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The Centre on Monday said India has “ample” fertiliser stocks to meet demand for the upcoming Kharif sowing season and appealed to farmers not to resort to panic buying amid concerns triggered by the Middle East situation, PTI reported.Addressing an inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in Middle East, Aparna S Sharma, Additional Secretary in the…
Success rarely comes easy, but what makes it happen is determination and will power, and UPSC rank holder Prachi Kumari’s success story reflects the same. Hailing from Jauhad village in Vidisha district, Prachi Chauhan, a farmer, secured an impressive AIR 260 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. With her rank, she became the Hindi medium…
In a major push to India’s agricultural exports and the government’s One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, APEDA has facilitated the first-ever export of 20 metric tonnes of honey from Assam’s Baksa district to the United States, ANI reported.According to the Commerce and Industry Ministry, the consignment was flagged off on May 9 and exported…
The government has increased the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane by Rs 10 to Rs 365 per quintal for the 2026-27 season beginning October, PTI reported.The decision was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“The FRP will be Rs 365/quintal for a basic recovery rate…
NEW DELHI: Government has increased the wheat procurement target to 34.5 million tonnes (MT), about 15% higher than what it had set for the current Rabi marketing season. This comes amid indications that more farmers are likely to opt to sell their produce to the government at MSP since mandi prices are lower.Recently, the governments…
Amazon has sealed a $30 million (Rs 280 crore) deal to buy carbon credits generated by rice farmers in India. The agreement is among the largest of its kind globally and the first at this scale in the country’s agriculture sector.According to sources cited by ET, the credits will come from the Good Rice Alliance,…
KOLKATA: A study by a team at an American university, of which a scientist from Bengal is a member, may help Indian farmers negotiate the unpredictable terrain of climate change by making staple crops more drought-tolerant.The increasing unpredictability of the monsoon, induced by climate change, has put a lot of stress on farmers cultivating staples…
Nearly 27 lakh workers are gearing up for a nationwide strike—triggered by a single move: the introduction of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Parliament. These aren’t just any workers, but the people who keep the country’s power running—engineers, linemen, and staff across the electricity system. Centre is yet to table the Bill in the…
NEW DELHI: Suggesting a major reboot in agricultural policy, Supreme Court Friday asked the Union govt to deliberate with domain experts and stakeholders to devise a remunerative framework to encourage farmers to shift from traditional wheat and paddy crops to pulses. During the hearing on a PIL questioning the govt’s wisdom in importing yellow peas…
Battling cancer for 8 yrs, man defies odds to crack UPSC RAIPUR: A battle with cancer delayed the civil services dream of 37-year-old Sanjay Dahariya, son of a farmer from Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh, for almost a decade. But he overcame the physical trauma and the mental agony, and scripted a success story on both…
