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Centre announces ₹24,420 crore subsidy for summer crop fertilizers
July 8, 2024
Centre announces ₹24,420 crore subsidy for summer crop fertilizers
The Centre is making 25 grades of P&K fertilizers available to farmers at subsidised prices. , Photo Credit: REUTERS The…
Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
July 8, 2024
Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?
On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhito press for fulfilment of their demands, which include…
Wheat, rapeseed crops ravaged by rain days before harvesting
July 8, 2024
Wheat, rapeseed crops ravaged by rain days before harvesting
Farmers check their damaged wheat crop flattened by strong wind and rain at a village in Rohtak district on March…
India sugar crop woes create opportunity for Al Khaleej refinery
July 8, 2024
India sugar crop woes create opportunity for Al Khaleej refinery
Dubai’s Al Khaleej Sugar aims to lift output at its sugar refinery this year, its MD said. File | Photo…
Center estimates dip in onion, potato production this year
July 8, 2024
Center estimates dip in onion, potato production this year
The production of onions in 2022-23 is estimated to be 302.08 lakh tonne compared to 316.87 lakh tonne in 2021-22.…
Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative
July 8, 2024
Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative
The perennial issue of fair pricing of farm produce reigns supreme, now coupled with calls for legal assurances of Minimum…
Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year
July 8, 2024
Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year
Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneeringthe Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional…
Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE
July 8, 2024
Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE
amid an extended ban on onion exportsfarmers and traders are miffed that some shipments allowed by the government to markets…
Innovations in traditional methods revolutionising farming in Rajasthan’s parched Shekhawati
July 8, 2024
Innovations in traditional methods revolutionising farming in Rajasthan’s parched Shekhawati
Neat rows of vegetable and fruit plants in a portion of the 4.50-hectare agricultural land, a 3.3-KV solar power panel…
India’s FY24 pulses imports hit 6-year high as red lentil purchases jump
July 8, 2024
India’s FY24 pulses imports hit 6-year high as red lentil purchases jump
Image used for representative purpose only. , Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA India’s pulses imports in fiscal 2024 surged 84% year-on-year…