India monsoon starts almost 40% short as El Niño upends weatherIndia's monsoon has begun with a significant 40% deficit in rainfall, threatening crucial crops like rice and soybeans. The El Niño phenome...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
She didn't follow a strict diet, join a gym or use protein supplements. But her before-and-after photos left her stunnedA young woman achieved significant weight loss without gyms or crash diets. She focused on walking 10,000 steps daily and eating home-cooke...
16 Jun, 2026, 09.52 PM IST
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseedsIndia's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
India soymeal exports to fall to four-year low on rising pricesIndia's soymeal exports are projected to drop by half to a four-year low in the current year, driven by a 47% price surge over the past mon...
19 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Soybeans fall as China summit leaves US farmers seeking detailsSoybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...
19 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Trump warns against Taiwan independence after China visitPresident Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against declaring formal independence after a visit to China, whose leader Xi Jinping had pr...
15 May, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
13 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
12 May, 2026, 10.52 PM IST
Costlier palm, soy oils push Indian consumers towards mustard oilIndia sees a shift towards mustard oil. Rising global prices of palm and soybean oils, influenced by the West Asia conflict and biofuel dem...
08 May, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Trends of 2024 pinch farmers, Maharashtra soybean cultivation area to drop by 2 lakh hectaresMaharashtra anticipates a decrease in soybean cultivation by two lakh hectares. Farmers are discouraged by last year's low returns and gove...
25 May, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
Oilmeals export down 67 pc to 1.7 lakh tonne last month; 28 pc fall in April-DecemberThe fall in exports is mainly due to decline in export of soybean and rapeseed meal, Solvent Extractors' Association of India said. The ove...
17 Jan, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
Cooking oil prices resume upward marchFrom the beginning of October to the first week of November, cooking oil prices had come down after the government reduced import duty on o...
18 Nov, 2021, 09.38 PM IST
Need to boost biofuel production to reduce dependence on import of crude oil and fuel gases: Nitin GadkariWhile addressing the International Soy Conclave, the union minister stressed that in order to become self-reliant in edible oil production ...
10 Oct, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
Govt aims to bring additional 6.37 lakh hectare under oilseeds in 2021 kharif seasonThe Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in an additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in ...
20 May, 2021, 08.05 PM IST
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19 Jul, 2016, 04.47 PM IST
Non-GM soybean in interest of farmers, environment: ExpertsIndia should continue with non-GMO (genetically modified) soybean in the larger interest of farmers and environment, experts said.
07 Nov, 2014, 07.01 PM IST
- Oilseed prices firm up as fears of output fall loom large
Prices of vegetable oilseeds - soyabean, mustard seed and castor seed - are moving up, tracking firm global trends and on fears of low oils...
16 Jul, 2008, 12.08 AM IST