Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Duty on petrol and diesel to shore up domestic supplies; customs duty on gold raised

Duty on petrol and diesel to shore up domestic supplies; customs duty on gold raised

According to the Ministry of Finance, a cess of Rs 6 per litre has been imposed...

Cooperatives
IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP

IFFCO bags patents for Nano Urea and Nano DAP

The Patent Office of the Government of India has awarded the patents for 20 years....

Cooperatives
IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS

IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS

The computerization of PACS will connect the last-mile farmer to the economy of...

Cooperatives
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS

Cabinet approves computerization of PACS

This project proposes the computerization of about 63,000 functional PACS over a...

Cooperatives
We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva

We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva

Konda Reddy Chavva, Assistant FAOR, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), spoke...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform

Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform

The agritech platform has recorded over three times growth on its digital agri-lending...

National
Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively

Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively

A white paper on “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Global South:...

Cooperatives
Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Cooperatives should not be merely agriculture- or credit-focused, but rather member-focused: Balu Iyer

Balasubramanian (Balu) Iyer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International Cooperative...

Cooperatives
Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Dairy farmers in India get about 80-85 per cent of the rupee spent by the consumer: Jayen Mehta

Jayen Mehta, COO, GCMMF, said that income was the most important thing for cooperatives....

National
Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Iyer will replace Amitabh Kant, who is set to retire on June 30 after six years...

Agribusiness
Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Industry should engage with govt to reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides: Narendra Singh Tomar

Addressing virtually the ‘11th Agrochemicals Conference 2022 — Policy Landscape...

Agribusiness
FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 per cent

A high GST of 18 per cent on crop protection chemicals especially hurts small and...

Cooperatives
Professionalism has to be cultured in cooperatives: Prakash Naiknavare

Professionalism has to be cultured in cooperatives: Prakash Naiknavare

Speaking about the significance of cooperatives in various sectors, Prakash Naiknavare,...

Cooperatives
Only an integrated approach can lead to the development of cooperatives: Satish Marathe

Only an integrated approach can lead to the development of cooperatives: Satish Marathe

RBI Director Satish Marathe suggested studying the cooperative movements of France,...

National
No discussion at WTO about PSH and agriculture subsidy that are crucial for India

No discussion at WTO about PSH and agriculture subsidy that are crucial for India

Agriculture subsidy is a crucial issue for India, but the talk did not move forward...