Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Centre's last warning to sugar sector stakeholders to disclose stocks by Oct 17

Centre's last warning to sugar sector stakeholders to disclose stocks by Oct 17

The government has given the last call to all legal entities engaged in sugar trade...

Ground Report
International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

Pramila Devi and Rani Devi are no high profile names. They come from non-descript...

States
Bumper paddy crop in Kashmir, even as land under paddy cultivation falls

Bumper paddy crop in Kashmir, even as land under paddy cultivation falls

Kashmir has witnessed a bumper rice crop this year even after the land under paddy...

National
Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

Govt extends 20pc export duty on parboiled rice till Mar 31 next year

To maintain adequate local stock and keep domestic prices under check, the government...

Agri Start-Ups
Agri Fintech KiVi closes seed round, positions to serve Farmgate Ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution

Agri Fintech KiVi closes seed round, positions to serve Farmgate Ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution

Agri-fintech startup KiVi, operated by Agrosperity Tech Solutions Private Limited,...

National
Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

Tea industry passing through acute financial crisis

The country's tea industry is passing through a phase of acute financial crisis...

International
Disasters cause crop loss totalling $3.8 tn in over 30 years: FAO

Disasters cause crop loss totalling $3.8 tn in over 30 years: FAO

Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock loses...

National
Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

Revitalizing India's agriculture: IDH, Better Cotton promote regenerative farming for sustainable future 

IDH and Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, brought...

National
Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

Set up task force to address feed and fodder issues: Centre to states

The Centre on has directed state governments to constitute a task force in order...

Cooperatives
World Coop Eco Forum set up to give voice to over 3mn co-ops across globe

World Coop Eco Forum set up to give voice to over 3mn co-ops across globe

Leading cooperative sector experts have joined hands to set up the World Cooperative...

National
Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark

Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...

National
Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Lower food prices eases retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.02pc in Sep

Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to...

National
Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

Centre requests mills to halt raw jute import

The Centre has advised mills to stop importing raw jute because of its oversupply...

States
Mela in Delhi Haat showcases FPO products to boost farmer empowerment

Mela in Delhi Haat showcases FPO products to boost farmer empowerment

Major FPOs from across the country participated in the fair, displaying a wide range...

Cooperatives
NCDC spreads wings, sets up sub-office in Vijayawada

NCDC spreads wings, sets up sub-office in Vijayawada

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) on Wednesday opened a sub-office...

National
Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Need for innovations to foster sustainable agri-food systems: Parshottam Rupala

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala believes...