Dr Bishwajit Dhar


States
Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security

Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security

A new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at the Punjab Agricultural...

Ground Report
Agri Infra Fund silently changing agriculture landscape

Agri Infra Fund silently changing agriculture landscape

Within two-and-a-half years of the implementation of the AIF, the scheme has mobilized...

Agritech
India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

Dr BN Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), Indian Council of Agricultural...

Agribusiness
Cashew processing industry to see 15 pc revenue growth

Cashew processing industry to see 15 pc revenue growth

Higher realization and rising domestic demand will lift the revenue of the Indian...

National
Budget 2023-24: Abolish GST on agri produce bought from FPOs; focus on commercialization of biotech start-ups

Budget 2023-24: Abolish GST on agri produce bought from FPOs; focus on commercialization of biotech start-ups

The agriculture sector remains a key focus area of every Union budget. This year,...

Cooperatives
IFFCO, Amul, NAFED, Kribhco, NCDC to promote national export coop society with Rs 2,000-cr share capital

IFFCO, Amul, NAFED, Kribhco, NCDC to promote national export coop society with Rs 2,000-cr share capital

A national-level cooperative organic society, cooperative seed society and cooperative...

National
Cold-chain industry crucial to food safety

Cold-chain industry crucial to food safety

The MoA&FW, along with PHDCCI in association with NCCD as a knowledge partner, organized...

Agribusiness
Budget 2023-24: Tax holiday be extended, MAT be abolished for FPOs

Budget 2023-24: Tax holiday be extended, MAT be abolished for FPOs

In spite of tax holiday for FPOs with turnover up to Rs 100 crore per annum, they...

National
Union Budget 2023-24: Will certain subsidies remain or go?

Union Budget 2023-24: Will certain subsidies remain or go?

The government may cut fertilizer subsidies to lower the budget deficit after having...

Agri Start-Ups
IoTechWorld Avigation inks MoU with MPKV Rahuri to develop RPTO and promote agri-drones

IoTechWorld Avigation inks MoU with MPKV Rahuri to develop RPTO and promote agri-drones

Leading agri-drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation has signed an MoU with Mahatma...

Agri Start-Ups
Sid’s Farm raises $1mn in bridge round from its loyal customers

Sid’s Farm raises $1mn in bridge round from its loyal customers

Loyal customers and their close aides from diverse backgrounds turned out to be...

Cooperatives
Budget should exempt cooperatives from Income Tax: DN Thakur

Budget should exempt cooperatives from Income Tax: DN Thakur

Cooperatives focus on people, not on capital. So, the government should focus on...

National
Sugar output up by 6 lakh tonnes

Sugar output up by 6 lakh tonnes

Sugar production in the country till 15 January 2023 in the current marketing year...

National
ACFI urges Fin Min to reduce import duty and GST on crop protection chemicals

ACFI urges Fin Min to reduce import duty and GST on crop protection chemicals

The Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

National
WPI inflation eases to almost 2-year low in Dec

WPI inflation eases to almost 2-year low in Dec

India's annual WPI inflation for the month of December 2022 eased to 4.95 per cent,...

National
FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal

Food Minister Piyush Goyal has warned that those involved in corrupt practices in...