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Jun 02, 2025 News Image Govt extends duty-free yellow pea imports till March 2026.
As part of efforts to cool the prices of pulses, India has extended permission for duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 31, 2026 with immediate effect, according to a government order issued late on Friday. The South Asian nation is the world's biggest importer of yellow peas, which it imports mainly from Canada and Russia.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image IRRI scientists identify rice varieties with anti-cancer properties.
Here’s a breakthrough that rice lovers would want to hear. Scientists at the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have identified a few rice varieties with anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. The research outcome has been published in the scientific journal Food Hydrocolloids and Health. This could be a significant development, particularly in Asia, where colorectal cancer incidence is increasing in countries such as India and China.
 Source:  thehindubusinessline.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image Pragmatic tariff adjustments with US can secure India’s farm exports: NITI paper.
India should grant more market access to American products that do not hurt Indian farmers—including apples, almonds and pistachios—for a mutually beneficial bilateral trading arrangement, according to a working paper by NITI Aayog. In turn, India could benefit from greater long-term market access for its shrimp, fish, rice, tea, coffee and rubber, the paper said as the two countries tried to wrap up a bilateral trade agreement.
 Source:  livemint.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image Market demand playing key role in reviving nearly extinct mango varieties like Husnara, Ratol.
Changing consumer preferences are breathing new life to several nearly-extinct mango varieties like Husnara, and Ratol as growers are shifting their focus to meet rising demand beyond just popular Dussehri, that has long dominated the Indian mango market. Known for producing the world-renowned Dussehri mango, the orchards of Malihabad are witnessing a revival of demand for once-popular varieties such as Husnara, Totapari, Ratol, and Langda.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 02, 2025 News Image New Zealand hails ‘breakthrough’ in trade talks with India, but no timeline for deal.
New Zealand’s deputy prime minister said on Friday that talks over a free trade agreement between his country and India were ongoing, but he didn’t provide a timeline for when the two nations could eventually sign a deal. Winston Peters, who is on a two-day visit to India, said that the negotiations were 'going with real meaning now,' calling them 'a breakthrough in our economic relationship.'
 Source:  apnews.com
May 30, 2025 News Image PM Modi kicks off nationwide ‘lab to land’ campaign to boost agriculture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed the country’s agricultural scientists and experts to take the 'lab to land' campaign to the villages under ‘Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan’ in the spirit of a service to the nation and not merely as 'doing a routine government job.'
 Source:  socialnews.xyz
May 30, 2025 News Image Kashmir’s Walnut Industry Gets a Boost After India Ends Trade Ties with Pakistan.
India’s decision to sever trade ties with Pakistan has brought unexpected relief to Jammu and Kashmir’s struggling walnut industry. On May 2, the Central government imposed a blanket ban on imports from Pakistan, shutting down the Attari-Wagah trade route.
 Source:  knnindia.co.in
May 30, 2025 News Image 'Leading In Agriculture Development': PM Modi At Sikkim's 50th Celebration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Sikkim a pride of the country and said the Centre seeks to make the northeastern state a global tourism destination. 'In the coming years, India is poised to emerge as a global sports superpower. The Yuva Shakti of the Northeast and Sikkim will play a pivotal role in realising this dream,' he said, as he addressed Sikkim's Golden Jubilee of Statehood celebration in Gangtok via videoconference.
 Source:  ndtv.com
May 30, 2025 News Image Union Agriculture Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit Jammu on Friday.
Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan will participate in the farmers Convention organized under the 'Vikasit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' in Jammu on Friday. The minister will be accompanied by the Union Minister of State, Science & Technology; Minister of State, Earth Sciences; MoS PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions; Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, Dr. Jitendra Singh.
 Source:  pib.gov.in
May 30, 2025 News Image Next round of India-US trade negotiations to take place on June 5-6 in New Delhi.
In a significant development, a US team will visit India on June 5-6 to discuss a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with India, said government sources. According to the sources, the bilateral trade talks between the two countries are progressing well.
 Source:  economictimes.indiatimes.com