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USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped

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...

National
Digitalisation is Aimed at Corporatisation of Agriculture: AIKS

Digitalisation is Aimed at Corporatisation of Agriculture: AIKS

The AIKS reiterated that the much-hyped project for the digitalisation of Indian...

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Government Sets Higher Paddy and Millet Procurement Targets for Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25

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...

National
DAP import price reaches at $620, lower imports may lead to shortage in Rabi season

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...

International
Air Pollution Remains the Greatest External Risk to Human Health: AQLI Report

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...

Opinion
Leveraging Climate Solutions to Address India's Pressing Challenges

Leveraging Climate Solutions to Address India's Pressing Challenges

Implementing and promoting climate solutions through a combination of top-down and...

Cooperatives
India to host ICA Global Cooperative Conference for the first time

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...

National
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields

Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields

Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated...

National
More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation

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...

National
Import price of DAP reaches $560, may affect availability in Rabi if import does not pick up pace

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...

International
Amid dispute between India and Pakistan over Basmati GI tag, New Zealand rejects India’s application

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)...

International
India Poised to Drive Global Agricultural Market Growth, FAO-OECD Report Reveals

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...

ELECTIONS 2024
Preparations in full swing to welcome newly elected Members of Parliament

Preparations in full swing to welcome newly elected Members of Parliament

As soon as the Election Commission will issue notification of elected candidates,...

ELECTIONS 2024
Exit Polls Predict NDA Hat-Trick with Over 350 Seats; INDIA Alliance to Get Around 150

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,...

Opinion
Agrarian Distress Overshadowed by Inflation, Unemployment, Temple  and OBC Reservations in LS Polls

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...

ELECTIONS 2024
Nearly 60pc turnout in 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls

Nearly 60pc turnout in 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls

The penultimate phase of a gruelling Lok Sabha election was completed on Saturday...