Dr D.N.Thakur


National
Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Tomato Prices Plummet, Farmers Now Getting Rs 400 to 600 Per Crate

Over the past 15 days, wholesale prices have dropped by 40 percent. Where the average...

National
Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon lags in north west india, 5 percent less rain, punjab-haryana most affected

Monsoon rains in North West and North East India remain below normal, impacting...

National
Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

Wholesale onion prices fell 21 percent in a month, retail prices still high

In Maharashtra, wholesale onion prices have dropped by 21 percent in the last month...

National
Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices drop 55 percent, Farmers struggle with Rs 1800-2000 per quintal

Potato prices have dropped 55 percent in the last 20 days, from Rs 2600-2800 to...

States
Moong farmers of Madhya Pradesh to struggle as selling produce at MSP becomes difficult

Moong farmers of Madhya Pradesh to struggle as selling produce at MSP becomes difficult

Farmers across the state have taken to the streets, protesting the incomplete procurement...

National
AFFI Calls for Halt to Corporatization and Demands 100 percent Import Duty on Apples

AFFI Calls for Halt to Corporatization and Demands 100 percent Import Duty on Apples

The Apple Farmers Federation of India (AFFI) concluded a two-day meeting in Kulgam,...

Agribusiness
Indian Apple Industry Losing its Shine as Imports Surge by 33 percent

Indian Apple Industry Losing its Shine as Imports Surge by 33 percent

India primarily imports apples from Iran, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand,...

States
Beware of Fake PM Kisan App Links, Police Warns Farmers

Beware of Fake PM Kisan App Links, Police Warns Farmers

A fake app link of PM Kisan Yojana is circulating on social media, leading to cyber...

States
Relief for Moong farmers, daily procurement limit increased to 40 quintals in Madhya Pradesh

Relief for Moong farmers, daily procurement limit increased to 40 quintals in Madhya Pradesh

The central government has given relaxation in the daily purchase of moong and urad...

States
Madhya Pradesh Farmers Struggle with Moong Procurement Amid Government Limits and Price Discrepancies

Madhya Pradesh Farmers Struggle with Moong Procurement Amid Government Limits and Price Discrepancies

The MSP for moong is Rs 8558 per quintal, whereas the price in the mandis ranges...

Agribusiness
Tractor Industry Set for Rebound After 7% Sales Dip in FY23-24

Tractor Industry Set for Rebound After 7% Sales Dip in FY23-24

India's tractor industry is quite large and it also has a good influence in the...

Opinion
Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

The younger generation across states loses faith in agriculture as an attractive...

Opinion
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...

Opinion
World Food Day: Nation salutes Dr. MS Swaminathan

World Food Day: Nation salutes Dr. MS Swaminathan

Following the path taught by Prof Swaminathan, agricultural research institutes...

Agritech
Semi dwarf variety of corn to begin a new era of crops, resilient to climate change

Semi dwarf variety of corn to begin a new era of crops, resilient to climate change

Developed by Bayer Crop Science, the short corn contains a novel biotech trait of...

Opinion
New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

Recent studies have shown that the majority of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs)...