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Indian govt says buyers must lift sugar within 7 days, seeks bulk sales data by Aug 20

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Indian government on Friday asked sugar mills to ensure that buyers lift stocks within seven days after sales/ It said a new Order, issued by the Food Ministry, with immediat... और पढ़ें


Indian govt should disclose sugar stock after physical verification, says Naiknavare of NFCSF

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Centre should come forward to disclose the estimated stock after its fortnight-long physical verification may help check current price rise, said a leading industry leader. T... और पढ़ें


India's fertilizer sales down in July on dipping kharif sowing area and deficient monsoon

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Sales of key fertilizers such as urea, DAP, MOP and complex declined in July, when maximum planting of kharif crops takes place, fuelling apprehensions of a likely drop in produc... और पढ़ें


Kharif sowing area deficit less than 2%, sugarcane area revised to lower

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Sowing area under all Kharif crops has reached near 88 per cent of the season's normal area while deficit from year-ago level has narrowed to less than 2 per cent until August 7.... और पढ़ें


India considers restricting Carbosulfan insecticide use, weeks after proposing ban on Paraquat

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The government is considering restricting the use of Carbosulfan, a popular insecticide used on paddy, cotton, and horticulture crops, with a final decision expected by the end of... और पढ़ें


India's oilseeds acreage rises 3% on good rains, may attain Centre's coverage target

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- After lower acreage for almost two months since the sowing started, the acreage under Kharif oilseeds is nearly 3 per cent up at 180.20 lakh hectares (lh) currently. If August rem... और पढ़ें


India's rice procurement up 5% in 2025-26, as Govt buys 18% higher from rabi crop

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India has achieved 99 per cent of its rice procurement target of 575.52 lakh tonnes (lt) so far. It is 5 per cent higher than the year-ago level. As the new marketing season begin... और पढ़ें


Indian farmers may grow world's first gene edited rice variety this winter

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- More than a year after its announcement, one of India's two gene-edited rice varieties is set to be planted in the upcoming rabi season for seed multiplication. The Indian Council... और पढ़ें


Indian industry seeks legal backing of gene editing in Seed Bill

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India may formally adopt gene editing by mentioning it in the proposed seed Bill either through main Bill or in the Rules if the government accepts experts' suggestions to avoid t... और पढ़ें


Fertiliser demand rebounds with revival in kharif sowing; urea continues to dominate sales

New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Fertiliser demand recovered in the first half of July as kharif sowing gathered pace after a weather-induced slowdown in May and June. The latest sales data show that farmers cont... और पढ़ें