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YSRCP slams Chandrababu Naidu government over Super Six promises, rising l
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Speaking at the Assembly Media Point, YSRCP MLCs declared that the government has no reply to any query raised in the House, whether on Super Six promise implementation, massive loans, job creation, MSP for crops or farmer suicides, and is only indulging in political speeches and outright
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Pakistan's cotton sector under pressure as taxes and policy failures push
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Farmers in South Punjab and Sindh face rising taxes, high input costs, and market uncertainty ahead of the cotton sowing season. Agricultural groups are urging the government to remove GST on cottonseed products, warning that continued financial pressure could further reduce cotton cultivati
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews PM-RKVY progress across 11 states
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters after the meeting today, Chouhan said, "I have reviewed the progress of PM - Rashtiya Krishi Vikas Yojna (PM-RKVY) along with 11 states including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala, MP, and Haryana. As the y
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Himachal CM warns of crisis for apple growers due to trade agreements with
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The CM cautioned that these agreements would result in a surge of imported apples, walnuts, almonds and other horticultural produce, thereby placing immense pressure on local growers who may struggle to secure remunerative prices for their crops.
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Rethinking India's Nutrition Future: Aligning Production, Policy and Deman
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 17: India's edible oil and nutrition priorities are increasingly converging into a unified national agenda. As one of the world's largest consumers of edible oils, the country currently meets nearly 55-60 percent of its requirement through imports. W
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Rahul Gandhi intensifies attack on Centre over US trade deal, says "we are
Updated : 1 week ago IST
In an 'X' post, Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the meaning of importing Distillers Dried Grains (DDG) crops from the US. He said that this means Indian cattle would be fed distillers' grain made from Genetically Modified (GM) American corn, and questioned whether it would
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Rahul Gandhi continues attack on PM Modi over India-US interim trade deal,
Updated : 1 week ago IST
"In today's meeting in Parliament with the delegation from farmers' unions, their concerns were clearly evident. Farmers struggling with inflation, rising costs, and uncertainty over MSP are now being left unprepared to face foreign crops backed by massive subsidies and mechanical might,"
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HP apple growers join nationwide farmers strike; demand rollback of labour
Updated : 1 week ago IST
During the protest, participants prominently raised demands including the repeal of the four "anti-worker" labour codes, a halt to the eviction of farmers from their land and homes, provision of cultivable land to landless and poor farmers, withdrawal of what they termed anti-farmer tarif
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India adopts up to 10-year tariff elimination plan while protecting sensit
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Phased elimination of tariffs over up to ten years has been adopted for certain intermediate products used by India's food processing industry and sourced from multiple countries.
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"Basmati rice will rock the US": Shivraj Singh Chouhan assures India-US de
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Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday assured that the government has protected all the major crops and dairy products, prioritising the benefits of farmers in the interim framework for the US-India trade agreement.
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MP CM Mohan Yadav meets Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in New Delhi, discuss
Updated : 1 week ago IST
After meeting with the minister, CM Yadav told reporters, "Today, we have discussed the procurement of paddy wheat and farmers' welfare related things with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. As our government has declared 2026 as farmer welfare year in Madhya Pradesh, we are concerned about th
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"AI does not benefit agriculture": DK Shivakumar questions Centre over Bha
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Shivakumar stressed that farmers' crops should instead be encouraged for silk production and questioned the Centre's failure to raise sugar prices.
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