Pesticide industry urges tighter e-commerce rules to curb fake product salesThe pesticide industry is calling for stricter government rules on online sales of crop protection products. They want mandatory authorizat...
21 Jan, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Budget 2025: Agri industry lauds focus on pulses, seeds, tech; some concerns remainIndustry leaders have praised the Union Budget 2025-26 for its agricultural initiatives, especially the focus on technology and seed develo...
01 Feb, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Crop protection industry seeks tax cuts, R&D incentives in BudgetBudget 2025: CropLife India urges the government to lower GST on agrochemicals to 12% and maintain a uniform 10% customs duty on raw materi...
24 Jan, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
Proposal to increase customs duty to 20% on agrochemicals will hurt interests of farmers: ReportCropLife India, representing 17 research-driven crop science companies, opposes a proposal to increase customs duty on agrochemical formula...
15 Jul, 2024, 07.13 PM IST
Government working on fast-tracking drone adoption in farm sector: Official"The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the agriculture ministry and CIB&RC are working jointly to fast track applications and a...
10 Mar, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Government issues SoP for use of drone in crop protection; CropLife India welcomes moveReleasing the SoP, the agriculture ministry said, in recent years, use of drones in agriculture has gained prominence and some states are a...
09 Dec, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
Retain uniform basic customs duty of 10% on agrichemicals in upcoming budget: CropLife IndiaWe urge the Indian government to implement a science-based, progressive and predictive regulatory regime for the sector to achieve its true...
28 Oct, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
India 4th largest producer of agrochemicals, huge potential for growth: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh TomarEarlier. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stressed on making the agriculture education system multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensiona...
30 Sep, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Budget 2021: CropLife India demands GST rate cut on agrochemicals and focus on R&D"The government should also simplify requirements under GST by allowing companies to adjust input credit of one state against the tax payab...
21 Jan, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Govt asks agro-chemicals industry to come out with new moleculesAddressing a digital conference, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said: "The crop protection industry should share propo...
13 Oct, 2020, 03.40 PM IST
18% GST on pesticides will increase farmer's burdenIn combination with Integrated Pest Management and Plasticulture techniques, agrochemicals play a critical role by providing pre and post h...
19 Jun, 2017, 08.30 AM IST
US companies seek "fair play" in IndiaIndia is the single largest beneficiary of the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme, which allows most Indian imports to en...
02 Feb, 2017, 03.17 PM IST
US industry urge Michael Forman to address barriers in bilateral trade at Trade Policy ForumUS biz groups welcomed steps taken to resolve stalled WTO TFA while emphasizing that concrete action is needed on longstanding & new trade ...
25 Nov, 2014, 10.34 AM IST
US companies ask Joe Biden to raise concerns about Indian policiesNotably, the Indian Govt has strongly defended its policies and has denied allegations of not providing level playing field to the US busin...
23 Jul, 2013, 06.27 AM IST
US Chamber & NAM to launch Alliance for Fair Trade with IndiaTwo top American bodies announced to launch "Alliance for Fair Trade with India" to seek a level playing field for US businesses operating ...
15 Jun, 2013, 11.45 AM IST
US businesses write to Barack Obama against Indian economic policies"Over the last year, courts in India have engaged in a persistent pattern of discrimination designed to benefit India's biz community at th...
06 Jun, 2013, 10.30 PM IST
- Obama bypasses Senate, makes 15 recess appointments
After waiting for months for the Senate to act, President Barack Obama announced he would make recess appointments of 15 nominees, includin...
29 Mar, 2010, 02.32 AM IST