Tag: Maharashtra

National
Monsoon Loses Momentum Early, India Records 32% Rainfall Deficit by June 15

Monsoon Loses Momentum Early, India Records 32% Rainfall Deficit by June 15

India's southwest monsoon has slowed sharply after a delayed onset in Kerala, leaving...

National
Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Indian Farmers Buy 3.5 Times More Organic Manure After the Iran War

Organic manure purchases by Indian farmers surged 3.5 times during the Kharif 2026...

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...

Latest News
Raju Shetti Raises Objections to Proposed Sugarcane Control Order, Seeks Stronger Safeguards for Farmers

Raju Shetti Raises Objections to Proposed Sugarcane Control Order, Seeks Stronger Safeguards for Farmers

Former Lok Sabha MP from Maharashtra and Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana founder-president...

National
India Records One Farmer or Farm Labourer Suicide Every Hour, NCRB Data

India Records One Farmer or Farm Labourer Suicide Every Hour, NCRB Data

India recorded 10,546 suicides among farmers and agricultural labourers in 2024,...

States
Centre Approves Sunflower Procurement in Karnataka, Raises Gram Procurement Limit in Maharashtra

Centre Approves Sunflower Procurement in Karnataka, Raises Gram Procurement Limit in Maharashtra

The Union Government has approved the procurement of 9,023 metric tonnes of sunflower...

National
India Likely to See Above-Normal Rainfall in May 2026; Heatwave Days to Rise in Several Regions: IMD

India Likely to See Above-Normal Rainfall in May 2026; Heatwave Days to Rise in Several Regions: IMD

IMD’s May 2026 outlook forecasts a mixed weather pattern, with above-normal rainfall...

Agribusiness
Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Early Closure of 248 Sugar Mills Signals Stress In India’s Cane Economy

Out of 536 sugar mills that commenced crushing operations this season, 248 had already...

Agribusiness
78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

78 Sugar Mills Closed Crushing By Mid-February As 2025-26 Season Turns Challenging

India’s 2025-26 sugar season is facing early stress, with 78 mills shutting operations...

States
Fake Agrochemicals Network Exposed in Gujarat, Illegal Trade May Exceed Rs 1,000 Crore

Fake Agrochemicals Network Exposed in Gujarat, Illegal Trade May Exceed Rs 1,000 Crore

Enforcement agencies have uncovered a large, organized network manufacturing and...

Agribusiness
Bartronics India Begins Pan-India Agritech Execution

Bartronics India Begins Pan-India Agritech Execution

Over the past two weeks, the Company conducted 10 field engagement sessions across...

National
MSP for Sugar Likely to Increase; Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Writes to the Food Ministry

MSP for Sugar Likely to Increase; Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Writes to the Food Ministry

The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) has requested the...

Agribusiness
Sugar Companies Set for 6–8% Revenue Growth in FY2026, But Ethanol Price Stagnation May Limit Margins: ICRA

Sugar Companies Set for 6–8% Revenue Growth in FY2026, But Ethanol Price Stagnation May Limit Margins: ICRA

Gross sugar production is estimated to increase 15% in SY2026 compared to the current...

International
Global Data Centres at Growing Risk from Climate Change, Warns New Report

Global Data Centres at Growing Risk from Climate Change, Warns New Report

A new report by climate risk analytics firm XDI shows how data centres are already...

Latest News
MOIL Registers Record Production in Q1 of FY26, Scales New Heights

MOIL Registers Record Production in Q1 of FY26, Scales New Heights

Continuing its robust growth trajectory, MOIL recorded its highest-ever June production...

Cooperatives
National Sugar Federation to Honour Top Performing Cooperative Mills in Delhi on July 3

National Sugar Federation to Honour Top Performing Cooperative Mills in Delhi on July 3

The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) will confer its prestigious...