country

UP cane growers wait for higher sugarcane price even as sugar output falls in country

While there was no increase in SAP last year and more than half the season's sugarcane...

HP govt to give gardening equipment to farmers at affordable rates

HP govt to give gardening equipment to farmers at affordable rates

In New Year bonanza to farmers in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided...

Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?

Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?

Due to an increase in the total area of sowing of mustard, the main oilseed crop...

Gram Unnati ties up with UP govt to transition 100,000 acre from Summer Paddy to Spring Maize

Gram Unnati ties up with UP govt to transition 100,000 acre from Summer Paddy to Spring Maize

Four Leaf Clover Agro Pvt. Ltd. (Gram UnnatiTM), India’s first truly integrated...

Balipara Foundation launches 11th annual Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics Forum

Balipara Foundation launches 11th annual Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics Forum

Balipara Foundation successfully launched its 11th edition of the annual Eastern...

Kinnow growers in Punjab face low prices amid high yield

Kinnow growers in Punjab face low prices amid high yield

Cultivators of kinnow in Punjab are a hapless lot. They are harvesting a bumper...

Urea Stock crosses 100LT, highest in 10 years

In the last Kharif season, there has been a decline in the sales of urea in the country due to many reasons, including weak monsoon....

National

Voting underway for phase 2 of LS polls in 88 constituencies across 13 states amid searing heat

Overall the 88 seats recorded 9.3 percent voter turnout in first two hours till 9 am.

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Boost to sugar mills after govt's nod to use B-heavy molasses stock to make ethanol

In a relief to sugar distilleries for ethanol production, the Union Food Ministry has allowed them to convert their existing stocks...

Agribusiness

Global Report on Food Crises is a wake-up call

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical...

International

POLL-SNIPPETS: No force can stop caste census, it's my life mission: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said those who call themselves "deshbhakt" are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census but...

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