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Average ethanol blending from December to March increases by 8%

The average ethanol blending in the country during the first four months of current year from December 2018 to March 2019 has been more than 8 per cen [...More]

Centre permits import of feed grade maize at 15 per cent import duty for poultry sector

The poultry sector has requested to separately classify feed grade maize from the pop-corn grade maize and allow its import under TRQ [...More]

Tea board fixes '15.98/kg as green leaf price for April

The Tea Board has announced that the district average price for green leaf in April in The Nilgiris will be â‚¹15.98 a kg. Tea Board Assistant Director [...More]

'Nearly 70% chances of El Nino this year'

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has retained its â€˜El Nino alertâ€™, signalling an approximately 70 per cent chance for the warming event to occur i [...More]

Higher yields will push wheat output to record high: IIWBR

Research institute sees Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat driving growth in production [...More]

Amul clocks 13% rise in turnover at '33,150 cr in FY'19

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under Amul brand, on Monday reported 13 per cent increase in tu [...More]

Fishery subsidies: India to submit plan at WTO on differential treatment of developing nations

To safeguard the rights of small and artisanal fishers to ensure that they continue to get subsidies for purchasing boats, nets and fuel, India has [...More]

Prices of premium first flush teas down

Contrary to expectations, the production remained higher thereby dragging the prices [...More]

Sugar steadies in routine trade

Sugar market ruled steady on normal month-end activities. At the Vashi wholesale market, M-grade was up â‚¹6 a quintal, while S-grade ruled unchanged. N [...More]

'Blockchain will help coffee growers fetch better price'

Coffee growers in the country will soon have a say in deciding the price for their beans. A pilot blockchain-based marketplace, essentially an app tha [...More]

'Per capita tea consumption must go up'

There is scope to increase the per capita consumption of tea in producing countries, including India, the FAO Intergovernmental Group on Tea has said. [...More]

India yet to gain from US-China standoff

Indiaâ€™s image of an unreliable supplier in the world market hits prospects, say sources [...More]

MCX-Zinc may be gearing up for a fresh rally

The Zinc futures contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has been struggling to breach the psychological level of â‚¹200 per kg. The contract has [...More]

Govt reducing support for Tea Board, says Bezbaruah

Government support for the Tea Board of India is shrinking, with total allocation being approximately â‚¹250 crore, an official said.â€œThe Tea Board is w [...More]

Tea production in the Nilgiris till Feb down 9%

PS SundarTea companies in The Nilgiris, the largest tea growing district in the South, have reported to the Tea Board that their production in Februar [...More]

Spices Board gets new Secretary

D Sathiyan, an IFS officer from the 1996 batch of the Assam- Meghalaya Cadre, has taken charge as Secretary of the Spices Board. He has served in vari [...More]

Peninsular West remains dry as East gets surplus showers

Thunderstorms are lining up over East India promising to cap the heating trend over Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh over [...More]

Aussie farmers shun fertiliser purchases as drought lingers

Australian farmers are postponing buying fertiliser and other products they typically use to protect their crops as a drought across the country's eas [...More]

Australian Met upgrades El Nino 'watch' to 'alert'

Current outlooks suggest the IOD is likely to remain neutral for the remainder of the spring-summer [...More]

India's pastoralists urged to use technology to protect rights

Indiaâ€™s pastoralist communities should turn to technology to protect their traditions and land rights, as they come under growing pressure from the ef [...More]

GSP withdrawal by US will have no impact on seafood exports : Mpeda

India usually exports seafood worth $ 2,300 million to the American market with frozen shrimp as the flagship item of exports [...More]

Demand from Bangladesh drives up price of Bengal's aromatic rice Gobindobhog

Firm demand from Bangladesh and other markets in South India for Bengalâ€™s premium variety of aromatic rice â€” Gobindobhog â€” is driving prices northwar [...More]

Drones to undertake India's 'biggest' land survey exercise

Maharashtra State will use drones to undertake the â€œbiggestâ€ land survey exercise in modern India, as the government aims to give ownership rights to [...More]

South India's Q1 tea output likely to slip 15-20% on truant weather

Industry sources foresee a 15-20 per cent drop in South Indiaâ€™s tea production at the end of the first quarter of the current calender year.Speaking t [...More]

Govt to work on seed traceability mechanism

Move aimed at curbing the usage of illegal or contaminated seeds [...More]