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SECTOR | 19 Jun 2025

Hope PM will agree to debate on China during Monsoon Session: Congress

Business Standard

The Congress on Thursday said it has been calling for a detailed debate on China for the last five years and hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will finally agree to such a discussion in the forthcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. The opposition party also said it is important to collectively work towards a national consensus on vital national security and economic challenges posed by China's emergence as the world's dominant manufacturing power and as the world's second-largest economy. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said, "Today is the fifth anniversary of PM Modi's infamous clean chit to China, when he said 'Na koi hamari seema mein ghus aaya hai, na hi koi ghusa hua hai' only four days after 20 of our brave soldiers gave their lives for the nation in Galwan on 15 June, 2020." This sorry episode concluded with a withdrawal agreement on October 21, 2024, under which Indian patrols require Chinese concurrence to reach their patrolling .

Agriculture

SECTOR | 18 Jun 2025

Edible oil companies reduced rates after duty cut, says Indian government

Business Line

Food Ministry officials find refineries and manfuacturers proactively cooperative' in lowering prices

Agriculture

SECTOR | 18 Jun 2025

Monsoon makes impressive gains in north-west, east parts of India

Business Line

The northern limit continues with forward march on third consecutive day after breaking 20-day-long hiatus

Southwest Monsoon Enters Rajasthan Week Ahead Of Scheduled Arrival

NDTV Profit | 18 Jun 2025 3 more

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SECTOR | 17 Jun 2025

Paddy sowing rises 13% to 4.53 lakh hectare till June 13: Govt data

Business Standard

Paddy sowing so far this Kharif season is higher by 13 per cent at 4.53 lakh hectares, according to the government data. Sowing of paddy stood at 4 lakh hectares in the same period last year. The Department of Agriculture has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops (summer-sown) as on June 13, 2025, according to an official statement on Tuesday. The acreage of pulses has also increased to 3.07 lakh hectare from 2.6 lakh hectare. Sowing of Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals remained flat at 5.89 lakh hectare so far this kharif season as against 5.9 lakh hectares in the year-ago period. In the non-foodgrains category, the acreage of oilseeds has risen to 2.05 lakh hectares so far from 1.5 lakh hectare in the same period last year. Sugarcane sowing is also slightly higher so far at 55.07 lakh hectare against 54.88 lakh hectare in the year-ago period. Area under cotton is marginally lower at 13.19 lakh hectare from 13.28 lakh hectare. Total sowing area of all kharif crops h

Agriculture

SECTOR | 17 Jun 2025

Inundation and sea incursion in coastal regions of Kerala spark protests

Business Standard

Monsoon-battered Kerala continued to face severe challenges on Tuesday, with widespread inundation of low-lying areas and intense sea incursion plaguing coastal hamlets. Several families, living in low-lying regions, were shifted to relief camps in various districts as flood waters failed to recede from their homes. Widespread destruction was reported along the southern coastal belt due to high tidal waves and sea incursion. Kannamaly, a fisherfolk hamlet in Ernakulam district, witnessed protests by locals on Tuesday morning demanding a permanent solution to the long-standing issues of waterlogging and coastal erosion. They blocked a road with country boats, fishing nets and logs as a mark of protest. In Kannamaly, the elderly and children waded through hip-deep water. Several houses were also damaged following high tidal waves, the residents said. According to official figures, three relief camps were set up in Kottayam district and 12 in Thrissur where one house was destroyed .

Agriculture

SECTOR | 16 Jun 2025

Monsoon breaks 20-day-long hiatus, may enter North-West India this week

Business Line

Core area of activity may shift from West Coast and South Peninsula to East India, North-West India later this week

Monsoon special 2025: 7 places to visit this rainy season in India

Business Standard | 16 Jun 2025 1 more

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Jun 2025

Growers welcome Centre's move to include tea in weather insurance scheme

Business Standard

Tea growers hailed the government's decision to bring the sector under the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), which they said would help mitigate losses due to erratic rainfall and rising temperatures. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued a notification on June 10, stating that the insurance scheme would come into effect from the Kharif 2025. States and UTs were asked to expedite the floating of tenders, finalisation of the insurance company and other modalities by June 20 to ensure that farmers can avail the benefit of the scheme. Indian Tea Association (ITA) secretary general Arijit Raha told PTI this is the first time the sector has been brought under the purview of a weather-based insurance scheme. "The tea sector is witnessing frequent fluctuations in production due to erratic rainfall, waterlogging and a rise in temperature, exceeding 35 degrees Celsius. Climate change adaptation and mitigation have become a major challenge to keep

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Jun 2025

Monsoon To Advance In Some Parts Of Bengal Next Week

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Kolkata is likely to receive heavy rain on June 17 and June 18.

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Jun 2025

Are MSPs helping or hindering crop diversification in India?

Business Line

Farmers are not able to move to other crops just because there is MSP available. Net income from cereals is around 60,00070,000, while horticulture offers 1.52 lakh, says Chirag Jain, Partner and Food Processing Industry Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat

Agriculture

SECTOR | 15 Jun 2025

Grainspan invests 520 cr in ethanol units, benefits from govt's subsidy

Business Standard

Encouraged by the Union Food Ministry's interest subsidy scheme, Grainspan Nutrients has invested Rs 520 crore to set up two grain-based ethanol plants in Ahmedabad and is supplying green fuel for blending with petrol. The two plants, which use maize and rice as feedstock, have a total installed capacity of 350 kilolitres per day. Grainspan's first grain-based ethanol plant, located at Bhamsara Village in Ahmedabad district, became operational in May 2023 with a capacity of 110 kilolitres per day. This plant was Gujarat's first grain-based ethanol facility. Enthused by the success, the company last month commissioned its second facility, which has been built at a cost of Rs 360 crore with an installed capacity of 240 kilolitres per day at the same location. The company supplies ethanol to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under the Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP). "There are three grain-based ethanol plants in Gujarat, of which two facilities are being operated by us. We were the fi