Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Onion Prices Rise 15% in Maharashtra Mandis in a Week, More Than Double Since June; Exports Also Pick Up

Onion Prices Rise 15% in Maharashtra Mandis in a Week, More Than Double Since June; Exports Also Pick Up

Onion prices in major Maharashtra mandis have risen by around 15% in a week and...

Agritech
IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Cost Technology to Remove Arsenic and Fluoride from Groundwater

IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Cost Technology to Remove Arsenic and Fluoride from Groundwater

The system removes two major groundwater contaminants within minutes, offering strong...

National
India Has Adequate Sugar Stocks, Recent Price Rise Not Due to Any Structural Shortage: ISMA

India Has Adequate Sugar Stocks, Recent Price Rise Not Due to Any Structural Shortage: ISMA

ISMA said India has adequate sugar stocks and that the recent price firmness is...

National
Wheat and Wheat Flour Exports Freed with Immediate Effect; Government Lifts Export Curbs Summary

Wheat and Wheat Flour Exports Freed with Immediate Effect; Government Lifts Export Curbs Summary

The government has allowed exports of wheat and wheat flour with immediate effect,...

National
Sugar Prices Hit 16-Year High While Farmers Face Rs 16,087 Crore Dues: AIKS

Sugar Prices Hit 16-Year High While Farmers Face Rs 16,087 Crore Dues: AIKS

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has condemned the Union Government over record...

Opinion
PM-KISAN’s Next Phase should Follow the Farm Calendar

PM-KISAN’s Next Phase should Follow the Farm Calendar

PM-KISAN’s five-year extension up to 2030-31 offers an opportunity to link predictable...

Agritech
VNR VJIET, IIMR Develop Patented Automated Millet Roti Maker to Make Healthy Eating Easier

VNR VJIET, IIMR Develop Patented Automated Millet Roti Maker to Make Healthy Eating Easier

VNR VJIET and ICAR-IIMR researchers have secured an industrial design patent for...

Rural Connect
Rural Development Ministry Reviews Proposals to Scale Up Women-led Rural Enterprises

Rural Development Ministry Reviews Proposals to Scale Up Women-led Rural Enterprises

The Rural Development Ministry’s Empowered Committee reviewed proposals to scale...

National
Govt Acknowledges Sugar Production Significantly Below Initial Estimate

Govt Acknowledges Sugar Production Significantly Below Initial Estimate

The government has acknowledged that India’s current-season sugar production is...

National
ICAR Registers 16 New Indigenous Livestock and Dog Breeds, Total Count Reaches 262

ICAR Registers 16 New Indigenous Livestock and Dog Breeds, Total Count Reaches 262

ICAR has recognised 16 new indigenous livestock and dog breeds across nine species,...

National
Soybean Oil Imports May Hit Record 6.2 Lakh Tonnes in August as Festive Demand Builds

Soybean Oil Imports May Hit Record 6.2 Lakh Tonnes in August as Festive Demand Builds

India’s soybean oil imports may hit a record 6.20 lakh tonnes in August as festive...

States
Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

Maharashtra Bans Sale of Loose Edible Oil, Packaging and Labelling Made Mandatory

The Maharashtra FDA has decided to ban the sale of loose edible oil. Retailers will...

States
11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

11.19 Lakh Houses Approved Under PM Awas Yojana in Bihar, PMFBY to Be Implemented in the State

The Centre has approved 11.19 lakh pucca houses for Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri...

Agribusiness
Leading Crop Protection Companies Seek Five-Year Data Protection Framework for New Molecules

Leading Crop Protection Companies Seek Five-Year Data Protection Framework for New Molecules

Crystal Crop Protection, Rallis India, Dhanuka Agritech, PI Industries and Godrej...

States
Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

Farmers of Bihar to Get Additional 1% Interest Subsidy on KCC and Crop Loans Up to Rs 3 Lakh

The Bihar government has signed an agreement with NABARD to provide farmers an additional...