agricultural sector

Washington, April 10 – Highlighting job creation as the core of global development strategy, World Bank President Ajay Banga has pointed to models like India’s cooperative sector as examples of scalable growth solutions.Speaking at the Atlantic Council ahead of the World Bank and International...

New Delhi, April 9 Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that a clear vision for future development is essential to achieve the ultimate goal of becoming a global leader and a "super economy."Speaking at AIMA's 11th National Leadership Conclave, the minister...

Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Suman Bery, stated that India's agricultural sector has significant potential to drive future growth. He described it as a burgeoning sector that requires higher productivity and innovation to support the country's development goals. Mr. Bery made this statement...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Centre announced on Wednesday that the increase in the commercial LPG limit to 70 per cent of the pre-March 2026 bulk consumption level will also apply to industrial units in the pharmaceutical, food, polymer, agriculture, packaging, paint, uranium, heavy water, steel...

New Delhi, April 8 Six agricultural input and fertilizer industry associations have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, urging him not to reintroduce a regulatory regime driven by inspectors for manufacturers and importers, warning that such a move would reverse key reforms...

Mumbai, April 7 – The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved the financial restructuring and bifurcation of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, in an effort to transform the state’s energy landscape.This move represents a...

New Delhi, April 7 – South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Professor Anil Sooklal, views the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) as an opportunity to strengthen his country’s economic ties with India across the pharmaceutical, green energy, IT, and agricultural sectors."The summit...

New Delhi, April 3 Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd reported a 23 per cent increase in total tractor sales, reaching a record 2,14,951 units in 2025-26, compared to 1,74,785 units in the previous fiscal year.The company concluded the fiscal year on a strong note, achieving 37.4 per cent growth...

Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced today that the government will launch a comprehensive nationwide series of regional agricultural conferences during April-May 2026, organized by region. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare stated that these...

March 29, New Delhi: A government-organized Kisan Mela was held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, bringing together farmers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to showcase local products and promote sustainable farming practices.Organized by the Union Territory government, the event provided...

Palakkad, March 28 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan firmly rejected allegations of a Rs 700 crore corruption scheme linked to the Cooperative Department’s proposed common software project on Saturday, dismissing Opposition charges as politically motivated and lacking factual basis.He...

Chandigarh, March 26 The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued the tariff order for 2026-27 for power distribution utilities in Haryana.According to the order, farmers will continue to receive electricity for their borewell connections at a concessional rate of 10 paise...

Bhopal, March 25 – The Madhya Pradesh government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), allocated Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to developers selected under the Surya Mitra Krishi Feeder Scheme on Wednesday.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav distributed the Power Purchase Agreements to the...

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir, in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kathua, organized a farmers' awareness and training program under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, focusing on potato cultivation...

New Delhi, March 24 The government has generated over 9.20 crore unique Farmer IDs in 19 states under the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) project, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.As of March 19, the maximum number of Farmer IDs were generated in Uttar Pradesh (1.99 crore)...

New Delhi, March 24 – The decision to enter another IMF funding arrangement has been a subject of ongoing debate in Pakistan, as the country has already turned to the multilateral lending institution as many as 24 times for bailout packages to address its macroeconomic vulnerabilities...

New Delhi, March 23 The Association of Gold Loan Companies (AGLOC) has sought a six-month deferral of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised guidelines on lending against gold and silver collateral, scheduled for implementation by April 1, 2026, citing emerging geopolitical uncertainty and...

Lucknow/Deoria (UP), March 21 Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said on Saturday that the state has experienced a significant transformation in the agricultural sector during the nine years of the Yogi Adityanath government, driven by wide-ranging reforms.Shahi said that...

New Delhi, March 20 The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday claimed that its members faced "harassment" in the wake of the anti-Centre AI Summit protest.The Congress youth wing also alleged that the US trade deal, which it protested against, would harm farmers, compromise national data, and...

New Delhi, March 19 The government has procured additional natural gas through a spot bid to increase urea production at fertilizer plants, which have been operating far below capacity due to a fuel shortage amid the West Asia crisis, a government official said on Thursday.Fertilizer plants in...