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BIS releases IS 20201:2026 to safeguard indigenous crop varieties and align with SDG2

IS 20201:2026 aim to standardise community seed bank management and protect agrobiodiversity. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has recently published…

India eliminates excise duty on E22–E30 Petrol, opening new growth avenue for ethanol economy

Move could unlock up to 300 crore litres of additional ethanol demand, strengthen energy security, and deepen agriculture’s role in India’s clean-fuel transition In a major boost to India’s biofuel…

Centre shelves sugarcane regulatory overhaul amid farmer and industry resistance

Government withdraws proposed Sugarcane (Control) Order, 2026 after widespread opposition to plans that would have expanded regulation across ethanol and khandsari sectors The Union government has withdrawn the proposed Sugarcane…

India unveils sweeping agri reforms to cut red tape, accelerate digital governance under “Reform Express”

All 649 customs ports digitally integrated via ICEGATE–PQMS linkage to speed up agri imports In a sweeping push to streamline agricultural governance and reduce compliance burdens across the value chain,…

Karnataka’s Excise architecture increasingly caught between revenue and regulation

CIABC calls for category-neutral taxation and warns against policy distortions driven by simplistic alcohol-strength narratives In an exclusive interview with AgroSpectrum, Anant S Iyer, Director General of Confederation of Indian…

EU Draft list restores India’s pathway for continued aquaculture exports

India reinstated in EU Export framework for seafood trade continuity India has been included in the European Union’s revised draft list permitting continued exports of aquaculture products to the 27-member…

Indian grapes gain market access to Vietnam

APEDA announces breakthrough in agri-exports The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has announced that Vietnam has…

India moves to extend anti-dumping duties on Phthalic Anhydride imports from China and South Korea

DGTR says continuation of duties is necessary to protect domestic producers from recurring injury as low-priced imports continue to depress profitability despite Rs 1,900 crore in industry investments India’s trade…

Fertilizer industry welcomes rationalisation of inspectors, ban on linking & stronger quality control measures

The consortium of fertilizer industry associations, IPNM SPC, has welcomed the recent decisions taken in the meeting chaired by the Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra on April 28, 2026, at Mantralaya,…

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