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    Agri-business

    India Eyes Global Food Basket Status with ‘Team Agriculture’ Push and Soil Health Drive

    Chouhan said expanding market access in this way can deliver better returns to farmers while advancing India’s goal of emerging as a major global food basket.
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    Agri-business

    India Assigns 14-Digit Bhu-Aadhaar to Every Land Parcel Under New Digital Framework

    The Ministry of Rural Development has rolled out the operational guidelines for the third phase of the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme.
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    Agriculture

    Government Targets Upgrade of 300 KVKs by March 2027, Incubation Centres in All by 2028

    The targets set at the September 2026 review meeting mark a concrete timeline for transforming these centres from traditional demonstration units into dynamic hubs of technology, skill and enterprise.
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    Agri-business

    ICAR’s 97th AGM Charts Farmer-Centric, Demand-Driven Path for Agricultural Transformation

    Participating ministers expressed satisfaction over the rise in foodgrain production and overall progress.
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    Agriculture

    Monsoon Covers India Fully as Rainfall Deficit Narrows Sharply to 14%

    As the season progresses, the interplay between active weather systems, El Niño, and regional topography will determine the final outcome.
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    Agriculture

    El Niño Cuts Monsoon Rainfall by 43 Per Cent; 315 Districts Across 12 States Likely to be Affected

    The centre has sounded an alarm over the likely impact of El Niño on India's 2026 southwest monsoon, warning that 315 districts across 12 states could face significant rainfall deficits during the crucial kharif cropping season.
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    Agri-business

    BRICS Nations Adopt ‘Indore Declaration’ in Historic Push for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security

    In a significant boost to global agricultural cooperation, agriculture ministers from BRICS nations concluded their two-day meeting here with the unanimous adoption of the “Indore Declaration.”
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    Agri-business

    El Niño Threatens India’s 2026 Kharif Season: Strong Buffers Offer Hope Amid Monsoon Uncertainty

    While buffers exist, the interplay of El Niño with other climatic factors underscores the growing importance of climate adaptation in India’s agriculture-dependent economy.
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    UN Warns: Climate Change Could Force 40.5 Million South Asians from Their Homes by 2050

    For the international community, supporting South Asia’s efforts to build resilience is not only a humanitarian imperative but also a matter of global stability.
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    E-governance

    Sri Lanka Ready for New IMF Growth Deal as Stability Takes Hold, Says President

    Dissanayake used the platform to outline a roadmap spanning rural development, infrastructure, energy, tourism and digital skills.
    Agriculture

    India’s Supreme Court Urged to Expedite Contempt Case Over Alleged GM Rice Releases

    The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.

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    Child Rights

    UN Warns: Climate Change Could Force 40.5 Million South Asians from Their Homes by 2050

    For the international community, supporting South Asia’s efforts to build resilience is not only a humanitarian imperative but also a matter of global stability.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka Ready for New IMF Growth Deal as Stability Takes Hold, Says President

    Dissanayake used the platform to outline a roadmap spanning rural development, infrastructure, energy, tourism and digital skills.
    E-governance

    Sri Lanka’s Middle Class Shrinks as Nearly 400,000 Households Slide Down Income Ladder, Says Boston Consulting Group

    BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.
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    Indonesia Rejects National Disaster Status as Toxic Haze Blankets Southeast Asia

    ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
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    India’s Wholesale Inflation Surges to 11.39% in September on Fuel and Food Price Pressures

    The provisional September figures, compiled with a weighted response rate of 83.4 per cent, will be subject to revision.

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