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India's monsoon narrows deficit after 1% surplus in July, IMD predicts 'below normal' rain in August

New Delhi, July 31 -- After a 35 per cent deficit in June, India's monsoon rainfall in July was 1 per cent above normal, helping the country reduce the overall shortfall during the first two months of... Read More


Low ending stocks will likely force India to stop sugar export, ethanol diversion early next season

New Delhi, July 29 -- After consistently allocating lower sugar for sales in the domestic market, the Indian government has allotted a 22.5 lakh tonnes (lt) quota for August, which is the same as the ... Read More


Indian govt asks sugar dealers to hold maximum 400 tonnes stock till Nov

New Delhi, July 28 -- The Indian government has issued an order fixing a maximum stock limit of 400 tonnes of sugar that any dealer can keep at any point of time till November 30 and traders have been... Read More


Lower acreage of maize in Kharif, uncertainty on sugar stock to shift focus on rice for ethanol

New Delhi, July 28 -- With maize area in the top five producing states dipped more than 13 per cent -- maximum 34 per cent in Karnataka -- the government's ethanol blending programme is likely to depe... Read More


Kharif sowing deficit less than 5% as 71% of normal acreage covered

New Delhi, July 27 -- With more than 3 lakh hectares (lh) higher area sown during past week, compared to the year-ago period, Indian farmers have further bridged the deficit to less than 5 per cent wh... Read More


India's moong sowing dips 11% on lower rainfall, likely to gather pace

New Delhi, July 21 -- Moong is the only pulse crop for which the government claims India has attained self-sufficiency. Farmers have stuck to the crop despite realising lower rates. Over 62 per cent o... Read More


Centre rings-fences 72 lakh tonnes of FCI rice for ethanol push

New Delhi, July 19 -- As the Centre scales up grain-based ethanol production to support higher blending targets and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, the food ministry has reserved 72 lakh t... Read More


FPOs want to be treated like farmers, not corporates to get govt's benefits

New Delhi, July 17 -- Even as FPOs are waiting to get declared a "deemed mandis" by States to help them independently carry out buying and selling activities, some of the representatives have demanded... Read More


Cabinet approves new investment policy for Urea

New Delhi, July 15 -- In a major push toward self-reliance in fertilizers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026. The poli... Read More


Fractured monsoon: July recovery narrows overall deficit to 23%, but key regions remain dry

New Delhi, July 15 -- The seasonal rainfall deficit since June 1 has narrowed to 23 per cent, showing a marginal improvement from the 37 per cent deficiency recorded at the end of June. Data from the ... Read More