Tag: India
USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped
The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...
Digitalisation is Aimed at Corporatisation of Agriculture: AIKS
The AIKS reiterated that the much-hyped project for the digitalisation of Indian...
Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25
Paddy procurement target for the Kharif crop has been fixed at 485 lakh metric tonnes...
DAP import price reaches at $620, lower imports may lead to shortage in Rabi season
The import of DAP at the current rates fixed by the Central Government is no longer...
Air Pollution Remains the Greatest External Risk to Human Health: AQLI Report
While pollution slightly dipped due largely to a trend reversal in South Asia, more...
Leveraging Climate Solutions to Address India's Pressing Challenges
Implementing and promoting climate solutions through a combination of top-down and...
India to host ICA Global Cooperative Conference for the first time
Dr U.S. Awasthi, Managing Director and CEO of IFFCO met with the Union Minister...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated...
More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation
The area sown with paddy has reached 115.64 lakh hectares, up from 95.78 lakh hectares...
Import price of DAP reaches $560, may affect availability in Rabi if import does not pick up pace
In the past two months, DAP prices have increased from $528 per tonne to $560 per...
Amid dispute between India and Pakistan over Basmati GI tag, New Zealand rejects India’s application
India is facing increasing difficulties in securing Geographical Indication (GI)...
India Poised to Drive Global Agricultural Market Growth, FAO-OECD Report Reveals
Over the coming decade, China’s role in global food and agricultural consumption...
Preparations in full swing to welcome newly elected Members of Parliament
As soon as the Election Commission will issue notification of elected candidates,...
Exit Polls Predict NDA Hat-Trick with Over 350 Seats; INDIA Alliance to Get Around 150
The average of six exit polls indicates that the BJP alliance will win 357 seats,...
Agrarian Distress Overshadowed by Inflation, Unemployment, Temple and OBC Reservations in LS Polls
Despite agriculture's share in GVA increasing to 18 percent and employing 45 percent...
Nearly 60pc turnout in 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls
The penultimate phase of a gruelling Lok Sabha election was completed on Saturday...