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Assam's Jogighopa gets PM Gati Shakti port, will boost trade with Bhutan and Bangladesh

India, Feb. 18 -- A state-of-the-art waterways terminal at Assam's Jogighopa, a strategic town on the northern bank of Brahmaputra that will boost trade between India, Bhutan and Bangladesh, was opene... Read More


Tomato price crash triggers farmer angst, farm ministry starts transport subsidy

India, Feb. 13 -- Tomato prices have crashed to their lowest levels in more than a year in producer states, after record high prices pinched consumers in 2023 and 2024, a familiar cycle of volatility ... Read More


FM: 6-yr mission to boost pulses output

India, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, announced the launch of a six-year mission to boost output of pulses to help achieve self-sufficiency of thre... Read More


Govt plans to augment farm productivity in 100 districts

India, Feb. 2 -- India will launch a new programme across 100 districts to boost farm productivity along with measures to expand irrigation and credit limit to farmers, finance minister Nirmala Sithar... Read More


Budget 2025-26: Centre announces six-year pulses mission for self-sufficiency

India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new six-year mission in the Union budget 2025-26 to boost the output and help achieve self-sufficiency in pulses, with special focus on... Read More


Agriculture ministry's budget allocation sees 2.9% cut, output push in 100 districts

India, Feb. 1 -- India will launch a new programme across 100 districts to boost farm productivity, along with measures to expand irrigation and credit limit to farmers, Union finance minister Nirmala... Read More


Govt hikes ethanol price to aid blending

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Cabinet's committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared an increase in the price of ethanol, a by-product of sugar, which state-r... Read More


Govt hikes ethanol price to aid blending

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Cabinet's committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared an increase in the price of ethanol, a by-product of sugar, which state-r... Read More


Govt hikes ethanol price to aid blending

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Cabinet's committee on economic affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared an increase in the price of ethanol, a by-product of sugar, which state-r... Read More


Cabinet hikes ethanol price to boost fuel-blending programme

India, Jan. 29 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday cleared a hike in price of ethanol, a by-product of sugar, which state-run petrol ret... Read More