Sanjeeb Mukherjee

Despite expectations of a bumper wheat crop, a shortage of around 50 million gunny bags could disrupt procurement operations and strain mandi infrastructure in Punjab.

For the first time, India's premier agricultural institute IARI features in QS World University Rankings 2026 in agriculture and forestry, joining top global institutions

Sources in the know said that the officials did a stock taking of the prevailing situation and will now regularly meet to further devise strategies and other response to the crisis

Prolonged conflict in West Asia could disrupt fertiliser supply chains and impact global planting cycles, raising risks of a food crisis, says Brazil Potash CEO Matt Simpson

PM speaks with US President, Jaishankar meets Iran envoy as Centre forms seven groups to manage risks to energy, trade and supply chains amid escalating West Asia conflict

Might also set up a separate Directorate General of Global Outreach with I&B Ministry

An early March heat spike has raised concerns of a prolonged summer as El Niño risks grow. While preparedness has improved, gaps in planning, funding, and implementation persist

Experts flag outdated tree-felling rules and policy gaps as key hurdles to India's agroforestry growth, warning of rising import dependence despite strong domestic demand and export potential

The first panel on defence, external affairs and public order is led by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, with Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh as members

The Centre has relaxed sugar dispatch norms for March 2026, allowing mills flexibility amid weak demand without penalties for missing quota targets

Economist Ashok Gulati of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (Icrier) said government spending on agriculture R&D is "not even peanuts" by global standards

Warns against needless speculation

Approval of nano NPK products aims to cut reliance on conventional fertilisers and ease supply pressures amid gas shortages linked to West Asia conflict

The 52 MMSCMD LNG requirement is based on the average natural gas consumption by urea making units in the last six months (September 2025-February 2026)

With the West Asia war showing no sign of an early end, the government has started working on alternative plans to keep fertiliser units running once they resume operations

Chouhan also said that the Opposition's protest against VB G RAM G has failed to garner any public support because the country has accepted it as a better scheme than its previous version (MGNREGA)

An official statement today announced that the increased rates will apply starting with the forthcoming Rabi marketing season of 2026-27

With the war showing no signs of abating, the outlook for many sectors of India's industry is clouding over right now

The industry body said ethanol-based cooking solutions could complement existing LPG usage, particularly when India's growing cooking fuel demand relies heavily on imports

Centre recently launched pilots in few districts including in Gujarat