Tag: Farmers

States
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Farm Loan Waiver of Up to Rs 2 Lakh, 56 Lakh Farmers to Benefit

Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Farm Loan Waiver of Up to Rs 2 Lakh, 56 Lakh Farmers to Benefit

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved a farm loan waiver scheme, which is expected...

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Madhya Pradesh Revises Fertilizer Prices, NPK Rate Jumps to Rs 2,450 Per Bag From Rs 1,720 Last Year

Madhya Pradesh Revises Fertilizer Prices, NPK Rate Jumps to Rs 2,450 Per Bag From Rs 1,720 Last Year

Fertilizer prices have surged sharply ahead of the Kharif 2026 season due to disruptions...

States
CM Vijay Announces Crop Loan Waiver for Farmers, Opposition Alleges ‘Breach of Promise’

CM Vijay Announces Crop Loan Waiver for Farmers, Opposition Alleges ‘Breach of Promise’

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has announced a complete waiver of cooperative...

National
Shivraj Takes Cognisance of Crop Damage Caused by Heavy Rainfall and Hailstorms Across Several States

Shivraj Takes Cognisance of Crop Damage Caused by Heavy Rainfall and Hailstorms Across Several States

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed officials of the Agriculture Ministry...

National
PM Kisan 22nd Installment To Be Released On 13 March, 9.32 Crore Farmers To Benefit

PM Kisan 22nd Installment To Be Released On 13 March, 9.32 Crore Farmers To Benefit

From Guwahati, Assam, PM Narendra Modi will digitally transfer the 22nd installment...

International
US–India Unveil Interim Trade Framework; India to Cut Tariffs on US Food and Agri Products

US–India Unveil Interim Trade Framework; India to Cut Tariffs on US Food and Agri Products

The United States and India have unveiled an interim trade framework aimed at lowering...

States
Haryana CM Releases Rs 116 Crore Compensation to 53,821 Farmers for Crop Loss Due to Floods

Haryana CM Releases Rs 116 Crore Compensation to 53,821 Farmers for Crop Loss Due to Floods

Over 5.29 lakh farmers registered 31 lakh acres of crop area on the compensation...

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...

National
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...

National
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...

National
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...