Dr Bishwajit Dhar


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...

Cooperatives
NAFED signs MoU with Gujarat University

NAFED signs MoU with Gujarat University

NAFED has signed an MoU with Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, in the presence of Acharya...

International
India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet

India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet

The 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening...

National
Fight for MSP will be extended to every village: VM Singh

Fight for MSP will be extended to every village: VM Singh

In his first presidential statement in the meeting of the MSP Guarantee National...

Agribusiness
Bayer CropScience Q2 profit rises to Rs 163cr

Bayer CropScience Q2 profit rises to Rs 163cr

Bayer CropScience Ltd has posted a 5.51 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 162.6...

National
MCX appoints Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as Chairman

MCX appoints Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as Chairman

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up Assert AI

Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up Assert AI

Assert AI aims to utilize the funds to expand its presence overseas in the US market...

National
IIMB’s NSRCEL and YSBFB join hands to support social businesses from rural India

IIMB’s NSRCEL and YSBFB join hands to support social businesses from rural India

While NSRCEL is leading the incubation programme, YSBFB will facilitate modules...

International
Wheat prices on a roller-coaster ride in global market as Russia changes its stand

Wheat prices on a roller-coaster ride in global market as Russia changes its stand

Russia clarified on Thursday that it would once again participate in the negotiations...

National
Rajasthan, Punjab causing bad air quality in Delhi-NCR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Rajasthan, Punjab causing bad air quality in Delhi-NCR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh cautioned that air-pollution-related...