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RCEP: Farmers', civil society groups, unions seek more talks

Write to Commerce Minister demanding negotiations be put on hold till they are consulted [...More]

Crop damage reports lift pulses

Amid apprehension of damage to the crops on account of sporadic rains in Madhya Pradesh, moong and uradgained at the mandis in Indore. Moong (bold)ros [...More]

Govt imposes $850/tonne minimum export price on onion

Onion prices have risen to about â‚¹40-50 per kg in the national capital [...More]

North-East likely to receive fresh rain spell next week

The North-Eastern States will join adjoining East India, Central India apart from the West Coast to share the spoils of active monsoon conditions from [...More]

Landscape management and public-private finance to improve 20 lakh hectares of land

To directly benefit over 17 lakh people in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. [...More]

Mahindra agri launches products for soil care

Mahindra Summit Agriscience, a joint venture between Mahindra Agri Solutions and Sumitomo Corporation Group, Japan, has launched â€˜Prakrti by Mahindraâ€™ [...More]

Monsoon may lose steam temporarily

Global weather models agree with the India Met Department (IMD) that there would be a lull in the ongoing rainfall activity over parts of North-West I [...More]

TERI to study impact of climate change on farm sector

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is looking at undertaking a study on the impact of climate change and sustainability on the agriculture sect [...More]

Spot rubber unchanged

Spot rubber closed unchanged on Friday. RSS 4 continued to rule steady at â‚¹140.00 a kg according to traders and the Rubber Board. The overall volumes [...More]

Venkaiah Naidu calls for realising untapped fisheries potential

Aqua Aquaria 2019 expo inaugurated [...More]

Despite mild inflation, crops expected to get better prices

â€˜Higher prices will offset low acreageâ€™ [...More]

Back-to-back lows to keep monsoon roaring over North India

First low pressure in the series to form by Thursday night [...More]

Govt to give subsidies for sugar exports up to 6 mt

Subsidy bill estimated at â‚¹6,268 crore [...More]

Call to allow diversion of more sugar for ethanol manufacture

With sugar supply expected to be at a record level next year, industry body NFCSF on Wednesday urged the government to allow diversion of more sugar [...More]

Walmart Foundation unveils grants to support farmers

Walmart Foundation on Tuesday announced grants of about â‚¹34 crore ($4.8 million) to Digital Green and TechnoServe as part of its long-term commitments [...More]

With stocks piling up, FCI is in deep trouble

Huge losses on procured grains and rising debt are a big concern [...More]

Sugar prices decline

Sugar prices at Vashi declined by â‚¹10-20 on Monday as loading from Kolhapur, Karad and Sangli side started. On Saturday 8-10 mills sold 14,000-15,000 [...More]

5% duty mooted on Malaysian palm oil imports

The Director General of Trade Remedies has recommended increase in rate of customs duty by 5 per cent on imports of two varieties of palmolein oil ori [...More]

Kharif acreage down 2% but cotton planting up by 6%

Poor transplantation of paddy in rain-deficit eastern States brought down the kharif area [...More]

UK researchers developing natural alternative to pesticides

Researchers in the UK are developing a natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides that targets specific pests without harming beneficial pollinat [...More]

Rain impacts 'moong' harvest

Lower output may push up prices [...More]

Kerala Agricultural University develops a new Vetiver variety for soil conservation

Vetiver is an aromatic medicinal plant cultivated along the coastal regions of Kerala [...More]

Heavy rain may shift eastwards from North-West

Fresh â€˜lowâ€™ forms over Bengal as rains abate over North Haryana and Punjab [...More]

It's 2% rain surplus for entire India as North-West is swamped

A near-stagnant but intensified form of low-pressure area over North-East Rajasthan and adjoining areas of North-West Madhya Pradesh and South-West Ut [...More]

India initiates safeguard investigation on imports of palm oil from Malaysia

Complaint filed by Solvent Extractorsâ€™ Association of India on behalf of producers [...More]