Dr Bishwajit Dhar


Agri Start-Ups
Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Noida-based agritech company Leads Connect Services launched the Seamless Digital...

Cooperatives
Cooperative university will be better than traditional universities: Jamia VC Najma Akhtar

Cooperative university will be better than traditional universities: Jamia VC Najma Akhtar

A national webinar on cooperative university was organized by the National Cooperative...

Agri Start-Ups
Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Building India’s largest fish and meat distribution business, FreshR has recently...

National
India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

Global flows in 2021 recovered to pre-pandemic levels, reaching $1.58trn, up 64...

National
CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...

Rural Dialogue
Agricultural sustainability suffers as farmer not focus of govt policies: Yudhvir Singh

Agricultural sustainability suffers as farmer not focus of govt policies: Yudhvir Singh

Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion of “Fertilizers for Farmers: Impact of Ukraine...

National
RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

The MPC of the RBI decided to raise the Repo Rate by 50 bps to 4.9 per cent at the...

Agri Start-Ups
Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Krishi Network has recently announced that it has added six new languages — Gujarati,...

Rural Dialogue
Fertilizer industry doesn’t want to promote organic farming: CPI leader Atul Anjan

Fertilizer industry doesn’t want to promote organic farming: CPI leader Atul Anjan

Senior CPI leader Atul Anjan held both the fertilizer industry and the government...

States
BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

The HDI project will focus on proper monitoring and effective implementation of...

States
IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

Based on the ILSP project's success, REAP will leverage livelihood collectives to...

Cooperatives
Dividends already kept safe for next 25 years at IFFCO

Dividends already kept safe for next 25 years at IFFCO

Only a few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the world’s first...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep

Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep

Arya.ag connects sellers and buyers of agri-produce, providing complete assurance...

Rural Dialogue
Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

Farmer leaders favour agriculture-zonal planning to reduce fertilizer dependence

In view of the supply crisis arising out of the Russian-Ukraine war and the ever-increasing...

National
Economy grows by only 4.1 per cent in Q4, GVA from agriculture by only 3 per cent in FY22

Economy grows by only 4.1 per cent in Q4, GVA from agriculture by only 3 per cent in FY22

The Omicron wave-induced restrictions and high commodity prices have affected economic...