India-New Zealand trade deal is expected to benefit farmers significantly. The agreement, effective from 24 December 2025, aims to enhance agricultural exports and improve market access for Indian farmers. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will bring in $20 billion in investment. The initiative aims to provide […]
Udaipur, November 6 (Udaipur Kiran): Responding to the long-pending demand of farmers from scheduled and tribal regions, the State Agriculture Department has announced key reforms in its farm fencing (tarbandi) scheme, aimed at protecting crops from damage caused by wild animals. The decision comes following the efforts of Member of Parliament Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, […]
A 55-year-old Palestinian woman was hospitalised after a masked Jewish settler struck her on the head while she was picking olives.The unprovoked attack took place on Sunday morning in the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the occupied West Bank and was captured on video by US journalist Jasper Nathaniel.Nathaniel said the settler struck the […]
Rajpura Dariba, September 30 (Udaipur Kiran News): A new biomass pellet unit has been inaugurated under Hindustan Zinc’s flagship rural development and farmer empowerment initiative, Samadhan Project, operated by the Rajpura Dariba Farmer Producer Company (FPO). The inauguration ceremony was graced by Anupam Nidhi, Head CSR, Vedanta; Santosh Dudiya, Deputy Director (ATMA), Agriculture Department; Shivang […]
Chittorgarh (Patrika English News): The Union Finance Ministry has released the 2025–26 opium cultivation policy, introducing stricter rules that could see several farmers lose their licenses while others regain previously suspended permits. According to the policy, farmers cultivating under the Concentrated Poppy Straw (CPS) method will face a one-year suspension of their licenses if they […]
UAE hosts over 44 million date palms, produces 76,000 tons annually, with 160 varieties, ranking sixth globally in production In a country known globally for its steel and skyline, it’s the date palm, not the skyscraper, that’s emerging as the UAE’s most enduring emblem. This year, that symbolism took tangible form when H.H. Sheikh Hamdan […]
The US government on Monday announced a 17% import duty on most fresh tomatoes from Mexico, aiming to protect and revive its own domestic tomato industry. The move comes after talks with Mexican officials collapsed without reaching a new agreement to avoid the tariff.Mexico currently supplies about 70% of the US tomato market, up from […]
Why were so many Thai farmers among hostages held by Hamas? (PTI) BANGKOK: Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. Nattapong Pinta was among 31 Thais taken by the Hamas militant group. Thailand’s foreign ministry […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (File) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clapped back at an NBC reporter who raised doubts over the credibility of a video played by US President Donald Trump allegedly depicting burial sites of white farmers in South Africa.Also Read: Donald Trump shows Cyril Ramaphosa evidence of ‘white genocide’ in […]
Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new European Union environmental rules that require them to document the origin of every shipment of beans. The new measure, coming into force at the end of this year, is designed to prevent deforestation driven by […]
