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Amaravati, March 27 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan to implement the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme for maize through NAFED and AP Markfed to protect farmers from distress sales.Naidu noted that a surplus of maize has pushed...

Etah (UP), March 26 A 65-year-old farmer died after allegedly being trampled by a herd of stray cattle here on Thursday, police said.According to the deceased's family members, the incident took place in Nagla Sant village when Veerpal had gone to check his maize crop in a nearby field.While...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Indian government is planning to reduce the amount of broken rice allocated to the public distribution system (PDS) from 25% to 10%, freeing up approximately 90 lakh tonnes annually for the ethanol sector. Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra announced this on Tuesday...

New Delhi, March 24 The Centre is planning to propose to the Cabinet a plan to reduce the allocation of broken rice in grains distributed under the public distribution system from 25 per cent to 10 per cent, a move that would free approximately 90 lakh tonnes of broken rice annually for the...

Hyderabad, March 18: Opposition BRS legislators staged a protest near the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize farmers in the state.Holding maize cobs in their hands, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered at the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial...

New Delhi, March 10 India's wheat production is estimated at a record 120.21 million tonnes in the 2025-26 crop year, up 2 per cent from 117.94 million tonnes in the previous year, according to government data released on Tuesday.Wheat, a major rabi (summer) crop, is beginning to be harvested...

Chandigarh, March 8 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema proposed an outlay of ₹15,377 crore for agriculture and allied sectors in the 2026-27 budget, aimed at supporting targeted interventions in crop diversification, sustainability, market reforms, and farmer welfare.While presenting...

Kolkata, February 27 Crop protection major Godrej Agrovet Limited on Friday said it is expanding its crop coverage and strengthening its product portfolio as part of a strategy to revive growth in its crop protection business amid a prolonged demand slowdown in the agrochemical industry.The...

Nashik, February 26 A group of farmers, who were on a hunger strike demanding minimum support prices (MSP) for onions and maize, briefly blocked the Mumbai-Agra national highway in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Thursday, officials said.The farmers had been agitating for the past four days...

Patna, February 25 – Amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Seemanchal region, Purnea MP Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, reminded the Home Minister of the promises made to the people of the region, particularly farmers, during the election campaign.Yadav stated that during...

New Delhi, February 25 The government has mandated the sale of petrol with up to 20 per cent ethanol and a minimum Research Octane Number (RON) of 95 across all states and Union Territories from April 1, 2026.In a February 17 notification, the oil ministry stated, "the central government...

New Delhi, February 24 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met an injured auto-rickshaw driver outside his residence on Tuesday while he was leaving for Bhopal. Seeing the injured driver on the road, the Congress MP stopped his convoy and came out of his car to check on...

New Delhi, February 24 – Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Bhopal on Tuesday to lead a major protest against the interim India-US trade framework, which the party alleges severely harms Indian farmers by opening the...

Ahmedabad, February 21 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the Centre of "selling" India and its farmers to the US through the interim trade deal, and claimed that it is for the first time that the country's interests in the agriculture sector have been compromised in such a manner...

New Delhi, February 16 India is among six countries that together account for 61 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions from croplands, a new study has estimated.The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, breaks down agricultural emissions by crop and source, and...

Jaipur, February 15 Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday termed the India-US trade deal detrimental to Indian farmers, particularly those growing cotton and soybeans.The party general secretary said the agreement has raised several concerns and warned that its impact would be felt by farmers...

Sunil Jakhar, the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab, has invited farmer organizations from the state to a dialogue regarding the India-US trade agreement. He stated that if farmers identify any shortcomings in the agreement, they should opt for discussion rather than...

Chandigarh, February 11 Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab chief spokesperson and MLA, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, called the proposed India-US trade deal the "biggest betrayal" of the country's farmers and accused the Centre of compromising national interests, on Wednesday.Addressing a press conference...

Mohali, February 11 Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar stated on Wednesday that the India-US interim trade agreement will not have any negative impact on farmers, and will instead benefit industry and trade while creating new employment opportunities for the youth.He invited farmer organizations...