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India's Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme boosts energy security, farmer income, and food security, saving ₹1.97 lakh crore and cutting crude imports.
Government overhauls PMFBY with Digiclaim, NCIP, and penalties, ensuring timely crop insurance payouts and leveraging technology for farmer welfare.
India's biogas mission faces hurdles, with only 132 of 5,000 plants completed, risking energy security and 'corn mania' amid West Asia tensions.
India's E20 petrol policy faces scrutiny over high costs, water-intensive sugarcane reliance, and consumer burden, despite farmer compensation claims.
IMD warns of below-normal July rainfall, intensifying El Niño fears; economists predict 65 basis points GDP cut, soaring food inflation, and rural income collapse.
Toyota executive champions ethanol as India's fastest, cheapest decarbonization path, urging robust policy for hybrids and flex-fuel vehicles amidst E20 blend success.
Intensifying El Niño and monsoon deficit threaten India's food prices, risking protracted inflation and impacting kharif-rabi crops, demanding proactive government action.
Direct-seeded rice gains traction amid El Nino, but India's rice policies, driven by MSP and subsidies, fuel environmental crisis and fiscal burden, demanding urgent reforms.
PM Modi hails India's crisis management, preventing fuel rationing and price surges for LPG, fertilizers amidst West Asia conflict.
Drying India faces severe water crisis with 11 river basins stressed; experts urge climate-proofing, water reuse, micro-irrigation, and data for urgent water security.
Finance Ministry flags India's severe water vulnerability, urges top-priority policy for water buffers amid weak monsoon, kharif sowing concerns, and calls for agricultural pricing reforms.
Goldman Sachs boosts India's FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.5%, citing falling crude oil prices and easing fiscal pressures.
El Niño-driven monsoon deficit threatens India's kharif crops, sparking food inflation fears and demanding urgent water-centric agricultural reforms and inter-ministerial coordination.
Home Minister Amit Shah unveils NAFED's 1% profit for farmer children's education, mandates direct procurement of pulses and oilseeds to eliminate middlemen.
India, US intensify trade talks to finalize deal, navigating US tariff threats and India's market access concerns before July 24 deadline.
Piyush Goyal and Jamieson Greer commence crucial India-US trade talks amid 40% surplus decline, sparking farmer fears over agricultural imports.
Monsoon deficit and intensifying El Niño threaten India's food security, raising fears of future food inflation and demanding urgent government action.
Agri-PV offers a dual solution, potentially boosting farmer incomes tenfold and halving India's massive Rs 2.35 lakh crore agricultural power subsidy.
El Niño's return and West Asia conflict threaten India's food security, potentially driving up inflation despite current global stability.
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