Centre seeks public comments on draft Pesticides Management Bill to replace 1968 Act
The legislation aims to replace the 57-year-old Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Insecticides Rules, 1971, with enhanced penalties for violat...
Gujarat tops in okra production
In 2024–25, okra cultivation expanded across 12 districts of Saurashtra and Kutch, covering around 14,000 hectares and yielding close to 1.5...
Why is India not importing corn from the U.S.? | Explained
Has the ethanol blending of petrol increased demand for maize and corn? From which countries has India been importing maize? How different i...
Fatter, more biosecure: Pig mission in Assam’s BTR has European imprint
Model fattener farms and the first nucleus breeding farm in the northeast to produce high-genetic merit gilts and sows are driving the pork...
Gujarat tops in production and export of processed potatoes in India
Production for 2024-25 season stands at 48.58 lakh tonnes, 25% of which was accounted by the processed potato segmentRead full article
Paddy, pulses acreage has increased this kharif season: Centre
Ministry says stock of rice and wheat is higher than the buffer standard and the harvest of wheat in almost all major wheat-growing States h...
Govt extends duty-free imports of Urad till March 2026
The major Urad producing States are Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and MaharashtraRead full article
Emphasis on integrated approach to agriculture for enhancing farmers’ income
The day-long fair, organised earlier this week, provided an exposure to over 5,000 participants to new agricultural techniques, bio-farming,...
PM Modi calls for speedy implementation of agriculture budget, keeping focus on action
Prime Minister emphasised that the budget reflects the government's new expansion of the vision for a "Viksit Bharat" with a consistent poli...
Capt. Chowta seeks opening of satellite office of Coffee Board in Mangaluru
MP tells the Union Commerce Minister that it would strengthen coffee cultivation in DK. He also sought protection to arecanut growers from u...