In a significant step toward strengthening international food security, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the World…
View More FCI Signs Five-Year Pact with WFP to Supply Rice for Global Hunger Relief
The Government of India is accelerating efforts to modernise agriculture through infrastructure investments exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Union…
View More Government of India ramps up farm infrastructure spending under Rs 1 lakh crore AIF drive
The Union government has proposed merging two key centrally sponsored agriculture schemes—Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and Krishonnati Yojana—into a single umbrella programme…
View More Government Plans Merger of PM-RKVY and Krishonnati Yojana to Create Unified Farm
India’s agriculture sector is entering a new phase of growth driven increasingly by livestock, fisheries and horticulture, rather than foodgrains alone, according to the Economic…
View More From Crops to Value Addition: Economic Survey 2026 Maps Agriculture’s New Growth Engine
PM Modi promised a major overhaul of Malda’s mango sector, saying a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal would strengthen cold storage infrastructure…
View More Modi Pledges Cold Chain Push to Transform Malda’s Mango Economy
As global trade undergoes a major reset driven by tariffs, geopolitical tensions and supply-chain realignments, India’s agriculture and food sector is emerging as an unlikely…
View More Budget 2026: How Agriculture Could Become India’s Next Strategic Growth Engine
The Maharashtra government has decided to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to stop the sale and spread of fake and spurious seeds in the…
View More Maharashtra Plans Strict Rules to Stop Sale of Fake Seeds and Protect Farmers
India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of rice, overtaking China with a record output of 150.18 million tonnes, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh…
View More India Overtakes China to Emerge as World’s Top Rice Producer; 184 New Crop Varieties Unveiled
Vixar, formerly known as Arpwood Partners, has acquired a significant minority stake of about 45 per cent in homegrown dessert and waffle chain The Belgian…
View More Vixar Buys 45% Stake in Belgian Waffle Co for ₹770 Crore, Takes Controlling Interest
Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL), PepsiCo’s largest franchise bottler, on Sunday announced that it will acquire 100 per cent of South Africa-based beverage company Twizza in…
View More Varun Beverages to Buy South Africa’s Twizza in ₹1,119-Crore All-Cash Deal