Dr Bishwajit Dhar


Agribusiness
Swaraj Tractors crosses 2mn production milestone

Swaraj Tractors crosses 2mn production milestone

Swaraj Tractors, part of Mahindra Group, one of the leading brands in the Indian...

Cooperatives
Amit Shah announces committee under Suresh Prabhu to draft National Cooperation Policy

Amit Shah announces committee under Suresh Prabhu to draft National Cooperation Policy

The national-level committee consists of 47 members from all parts of the country....

Agri Start-Ups
B2B food processing platform Suite42 raises $4.3mn in seed round from Omnivore and Orios

B2B food processing platform Suite42 raises $4.3mn in seed round from Omnivore and Orios

Suite42 plans to use the seed funding for talent acquisition, developing the “Suite42...

Agritech
Cropin launches Cropin Cloud, world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture

Cropin launches Cropin Cloud, world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture

Cropin Cloud brings together a suite of agriculture digitization applications, access...

Agribusiness
GSP Crop Science wins exclusive patent for insecticide formulation to combat whitefly

GSP Crop Science wins exclusive patent for insecticide formulation to combat whitefly

In a major development, the Controller of Patents and Designs issued an order in...

Ground Report
Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO, and LIC Housing and Finance Ltd collaborated...

National
Established and existing procedure for fertilizer registration followed in approval to nano urea: Govt

Established and existing procedure for fertilizer registration followed in approval to nano urea: Govt

The Union Government has said that the established and existing procedure for the...

National
World’s scientists discuss India’s efforts to achieve SDGs by 2030

World’s scientists discuss India’s efforts to achieve SDGs by 2030

A two-day National Symposium was organized on ‘Food, Nutrition, and Environmental...

Cooperatives
Coops can transform economy if dedicated professionals are involved: Punjab Governor BL Purohit

Coops can transform economy if dedicated professionals are involved: Punjab Governor BL Purohit

The NCUI organized the Northern Zone Conference on Cooperative Development on August...

National
GDP for Q1 2022-23 grows by 13.5 per cent, GVA for agriculture by 4.5 per cent

GDP for Q1 2022-23 grows by 13.5 per cent, GVA for agriculture by 4.5 per cent

According to the provisional estimates released by the NSO on August 31, the GDP...

National
Prof. Abhijit Sen, one of India’s foremost experts on agriculture and rural economy, is no more

Prof. Abhijit Sen, one of India’s foremost experts on agriculture and rural economy, is no more

Sen was a member of the Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014 during the UPA government....

National
Govt prohibits wheat flour export

Govt prohibits wheat flour export

The Central Government has prohibited the export of wheat or meslin flour (atta),...

Ground Report
Foundation for $5trn economy is possible through local govts: Dr WR Reddy, NIRDPR former DG

Foundation for $5trn economy is possible through local govts: Dr WR Reddy, NIRDPR former DG

Dr W. R. Reddy former DG of NIRDPR, Hyderabad, inaugurated the ICSSR-sponsored two-day...

Agribusiness
Nishant Kanodia appointed Chairman of Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals

Nishant Kanodia appointed Chairman of Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals

An MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Kanodia is a member...