An estimated 3,000 tobacco farmers in Ilocos Norte are set to receive fuel subsidy amounting to PHP3,000 each starting early ...

MP Krishna Devarayalu highlights the crisis faced by A.P. tobacco farmers in Parliament, criticizing ITC and GPI's inadequate ...

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said “there are many schemes to take care of tobacco farmers, to encourage farmers to ...

Guntur: Narasaraopet MP and TDP Floor leader Lavu Srikrishnadevarayalu said shifting from GST compensation cess to central excise tax would strengthen revenues and ensure stability in taxation ...

Under the Central Excise Act, 1944, excise duty on cigarettes ranges between 200 and 735 rupees per thousand sticks. The amended Act raises this range sharply to between 2,700 rupees and 11,000 rupees ...

Bill, 2025, hiking duties on cigarettes and tobacco post-GST cess expiry. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured revenue ...

Replying to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the enhanced duty on cigarettes ...

The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association is reportedly planning to take a lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture says farmers in Tennessee are projected to lose $200 million this year, ...

DHAKA, Dec 7, 2025 (BSS) – Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the government ...