NEW DELHI, April 24 -- The Centre has raised its wheat procurement target from 30.33 million tonnes to 34.5 million tonnes for the 2026-27 marketing season, amid crop damage from unseasonal rains and ... Read More
NEW DELHI, April 24 -- India's avocado demand is surging, but domestic supply is still playing catch-up, keeping the country reliant on imports even as local cultivation expands. Government data show... Read More
New Delhi, April 22 -- The Centre has initiated a comprehensive review of the six-decade-old Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966, a key regulatory framework governing India's sugar sector, signalling majo... Read More
New Delhi, April 22 -- India's foodgrain stocks have surged well above its buffer norms, strengthening the country's cushion against supply shocks and global price swings. Government data shows centra... Read More
New Delhi, March 30 -- Amid disruptions to India's basmati rice exports due to the West Asia war, the ports, shipping and waterways ministry will soon meet major shipping lines to address rising freig... Read More
New Delhi, March 27 -- India is increasingly turning to China for edible oil imports due to pricing advantages, a shift that could reshape sourcing patterns and ease cost pressures amid spiralling ret... Read More
New Delhi, March 10 -- A looming record harvest and the war in West Asia are likely to spur more wheat farmers to seek higher support prices via government procurement as the staple fetches 15% lower ... Read More
New Delhi, March 2 -- Basmati rice exporters will meet officials of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Apeda) this week to assess the fallout of escalating tens... Read More