Dr Bishwajit Dhar


Opinion
Make MSP a legal guarantee

Make MSP a legal guarantee

It is important that the farmers get a remunerative price and a fair share for their...

National
NCDC secures a 68.87-million-euro loan from Deutsche Bank

NCDC secures a 68.87-million-euro loan from Deutsche Bank

This is for the first time that one of the largest European banks in the world is...

States
Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh: Where are we heading?

In this article, an attempt has been made to list out the issues to be asked by...

Agribusiness

Herbal alternative helps you get rid of mosquito menace

We don’t once think about how chemical-laden repellents affect our health. But John...

Opinion
Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

From a decentralization point of view, fifteenth Finance Commission's recommendations...

Cooperatives
COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

The first GBM of COOPEXCIL was held in New Delhi on March 24. Minister of State...

Cooperatives
Two workers died  in a  boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two workers died in a boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two contract workers lost their lives in a boiler accident at Phulpur Unit of IFFCO...

Agribusiness
It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

India's dependence on imports, only 10 per cent in 1994-95, has gone up to about...

National
Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Policy-making requires wide consultative processes which involve all stakeholders....

Agribusiness
NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a cooperatives-focused...

Agribusiness
Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Cane price arrears may jump very fast to uncomfortable levels

Low sugar prices, much below the cost of production for the last several months,...

Cooperatives
No increase in fertilizer prices; IFFCO aims to help farmers

No increase in fertilizer prices; IFFCO aims to help farmers

The world’s largest processed fertiliser cooperative, IFFCO, has announced that...

Agribusiness
India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

This FPO in Varanasi will be set up for processing high-value vegetable products....

Cooperatives
Lakshadweep, NCDC sign MoU to ensure all-round development of farmers, fishermen

Lakshadweep, NCDC sign MoU to ensure all-round development of farmers, fishermen

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep and the National Co-operative Development Corporation...

States
IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

IIM Lucknow to help in Modernisation of UP Farm Mandis

The UP Agricultural Marketing Board (Mandi Parishad) meeting here chaired by state...

Agribusiness
Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Sugar production in India goes up; Maharashtra on top, ahead of UP

Some sweet sounds can be heard in the sugar industry. As per reports from ISMA,...