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MGNREGA: Why govt's app-based attendance system is facing protest

Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh termed the recent measures steps to check corruption in the scheme and said the government would not compromise on transparency

Nafed intervenes to stabilise markets as onion and potato prices plunge

Sharp drop in onion and potato prices since last few weeks have forced farmers to dump their produce in fields as selling price is far less than even cost of carrying produce to the market

Open source-based platform for agri to be like UPI, says PM Modi

Says farm Budget tries to bridge gap between innovation and pvt investment

Making millets mainstream: The two-day event to begin on Friday

The roundtable discussions on millets processing will be attended by members from the private sector

After wild swing, jeera prices fall 22% on hopes of higher output

Prices jumped 140% till Jan; farmers expect a repeat as heat wave, shift to other crops may keep output down

Govt to offload 2 million tonnes more wheat in open market to cool prices

The proposal to add wheat stocks in the open market was taken by a group of ministers, sources said

North India may face above-normal maximum temperature for next 3 days: IMD

Met advises farmers to monitor crops regularly, resort to light irrigation

Revision in crop production estimates raises questions on credibility

Crop estimates have been way off the mark between the first and subsequent estimates and over the years this divergence has grown

Govt committee to monitor high temperature impact on wheat crop

Delhi on Monday recorded season's hottest day at 33.6 degrees C

Wheat prices drop by 20% since FCI's open sale scheme, shows data

Going forward, prices will depend on wheat crop production following the sudden sharp increase in temperature across several parts of North and Central India

Farm to fork: Going in favour of the grain ahead of Assembly elections

MP, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan go to polls in less than a year. They produce important agri-commodities. Centre in dilemma: higher prices will be inflationary, lower prices will trigger farmer wrath

Mercury to rise 2-4 degrees over next 5-6 days; 35% rain deficit this year

Even in the October-December period, post-monsoon rainfall has been below par

Govt further cuts reserve price of FCI wheat to Rs 2,150 per quintal

States are allowed to purchase wheat from FCI for their own scheme at the proposed reserve prices without participating in e-auction

Minimum temperatures in North to rise by 2-4 degrees from Feb 16: IMD

A abnormally, high temperature over the next one months or so could have an impact on the yield of standing wheat crop mainly in North India

Use of nano-urea, DAP game-changers? Manufacturers in 'wait-and-watch' mode

Some critics also cite studies, which show that fertiliser use efficiency of urea is better via soil application rather than foliage

Farmers slam UP govt's status quo on sugarcane price for 2022-23 season

Opposition says move will ruin farmers economically; meanwhile food secy says Centre will take a call next month on increasing sugar export quota

Cabinet okays plan to set up 200K primary agri co-ops in next five years

The plan according to an official statement will be implemented by converging various schemes of the government in the spirit of 'whole of government approach'

Centre projects record wheat, mustard and chana crop this rabi season

Estimates 4% increase in wheat output, around 1% for chana, and 7% for mustard

Climbing wheat prices take cereal inflation to a high of 16.12% in Jan

Some delay in offloading central wheat stocks causes spike

Will extra funds for rural housing, drinking water create enough jobs?

While cutting down the allocation for MGNREGA in the budget of FY24, the Centre has raised it for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen, and Jal Jeevan Mission