Tag: Farmers

Agribusiness
Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

Indian Paper Sector has a Strong Rural Footprint Linking Farmers: IARPMA President

As India continues to face a fibre shortage, agroforestry-based production using...

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Agriculture Lags as India’s Q2 Growth Hits 8.2 percent

Agriculture Lags as India’s Q2 Growth Hits 8.2 percent

Real Gross Value Added (GVA) in agriculture rose from ₹4.76 lakh crore to ₹4.93...

States
Karnataka Rolls Out Rs 1,033 Crore Flood Relief Package for Affected Farmers

Karnataka Rolls Out Rs 1,033 Crore Flood Relief Package for Affected Farmers

The package aims to provide additional input subsidy to 14.24 lakh farmers across...

States
MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

The NDA’s MSP guarantee is therefore a gamble. If executed, it could redefine MSP...

International
Government Imposes 30 pc Import Duty on Yellow Peas Amid Criticism Over Cheap Imports

Government Imposes 30 pc Import Duty on Yellow Peas Amid Criticism Over Cheap Imports

The decision comes amid rising imports of yellow peas, which were exerting downward...

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Government Approves ₹37,952 Crore Fertiliser Subsidy for Rabi 2025-26

Government Approves ₹37,952 Crore Fertiliser Subsidy for Rabi 2025-26

The government’s decision comes amid rising global prices of fertiliser raw materials...

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Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

Maize Farmers Face Heavy Losses as Market Prices Fall Far Below MSP Despite Ethanol Push

In the current Kharif season, maize acreage has increased by nearly 12% to over...

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Credit on UPI Can Transform Farm Lending, Says SBI Chairman C.S. Setty at GFF 2025

Credit on UPI Can Transform Farm Lending, Says SBI Chairman C.S. Setty at GFF 2025

State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman C.S. Setty said SBI is actively exploring ways...

International
Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

Myanmar and Pakistan Undercut India’s Non-Basmati Rice Exports

India’s ambitious target of exporting 20 million tonnes of non-basmati rice in 2024–25...

States
Flood Fury Ravages Maharashtra: 33 Districts Reeling as Farmers Await Urgent Relief

Flood Fury Ravages Maharashtra: 33 Districts Reeling as Farmers Await Urgent Relief

After days of heavy downpours, water levels remain high in many parts of the state....

Agribusiness
Government Partners with IREF to Host Bharat International Rice Conference 2025

Government Partners with IREF to Host Bharat International Rice Conference 2025

The Global Rice Summit will serve as a dynamic platform uniting all stakeholders...

States
AP Govt Offers ₹800 Incentive per Bag to Farmers Who Cut Urea Use

AP Govt Offers ₹800 Incentive per Bag to Farmers Who Cut Urea Use

Addressing the Collectors’ Conference at Amaravati on Monday, CM Naidu directed...

National
More Than 10 Crore Dairy Farmers to Benefit from GST Reforms, Claims Ministry of Cooperation

More Than 10 Crore Dairy Farmers to Benefit from GST Reforms, Claims Ministry of Cooperation

Ministry of Cooperation has hailed wide-ranging reductions in Goods and Services...

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GST Council Rationalises Rates: Major Relief for Farmers and Common Man

GST Council Rationalises Rates: Major Relief for Farmers and Common Man

GST Council approves rate rationalisation with a focus on the common man, labour-intensive...

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Booster for Agri Sector: GST Reduction on Tractors, Farm Machinery and Inputs

Booster for Agri Sector: GST Reduction on Tractors, Farm Machinery and Inputs

Under the approval of the new rates in the GST Council meeting, there has been a...

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Modi’s Farmer Shield Meets Trump’s Tariff Wall

Modi’s Farmer Shield Meets Trump’s Tariff Wall

Standing before the tricolour on Friday, Modi vowed to be a “wall of protection”...