Tag: Harvir Singh

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India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes,  2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s Sugar Output seen at 29 Million Tonnes, 2.6 Million Tonnes Below Industry's Initial Estimates

India’s 2025–26 sugar production is projected at 29 million tonnes, 2.6 million...

National
Panel Discussion Flags Gaps and Opportunities in Union Budget 2026 for Indian Agriculture

Panel Discussion Flags Gaps and Opportunities in Union Budget 2026 for Indian Agriculture

A panel discussion on Union Budget 2026–27 highlighted A gradual reorientation toward...

Opinion
India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

India-EU FTA: Market Access to Premium European Products Poses Challenges for Indian Agriculture

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement promises economic gains but will significantly...

National
Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

Economic Survey Calls for Agri Reforms, Urea Price Hike to Fix Fertilizer Imbalance

The Economic Survey 2025–26 calls for agricultural reforms, warning that fertilizer...

Opinion
Slow Growth in Agriculture Despite Higher Output Signals Stagnant Farm Incomes

Slow Growth in Agriculture Despite Higher Output Signals Stagnant Farm Incomes

Agricultural production in India has increased, but falling prices of farm produce...

States
Uttar Pradesh Bars New Khandsari Units Within 15 km of Sugar Mills, Policy Changes Hits Small Industries

Uttar Pradesh Bars New Khandsari Units Within 15 km of Sugar Mills, Policy Changes Hits Small Industries

Key changes introduced to the Uttar Pradesh government’s khandsari licensing policy...

Opinion
India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

In 2025, prices for most crops remained below MSP, fertilizer shortages persisted,...

Opinion
Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Once promoted as a major income booster for farmers, the ethanol policy now faces...

Agribusiness
Sugar Mills May Face Higher Sugarcane Payment Arrears as Sugar Prices Fall to Rs 36 Per Kg

Sugar Mills May Face Higher Sugarcane Payment Arrears as Sugar Prices Fall to Rs 36 Per Kg

India’s sugar sector is heading towards a major cane payment crisis as ex-factory...

National
Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

The Rural Voice Agriculture Awards 2025 honoured Dr. A.K. Singh for path-breaking...

National
Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India...

Opinion
Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November...

Opinion
Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are forced to sell their crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for...

National
Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

The price of cotton in the markets of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana is hovering...

National
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...

National
Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

The central government had earlier allowed duty-free import of cotton only till...