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Seed stocks adequate, but last-mile delivery remains critical: FSIIIndian seed companies are holding substantial surplus stock for the upcoming kharif season, aiming to mitigate potential losses from a weak...- West Bengal government exempts essential sectors from diesel container supply curbsWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced exemptions from a recent diesel supply restriction in containers. The move aims to al...
- From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...
- BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
- 'Invisible weapons attacking social harmony': Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP, demands audit of funds and assetsSamajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has directly attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party. He alleges invisible weapons are being used to harm ...
- WPI inflation crossing 10% mark not a tail risk but a near-term base case: ReportThe recent Rs 3 hike in petrol and diesel prices, announced after the Prime Minister's national exhortation for austerity, was widely antic...
- Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
- Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
- Farm sector suicides at 10,546 in 2024, second straight yearly decline: NCRB reportFarmer suicides saw a slight decrease in 2024. Over 10,500 individuals in the farming sector died by suicide. Maharashtra recorded the most...
- Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
- Share of agriculture sector in employment sees steady increase: CMIECMIE data from the consumer pyramid household survey shows the share of agriculture in total employment has gone up from 35.3% in 2017-18 t...
- Agriculture sector to grow by 4.5% over next 3 years: Union Minister Narendra Singh TomarAgriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar pointed out that the government had taken steps to minimise farm distress by injecting ₹1 lakh cr...
- Modi allocates Agri Ministry to Narendra Singh Tomar for farm revivalThe ministry holds significance as the government has promised to double the farmers' income by 2022
- View: India needs and can afford minimum income, but will it really reach the poor?Imagine if India scrapped all handouts for companies and well-off folk. Businesses might feel aggrieved. They shouldn’t: 99.94% get no brea...
- Cabinet likely to approve agri-package for farmers on MondayThe agriculture ministry has recommended several short & long term solutions to address farm distress.
- Farm loan waivers against economic principles: ADB India chiefAppreciating the fact that India has a platform to provide Direct Benefit Transfer through Aadhaar, Yokoyama said analysis has to be done o...
- Ex-CEA Kaushik Basu says slowing GDP growth cause for concernThe economy grew at 7.1% in July-September, the lowest in three quarters, according to the latest government data.
- Budget addresses the concerns, but not fully: C RangarajanThe major concerns were the slowdown in growth, inadequate private investment and agriculture distress, Rangarajan said.
- Government has no plan to tax agriculture income: FM Arun JaitleyThe Finance Minister eased fears, following comments by a member of the NITI Aayog that farmers should be liable to pay tax on their income...
- '228 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra in April-January FY13'The government on Friday said 228 farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra because of agrarian distress.
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