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    Basmati GI tag: Odds stacked against Madhya Pradesh amid India-Pak row

    Surendra Prasad Singh
    3 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST

    With wary eye on Pak, Union govt not keen to help MP; can Shivraj Singh Chouhan pull off what Narendra Singh Tomar failed to do as Union Agriculture Minister?

    basmati rice
    Farm matters
    Union Budget, agriculture sector, agrarian distress, MSP
    Budget 2025-26

    Budget: Ambitious schemes fall short of addressing stark agrarian distress

    1 Feb 2025 6:40 PM IST
    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26
    Budget 2025-26

    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26

    1 Feb 2025 5:01 PM IST
    Farm matters

    'Farming for a fee': Enabling transition of smallholder farmers from agriculture

    27 Jan 2025 12:32 PM IST
    A view from Bengalurus Basavanagudi market. Avarekai has started arriving to the city, bit delayed. The Federal Photos

    Avarebele Mela 2025: Bengaluru's unique beans festival turns 25

    28 Nov 2024 6:41 PM IST
    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    12 Nov 2024 6:30 AM IST
    onions

    Red vs White | Maharashtra farmers fume over 'pro-Gujarat' onion export ban

    8 Nov 2024 5:56 PM IST
    farmer msp

    PM 'dedicates' biofortified cereals to nation; his govt should also procure them preferentially

    21 Oct 2024 6:06 PM IST
    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAIs U-turn on A2 milk

    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAI's U-turn on A2 milk

    2 Sept 2024 6:30 AM IST
    paddy cultivation

    Centre raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25

    19 Jun 2024 9:54 PM IST
    mango tree, farm

    Drought, severe heat, mildew attacks play havoc on mango production

    5 May 2024 6:57 PM IST
    haveri election rally of congress

    Farmer suicides, agrarian crisis largely ignored in election season

    22 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    15 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    13 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Agriculture

    Nearly 8,300 soil testing labs set up since 2014-15 to help boost crop yield

    Agencies
    25 Feb 2024 4:18 PM IST

    New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Nearly 8,300 soil testing labs have been set up across the country since 2014-15 as part of the government's efforts to...

    R Gopinath of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

    Corporate tax holidays are 'sops', farmer subsidies are 'welfare': Scientist

    25 Feb 2024 4:07 PM IST
    Farmers protest

    2021 vs 2024: A tale of two farmer protests

    19 Feb 2024 6:04 PM IST
    farmer protest combo

    Divided by borders, united by hope: Why European, Indian farmers are protesting

    12 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
    IFFCO Nano Urea

    Interim Budget: Nano urea can cut subsidy bills, but what about yield?

    4 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

    Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

    31 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister

    How biofortification can tackle undernourishment better

    1 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

    Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

    28 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
    How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

    How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

    12 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
    How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

    How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

    2 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Need new bajra cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

    Need new 'bajra' cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

    9 Sept 2023 4:43 PM IST
    As onion gets costlier, govts measures to rein in prices anger farmers

    As onion gets costlier, govt's measures to rein in prices anger farmers

    21 Aug 2023 3:14 PM IST
    monsoon rice

    Monsoon’s uneven march may cast shadow on India’s rice production

    4 Aug 2023 12:00 PM IST
    El Nino wheat food supply prices

    El Nino this year may hit local production, but not impact food supply on global scale

    18 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
    Rice paddy farming farmers climate change

    Rice farmers must adopt climate-resilient varieties, practices faster: Expert

    10 July 2023 10:46 PM IST
    Rajeev Varshney

    We need foreign tie-ups for better research: Agri-scientist Rajeev Varshney

    17 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
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