Month: September 2025
CAI estimates cotton output at 312.40 lakh bales in 2024-25 season
Cotton output is estimated to decline at 312.40 lakh bales in 2024-25 season ending September 30, following lower yield in most cotton growing regions in…
Govt announces annual licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 2025-26 crop year
The government on Friday announced the annual licensing policy for the 2025-26 crop year for opium poppy cultivation in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh….
AI will bring revolution in agriculture, make farmers’ conditions better: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday he believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will usher in a revolution in the agriculture sector and help improve…
Retail inflation quickens to 2.07% in Aug from 1.55% in July
India’s retail inflation quickened to 2.07% in August from an eight-year low of 1.55% in July, driven by fading impact of high base effects, according…
India is said to plan $3.4 billion rail lines near China border
India is set to reinforce its northeastern frontier by adding railway infrastructure to deepen access, accelerate logistics and ensure military readiness in case warming ties…
ORF, OECD seal partnership to collaborate on global policy issues
The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration and dialogue…
British Parliament panel opens inquiry into impact of India-UK FTA
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee has opened an inquiry this week into the impacts and implications of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA),…
US economy: President Trump’s certain economic policies are ‘self-destructive’ for US too: Ex RBI Guv Rangarajan
Former Reserve Bank Governor C Rangarajan on Friday said that certain economic policies of US President Donald Trump not only brought global economic trends to…
Pimco sees India keeping rates on hold as inflation nears bottom
India‘s central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates as inflation shows signs of bottoming out, Stephen Chang, managing director and Asia portfolio manager at…
India poised to export sugar in new season due to ample stocks
India, the world’s second biggest sugar producer, will have sufficient surplus stocks of the commodity to allow exports in the season beginning October 1, a…