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Agribusiness
India’s Sugar Output Falls Short of 280 Lakh Tonnes; UP Production Drops 3 Percent

India’s Sugar Output Falls Short of 280 Lakh Tonnes; UP Production Drops 3 Percent

India’s sugar production in the 2025–26 sugar season has reached 275.28 lakh tonnes,...

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India Proposes Rules to Allow Higher Ethanol-Blended Fuels, Paving Way for Flex-Fuel Vehicles

India Proposes Rules to Allow Higher Ethanol-Blended Fuels, Paving Way for Flex-Fuel Vehicles

India has proposed amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to allow higher...

National
Centre Floats Draft Sugarcane Order 2026, Tightens Khandsari Rules, Raises Mill Distance to 25 Km

Centre Floats Draft Sugarcane Order 2026, Tightens Khandsari Rules, Raises Mill Distance to 25 Km

The Centre has released the draft Sugarcane (Control) Order, 2026, proposing a major...

International
FAO Alerts Asia and Pacific to Enhance Preparedness for Foot-and-Mouth Disease SAT1 Serotype

FAO Alerts Asia and Pacific to Enhance Preparedness for Foot-and-Mouth Disease SAT1 Serotype

FAO calls on countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific to enhance vigilance...

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Potato Farmers in UP Face Losses as Govt Procurement Rate Triggers Price Drop, Rs 6.5/Kg Fails to Cover Costs

Potato Farmers in UP Face Losses as Govt Procurement Rate Triggers Price Drop, Rs 6.5/Kg Fails to Cover Costs

Potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh are facing mounting losses as falling market prices...

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UP Sugar Mills Crush 6.3 Million Tonnes Less Cane, Farmers Lose Rs 2,500 Crore, Yet Data Show Higher Production

UP Sugar Mills Crush 6.3 Million Tonnes Less Cane, Farmers Lose Rs 2,500 Crore, Yet Data Show Higher Production

A shortage in sugarcane supply to mills in Uttar Pradesh has exposed deep structural...

Agribusiness
ICAR-Backed Push Boosts India’s Popcorn Production, Aims To End Imports By 2030

ICAR-Backed Push Boosts India’s Popcorn Production, Aims To End Imports By 2030

India is set to end its dependence on popcorn imports by 2030, driven by rapid growth...

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Ethanol Back In Focus Amid Oil Price Surge, Industry Seeks Increase Blending From 20% To 30%

Ethanol Back In Focus Amid Oil Price Surge, Industry Seeks Increase Blending From 20% To 30%

Amid rising tensions in West Asia and a surge in crude oil prices, calls are growing...

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Agricultural Research Excellence Recognised With TAAS Awards At Global Conference On Women In Agri-Food Systems

Agricultural Research Excellence Recognised With TAAS Awards At Global Conference On Women In Agri-Food Systems

The Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) honoured leading agricultural...

International
El Niño Likely Until May, Super El Niño Signs By August, Likely To Impact Indian Monsoon

El Niño Likely Until May, Super El Niño Signs By August, Likely To Impact Indian Monsoon

Meteorological models suggest that El Niño may develop in the Pacific Ocean by May...

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Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Cane Yield Decline Deepens Sugar Economy Crisis; ISMA Seeks Fast-Track Approval for New Variety

Declining sugarcane yields and slow varietal replacement have pushed both farmers...

Agribusiness
Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Out of 536 sugar mills that commenced crushing operations this season, 248 had already...

International
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs, Relief For India And Other Nations

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs, Relief For India And Other Nations

The US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation...

Agribusiness
78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

India’s 2025-26 sugar season is facing early stress, with 78 mills shutting operations...

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Congress Slams Government on India–US Trade Deal, Calls It an Attack on Farmers’ Interests

Congress Slams Government on India–US Trade Deal, Calls It an Attack on Farmers’ Interests

The Congress and opposition parties have launched a sharp attack government on the...

Agribusiness
Duty-Free Cotton Import Window Closes; 11 pc Duty Back in Force from January 1

Duty-Free Cotton Import Window Closes; 11 pc Duty Back in Force from January 1

With no fresh notification from the Centre, the duty-free cotton import window ended...