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NEW DELHI: A total of 10,546 people involved in the farming sector (comprising 4,633 farmers/cultivators and 5,913 agricultural labourers) died by suicide during 2024, accounting for 6.2% of total suicide victims (1,70,746) in the country, says the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The number of such suicides, however, declined by more…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday chaired a meeting to prepare a roadmap for securing Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) approvals for Indian agricultural and fisheries products in global markets, aimed at boosting exports and improving incomes of farmers and fisherfolk, ANI reported.Sharing details of the meeting on X, Goyal said he “chaired a…
‘The Housemaid’ star Amanda Seyfried was all about the farm life as she prepped for the glamorous event. Channeling her inner ‘Mean Girl’ from her early days, the actress opted to go all pink at this year’s Met Gala event to embody the ‘Costume Art’ theme. At the event, she also spoke about how she…
‘Clarkson’s Farm’, the beloved series following television personality Jeremy Clarkson as he navigates the chaos of running his Diddly Squat farm in Oxfordshire, is back for a fifth season. The show first debuted in 2021 and quickly built a massive following, with viewers charmed by the beautiful Oxfordshire scenery and the drama of country living,…
The government on Saturday said the threat posed by a possible El Nino this year is unlikely to cause major damage to agriculture, pointing to stronger irrigation systems, higher reservoir storage and better preparedness than in past drought-linked years.The assurance came after Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting ahead of the Kharif…
NEW DELHI: The latest Jan Vishwas Bill, moved in Parliament on Friday, has proposed removing imprisonment for several offences related to export of textiles, handloom, and farm products.For instance, under the Textiles Committee Act, exporting and selling textiles or textile machinery in contravention of prescribed order, which can result in a jail term of up…
India-US Trade Deal: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: As an Indian team heads to Washington to finalise the legal text for the interim trade agreement, which is sought to be signed by March, officials on Monday said that govt had offered quotas in most agricultural goods, where duty is…
The Centre on Monday said India has adopted a calibrated tariff liberalisation approach under the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, allowing duty elimination in phases of up to 10 years for select products while keeping highly sensitive agricultural sectors fully protected.According to a government statement as reported by ANI, agricultural market access for the United States…
When exchanges are active and predictable, FPOs can aggregate produce and hedge prices before harvest. (AI image) By Dr. Arun Raste, MD and CEO, NCDEXIndian agriculture has always had the backing of strong public policy support. Systems like MSP, procurement and buffer stocking have played a stabilising role for decades. They give confidence to farmers…
NEW DELHI: Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said Sunday that the govt has aggressively sought to push the farm sector’s interests in the US trade deal, while protecting its sensitivities around dairy and agriculture. “We have $30-odd billion of imports. The important thing is we have $55 billion of exports of farm and fish…
