Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Use drones, AI in agriculture sector to hike farmers’ income: Dhanuka Group Chairman

Use drones, AI in agriculture sector to hike farmers’ income: Dhanuka Group Chairman

drones and artificial intelligence are two of the most promising technologies that...

National
Fertiliser diversion: Govt cancels licences of 112 units, files 30 FIRs in last 6 months

Fertiliser diversion: Govt cancels licences of 112 units, files 30 FIRs in last 6 months

Seeking to apply brakes on diversion of subsidised fertilisers for non-farming purposes,...

National
Relief to Gardeners: No import of cheap apples, minimum import price Rs 50/kg

Relief to Gardeners: No import of cheap apples, minimum import price Rs 50/kg

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification in this regard...

Cooperatives
IFFCO integrating drone, nano DAP and Urea, AI for 'Smart Farming'

IFFCO integrating drone, nano DAP and Urea, AI for 'Smart Farming'

DRONAI is an integrated program that promotes foliar application of Nano fertilisers...

Ground Report
Farmers suffer as mustard price fall below MSP due to low price import of edible oils

Farmers suffer as mustard price fall below MSP due to low price import of edible oils

Mustard prices are ruling below the MSP of Rs 5,450 per quintal by Rs 1,000-1,200...

Agri Start-Ups
Animpet Ecomm startup starts online trade platform for products in animal sector

Animpet Ecomm startup starts online trade platform for products in animal sector

Agritech startup Animpet Ecomm Pvt Ltd has started an e-commerce platform for trading...

National
Acreage of summer crops down at 65.29 lakh hectares; area under rice, oilseeds falls

Acreage of summer crops down at 65.29 lakh hectares; area under rice, oilseeds falls

As per the data, the area under coverage for rice stood at 27.45 lakh hectares so...

National
Dhara cooking oils gets cheaper by Rs 15-20 a litre

Dhara cooking oils gets cheaper by Rs 15-20 a litre

The MRP of Dhara edible oils are being reduced by Rs 15-20 per litre across variants...

National
Country to produce record food grains, pulses, oilseeds: Govt

Country to produce record food grains, pulses, oilseeds: Govt

As per second Advance Estimates (2022-23), production of foodgrains in the country...

International
Number of people facing acute food insecurity rises to 258 mn in 58 countries

Number of people facing acute food insecurity rises to 258 mn in 58 countries

The latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) mentioned that around 258 million...

National
IFFCO registers record Rs 3,053 cr net profit in FY 2022-23

IFFCO registers record Rs 3,053 cr net profit in FY 2022-23

In a year ago period, it recorded a net profit of Rs 1,884 crore. The rise in profits...

ELECTIONS 2024
BJP promises various schemes for farmers in poll manifesto

BJP promises various schemes for farmers in poll manifesto

It promises to undertake modernisation and digitisation of APMCs, accelerate farm...

Agri Start-Ups
Pune startup Bioprime Agrisolutions bags Best BioAg award

Pune startup Bioprime Agrisolutions bags Best BioAg award

Bioprime's innovative work on developing biologicals using cutting-edge approaches...

Agri Start-Ups
Leads Connect, ICRISAT sign an MoU to develop sustainable solutions for agri

Leads Connect, ICRISAT sign an MoU to develop sustainable solutions for agri

Leads Connect Services in collaboration with Agribusiness and Innovation Platform-International...

National
Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces pan-India protests from Aug 1-15

Samyukt Kisan Morcha announces pan-India protests from Aug 1-15

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha has announced a series of nationwide mass protests from...

National
NAFED opens millets outlet in Delhi Haat, millets dishes and products will be available here

NAFED opens millets outlet in Delhi Haat, millets dishes and products will be available here

The centre is a unique concept that will help in the recognition of the immense...