Agriculture

House panel on fertiliser calls for plan to ward off West Asia-like crisis

Says current DBT framework needs a relook; comes down heavily on bundling

Odisha to launch 5 food parks, target ₹10,000 cr investment at Delhi summit

The state will unveil five new food parks at the Odisha Food Pro 2026 summit in New Delhi as it seeks Rs 10,000 crore in investments and over 20,000 jobs

Seeds bill could undermine sovereign rights of farmers: Advocacy group

BBSM raises concerns over Draft Seeds Bill 2025, warning it may impact farmers' seed rights and biodiversity, while experts seek a permanent ban on paraquat

India sugar prices hit record high on tight supplies, festival demand

Indian sugar prices hit a record high as tight supplies and rising festival demand fuel gains, raising inflation concerns and boosting sugar mill margins

Rural economy became more resilient in past 15 years: Poonam Gupta

RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta says higher irrigation coverage, allied activities, mechanisation and better crop varieties have made the rural economy and agriculture more resilient.

Bumper moong harvest revives Madhya Pradesh's farm procurement challenge

Farmers forced the state to raise summer moong procurement coverage to nearly 60 per cent as a bumper harvest, falling prices and limited buying avenues revived an old agricultural crisis

Chouhan voices strong support for ethanol programme in farmers' interest

Agriculture minister says ethanol policy should strengthen energy security while ensuring remunerative prices for farmers and equitable treatment of all feedstock crops

ICAR develops India's first complete pigeonpea genome to aid pulse breeding

ICAR has developed India's first fully annotated T2T reference genome of pigeonpea, paving the way for faster breeding of climate-resilient, high-yielding varieties

Govt links nearly 102.8 mn Farmer IDs to PM-KISAN, procurement platforms

In a written reply in Parliament, MoS for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said the integration is meant to ensure effective service delivery to farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers

Pilot fertiliser distribution platform rolled out in 56 districts: Govt

The new platform, 'Framework for Fertilizer Sale', has been jointly developed by the Ministries of Fertilisers and Agriculture with the consent of the state governments

Uttar Pradesh agri markets' income rises 15% to over ₹2,300 crore in FY26

Uttar Pradesh's notified agricultural markets reported a sharp rise in revenue as the state pushes mandi modernisation, digital integration and farm processing units

Kharif sowing gap narrows, but moong, arhar and maize trail last year

Kharif sowing has picked up pace, narrowing the acreage gap with last year, but below-normal monsoon forecasts and lower reservoir levels remain concerns

New urea policy revives self-reliance push, but demand keeps racing ahead

The Centre's new investment policy could attract up to Rs 1 trillion into urea production, but rising demand, subsidy distortions and weak private participation may keep India reliant on imports

Panel orders first comprehensive study to reform Delhi's cooperative sector

NABARD approves Delhi's first comprehensive cooperative sector study to identify reforms, strengthen governance, boost digitisation and revive financial performance

Cabinet approves extension of PM-KISAN scheme with outlay of ₹3.15 trillion

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, launched in February 2019, eligible landholding farmer families get financial assistance of ₹6,000 per year

Value of foodgrains damaged by natural calamities drops 77% in FY26

Government says foodgrains worth ₹3.2 crore were damaged mainly due to natural calamities, while no losses were reported from inadequate storage in FCI godowns

Superfood goes global as first shipment of flavoured makhana reaches Canada

Value-added export marks a shift from raw produce as Bihar farmers gain better prices and India's premium makhana targets global healthy snack markets

Fertiliser industry seeks subsidy rate hike amid rising raw material costs

Rising raw material costs due to the West Asia crisis may pressure India's complex fertilizer production unless the government revises subsidy rates

Trade unions, farmers' groups call nationwide protests on August 10

Trade unions and farmer groups will hold nationwide protests on August 10, demanding repeal of labour codes, a legal MSP guarantee and higher minimum wages

Centre asks MP to speed up summer moong procurement, exhaust quota first

Clarification comes amid farmers' protests demanding 100 per cent procurement at MSP, with the Centre saying additional approvals can follow only after the existing quota is exhausted