Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Farmer organizations discuss digitalization in agriculture

Farmer organizations discuss digitalization in agriculture

A two-day workshop on 'Digitalisation in Agriculture: A Discussion with Farmers’...

International
UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision to establish a loss and damage fund

UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision to establish a loss and damage fund

At the conclusion of the COP27 or the annual Conference of Parties to the UN Framework...

National
Govt advises fertilizer companies to stop tagging other products with fertilizers while selling them

Govt advises fertilizer companies to stop tagging other products with fertilizers while selling them

Neeraja Adidam, Joint Secretary (Fertilizers), Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers,...

National
No shortage of fertilizers in Rabi season

No shortage of fertilizers in Rabi season

There is more than adequate availability of key fertilizers, including urea and...

Agribusiness
GSP Crop Science can manufacture, sell CTPR

GSP Crop Science can manufacture, sell CTPR

The company said it had got the final clearance from Delhi High Court in this regard....

National
Samyukta Kisan Morcha gives call for nation-wide struggle

Samyukta Kisan Morcha gives call for nation-wide struggle

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of Indian farmers' unions,...

Agri Start-Ups
Zuari FarmHub Ltd appoints Balaya Moharana as CTO to strengthen its position in agri-tech industry

Zuari FarmHub Ltd appoints Balaya Moharana as CTO to strengthen its position in agri-tech industry

Moharana will be responsible for building innovative agri-tech products that cater...

International
India’s population growth stabilizing as world population hits 8bn

India’s population growth stabilizing as world population hits 8bn

The UN says that in order to usher in a world in which all 8bn people can thrive,...

National
Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October

Retail inflation goes down to 6.77 per cent in October

This is for the first time in three months that retail inflation has slipped below...

Cooperatives
Govt committed to increase coop members from 23cr to 70cr: BL Verma

Govt committed to increase coop members from 23cr to 70cr: BL Verma

Inaugurating the 69th All India Cooperative Week, organized by the NCUI, BL Verma,...

National
WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct

WPI inflation falls to single digit in Oct

The WPI-based inflation dipped to a 19-month low of 8.39 per cent in October on...

International
Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in loss of 526mn tonnes of food production: UN report

Lack of effective refrigeration directly results in loss of 526mn tonnes of food production: UN report

The report was launched on November 12 at the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP...

National
States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC

States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC

NHRC says that the State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid...

Agritech
ICAR-IISR Lucknow MoU with NamFarmers.com for faster dissemination of technologies in digital mode

ICAR-IISR Lucknow MoU with NamFarmers.com for faster dissemination of technologies in digital mode

ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, is an apex organization involved in the research and development...

National
Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

Inflation effect: Global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2trn, but import by poor countries decreases

The bulk of the increase in the bill is accounted for by high-income countries,...

National
Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt

Opposition to GM crops based on unfounded fears: Govt

The opposition by green groups to genetically modified (GM) crops is unfounded as...