Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Maharashtra’s cotton economy is experiencing a rare moment of both price stability and income resilience, driven by a combination of insurance payouts under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)…
As international brands increasingly prioritise sustainable and traceable cotton, Maharashtra’s coordinated value-chain approach—linking FPOs, modern ginning units, and premium buyers—positions the state to capture new export opportunities. Maharashtra’s cotton sector…
Volume growth of complex fertilisers in India is expected to slow to 2-4 per cent in FY26, down from 9 per cent last year, as supply constraints, geopolitical tensions, and…
India is set to write a new chapter in its agricultural history as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to launch two transformative initiatives — the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Tenth Amendment Order, 2025, updating the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985.…
India’s Rs 30,000-crore seed industry has the potential to unlock over Rs 800 crore in additional annual value and raise its global market share from the current 1 per cent…
Underscoring the extensive progress made in the bioenergy sector, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, asserted that to keep India’s bioenergy ecosystem globally competitive, industries must focus…
India’s fertilizer security playbook just got sharper. The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) has confirmed that Kharif 2025 sales have been met without shortages, despite one of the most turbulent years…
In a move aimed at bringing greater alignment between farm payouts and mill economics, sugar mills across Maharashtra have agreed to calculate Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) payments based on…
The Ministry of Textiles has rolled out an unprecedented blueprint for cotton procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime, with record 550 procurement centres, first-ever uniform operational norms, and…
Two countries decided to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and allied sectors Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India and Thinley Namgyel, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture…
The research team succeeded in engineering the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica to produce a precise mixture of six key sterols that bees need A new study led by the University of Oxford could…
Both sides explore opportunities to deepen collaboration in the Agriculture Sector The 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held between India and South Africa today…
The coin-sized device known as a water-induced electric generator (WEG) produces electrical energy as water evaporates from a complex network of pores that make up the shell structure Researchers at…
