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Union Budget 2024: How The New Budget Affects Your Daily Grocery Bill
Find out how the Union Budget 2024 has changed the cost of common food items. Detailed insights into the price variations of pulses, oils, cereals, sugar, and vegetables since the budget announcement.
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Ukraine Has Lost A Quarter Of Its Arable Land To War: Agriculture Ministry
Ukraine has lost a quarter of its arable land in certain regions since Russia's invasion, notably in the south and east, the deputy agriculture minister said Monday but insisted its food security was not threatened.
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Farm And Processed Food Exports Rose 23% In April-January Of Current Fiscal
Agricultural and processed food products exports rose 23 per cent to $19.7 million during April-January 2021-22
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Kharif Production May Touch Record 150.5 Million Tonnes In 2020-21 Crop Year
More than adequate monsoon may help food grains output reach 150.5 million tonnes, which would be a record during the current Kharif season of 2020-21
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Farmers Planted 10% Lesser Summer Crops Than Last Year As Monsoon Recedes
India, one of the world's top agriculture producers, has received five per cent below average rainfall since June 1, when the four-month rainy season began.
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Restrict Expenses At 20% Of Budget Allocation In September Quarter: Centre Tells Ministries
The restrictions on expenditure for the second quarter of the current fiscal would not be applicable for select ministries, including health, agriculture, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and food
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Harsimrat Badal Quits PM's Cabinet, Farm Bills Clear Lok Sabha: 10 Facts
Akali Dal's lone Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday as her party faced heat from farmers over its initial support to ally BJP's farm sector bills. Ms Badal, who attended the cabinet meet that cleared the bills, stepped down shortly before the bills were passed by the Lok Sabha, tweet...
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China's Xinjiang Region Culls 55,000 Chickens After Bird Flu Outbreak
China's Xinjiang region has culled more than 55,000 chickens and other poultry following an outbreak of a highly virulent bird flu that has infected 16,000 birds, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
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South Korea Orders Record Cull of Poultry to Contain Bird Flu
South Korea has ordered its biggest-ever cull of chickens and other poultry to fight a bird flu outbreak that is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
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Punjab, Haryana Procure 174 Lakh Tonnes of Wheat
Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 174 lakh tonnes of wheat this season.
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Government Asked to Frame National Policy on Food Processing
A parliamentary panel has directed the government to frame a national policy on food processing at the earliest and recommended the committee should be briefed about the progress made in that direction.
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Government Feels the 'Pulse', Takes Measure To Check Soaring Prices
In a desperate bid to bring down the spiraling prices of pulses, the government today ended all exemptions on stock limits of pulses for exporters, food processors and large retailers, departmental stores with multiple outlets.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announces the Reformation of Agriculture Ministry
Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Ministry' with a view to take care of the farming community's needs as well as the personal problems faced by them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
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Steps Taken to Raise Crop Yield: Centre
Government has launched long-term measures including those to target integration of economically important genes for crop yield improvement.
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El Nino Likely to Impact Farm production, Food Prices: Economic Survey
India's agriculture production and food prices may be impacted this year if a likely El Nino torpedoes monsoon rains, the Economic Survey said while asking the Centre to use constitutional powers to break monopoly of wholesale markets and give farmers' freedom to sell anywhere.
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Union Budget 2024: How The New Budget Affects Your Daily Grocery Bill
Find out how the Union Budget 2024 has changed the cost of common food items. Detailed insights into the price variations of pulses, oils, cereals, sugar, and vegetables since the budget announcement.
-
Ukraine Has Lost A Quarter Of Its Arable Land To War: Agriculture Ministry
Ukraine has lost a quarter of its arable land in certain regions since Russia's invasion, notably in the south and east, the deputy agriculture minister said Monday but insisted its food security was not threatened.
-
Farm And Processed Food Exports Rose 23% In April-January Of Current Fiscal
Agricultural and processed food products exports rose 23 per cent to $19.7 million during April-January 2021-22
-
Kharif Production May Touch Record 150.5 Million Tonnes In 2020-21 Crop Year
More than adequate monsoon may help food grains output reach 150.5 million tonnes, which would be a record during the current Kharif season of 2020-21
-
Farmers Planted 10% Lesser Summer Crops Than Last Year As Monsoon Recedes
India, one of the world's top agriculture producers, has received five per cent below average rainfall since June 1, when the four-month rainy season began.
-
Restrict Expenses At 20% Of Budget Allocation In September Quarter: Centre Tells Ministries
The restrictions on expenditure for the second quarter of the current fiscal would not be applicable for select ministries, including health, agriculture, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals and food
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Harsimrat Badal Quits PM's Cabinet, Farm Bills Clear Lok Sabha: 10 Facts
Akali Dal's lone Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Thursday as her party faced heat from farmers over its initial support to ally BJP's farm sector bills. Ms Badal, who attended the cabinet meet that cleared the bills, stepped down shortly before the bills were passed by the Lok Sabha, tweet...
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China's Xinjiang Region Culls 55,000 Chickens After Bird Flu Outbreak
China's Xinjiang region has culled more than 55,000 chickens and other poultry following an outbreak of a highly virulent bird flu that has infected 16,000 birds, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
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South Korea Orders Record Cull of Poultry to Contain Bird Flu
South Korea has ordered its biggest-ever cull of chickens and other poultry to fight a bird flu outbreak that is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
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Punjab, Haryana Procure 174 Lakh Tonnes of Wheat
Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 174 lakh tonnes of wheat this season.
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Government Asked to Frame National Policy on Food Processing
A parliamentary panel has directed the government to frame a national policy on food processing at the earliest and recommended the committee should be briefed about the progress made in that direction.
-
Government Feels the 'Pulse', Takes Measure To Check Soaring Prices
In a desperate bid to bring down the spiraling prices of pulses, the government today ended all exemptions on stock limits of pulses for exporters, food processors and large retailers, departmental stores with multiple outlets.
-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announces the Reformation of Agriculture Ministry
Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Ministry' with a view to take care of the farming community's needs as well as the personal problems faced by them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
-
Steps Taken to Raise Crop Yield: Centre
Government has launched long-term measures including those to target integration of economically important genes for crop yield improvement.
-
El Nino Likely to Impact Farm production, Food Prices: Economic Survey
India's agriculture production and food prices may be impacted this year if a likely El Nino torpedoes monsoon rains, the Economic Survey said while asking the Centre to use constitutional powers to break monopoly of wholesale markets and give farmers' freedom to sell anywhere.
