CropsIndia to pay PM-KISAN's 24th instalment of Rs 2,000 on 30 October
Eligible farmer families will get Rs 2,000 in their bank accounts before Diwali, and must have e-KYC, Aadhaar, bank and land-record details in order to avoid delays.
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AgribusinessIndia's seed industry welcomes GST exemption on seed warehousing, flags two tax worries
The Federation of Seed Industry of India backs the GST Council's plan to exempt storage of sowing seed, and wants clarity on a 5% delivery tax and a 2% TDS on scrap transactions.
CropsRice conference in Delhi draws 4,856 buyers from 153 countries
The Bharat International Rice Conference runs from 23 to 25 October with 2,038 pre-arranged business meetings and a session on whether 2027 brings a price crash or a new bull run.
AgribusinessIndia's BL Agro to invest Rs 7,000 crore in Tanzania's oilseeds and dairy
The Bareilly food company's first overseas move, phased over ten years, puts sunflower oil first and adds dairy, contract farming and processing, with about one lakh local jobs expected.
AgrotechIndia plans agrivoltaics under PM-KUSUM; 47.5m hectares found suitable
Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked for solar-over-crops rules that suit small farmers, as energy minister Pralhad Joshi said the next phase of PM-KUSUM will include an agrivoltaics programme.
FruitsIndia-New Zealand trade deal takes effect with farm centres for apples, kiwifruit and honey
The FTA in force from 20 October gives Indian exports duty-free access to New Zealand, ties import quotas for apples, kiwifruit and Manuka honey to productivity plans, and keeps dairy, sugar and edible oils out.
AgrotechIndia launches upgraded Agri Welfare Portal to put farm schemes on farmers' phones
The single-window portal links PM-KISAN, AgriStack and crop insurance with eligibility checks, direct applications and DBT payments, and is built to run on basic smartphones with weak connections.
CropsIndia's soybean crop to slip 2.11% as drought hits Maharashtra, SOPA estimates
The Soyabean Processors Association of India puts 2026 kharif output at 107.93 lakh tonnes; a 33.2% fall in Maharashtra is partly offset by bigger crops in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
CropsKisan Sabha demands Rs 575 a quintal for cane and questions Ramesh Chand panel
The All India Kisan Sabha says the official Rs 365 cane price understates costs, wants sugar's minimum selling price raised from Rs 31 to Rs 50 a kg, and calls for MSP at C2+50% on all crops.
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FSSAI moves to prosecute three food makers, cites cattle-feed bran in biscuits
India's food regulator has sanctioned prosecution of the makers of Priyagold biscuits, Dodla Dairy milk and Ueir Organic Foods raisins, and served notices on three other firms for hygiene and licensing lapses.
AgrotechGoogle opens its farm AI models to developers; Gujarat platform sent 900m advisories
Google has put its India-built Agricultural Understanding models into public preview for developers and researchers, and says a Gujarat state platform using them has sent more than 900 million SMS advisories to over 600,000 farmers.
AgribusinessEl Niño threatens India's rabi season after a weak kharif, farm GDP may shrink
A 13% monsoon shortfall has cut kharif output, drought is declared in 491 talukas of Maharashtra and Karnataka, tractor sales are falling and gram prices are heading for Rs 100 a kg, Rural Voice reports, as farmers wait for relief.
CropsIndia sets up Ramesh Chand panel on cane prices, sugar MSP and weighing
India has formed a committee under former NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand to examine sugarcane farmers' demands on returns, the minimum selling price of sugar, recovery testing, weighment and deductions for machine-harvested cane.