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    Government Pushes FPO-Hospitality Ties to Boost Incomes and Ensure Premium Supply

    If the framework is standardised nationally and backed with logistics, cold-chain infrastructure and digital procurement platforms, it could become a transformative element in India’s food-economy ecosystem.
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    Agri-technology

    India’s AI Monsoon Predictions ‘Inspire Investment’

    Indian agricultural scientists say the new AI-based model needs to be developed further, to provide the most useful data for all those who need it.
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    Agriculture

    PM Modi Releases 21st Instalment of PM-KISAN; Over ₹18,000 Crore Transferred to Nearly 9 Crore Farmers

    With the ₹18,000-crore payout for 9 crore farmers, the government reiterates its commitment to the farming community.
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    Child Labour

    Farming Failures and Factory Floors: How Climate Crisis Forces Nepal’s Children into Labour

    The report calls for the government and industry joining hands to strengthen social protection, enforce labour laws, and support climate adaptation.
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    Agriculture

    Shivraj Singh Chouhan Highlights Odisha’s Leadership in Millet Promotion

    In his inaugural address, Chouhan said, “Mandia Dibasa is not merely a day of celebration, it represents a meaningful campaign to promote Shree Anna.
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    Agri-business

    Nepal’s Women Farmers Defy Climate Odds, Spark Economic Revival

    Nepal ranks among the world's most disaster-prone nations, with agriculture employing 64 per cent of the workforce and contributing 21 per cent to GDP.
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    Cooperatives

    NCDC Disburses ₹49,799 Crore by October 2025 to Boost India’s Cooperative Sector

    This marks a strong mid-year achievement and underlines the government’s push to strengthen the cooperative ecosphere across agriculture, allied and non-farm sectors.
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    India

    Telangana’s MGNREGA Workdays Plunge Nearly Half

    This fall does not reflect just a small hiccup – what the report calls a sharp “systemic contraction” in the guarantee of employment for rural households in Telangana.
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    The combination of funding cuts, mass returns, climate shocks, high food prices has left millions of Afghans facing preventable hunger and illness.
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    Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak Leaves Nine in 10 Families in Debt

    The human cost is measured not only in deaths and hospital beds but in emptied savings accounts and mounting informal debts.
    Accountability

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    The combination of funding cuts, mass returns, climate shocks, high food prices has left millions of Afghans facing preventable hunger and illness.
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    Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak Leaves Nine in 10 Families in Debt

    The human cost is measured not only in deaths and hospital beds but in emptied savings accounts and mounting informal debts.
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    As India battles the latest Nipah virus cluster, health officials emphasise that vigilance, rapid response, and public cooperation will be critical to preventing a larger outbreak.
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    Only 10,000 of 60,000 NGOs Active in Nepal, Panel Told

    Nepal has an exceptionally large number of registered NGOs and INGOs on paper, but a far smaller number that remain active and implementing work.
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