Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

National targets for food grains at 3280, pulses 295.5 and oilseeds 413.4 lt for 2022-23

As per Second Advance Estimates (2021-22), total foodgrain production in the country...

Agri Start-Ups
IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

Agri-fintech start-up OneImpact Technologies has announced that it raised an undisclosed...

Agri Start-Ups
ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi has set up Asia's second-largest cocoon mandi in Ramanagara. The cutting-edge...

National
Portals launched for export-import of agricultural commodities and pesticides registration

Portals launched for export-import of agricultural commodities and pesticides registration

Tomar said that on the new portal, the procedures from the application by exporters...

National
Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Egypt is one of the largest importers of wheat. In 2020, it had imported wheat worth...

National
1 in 5 developing countries’ GDP per capita would not return to 2019 levels by the end of 2023: UN-DESA

1 in 5 developing countries’ GDP per capita would not return to 2019 levels by the end of 2023: UN-DESA

According to UN-DESA’s 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Bridging...

States
Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

The controversy between the Centre and the Telangana Government on the paddy procurement...

Cooperatives
National Conference on Cooperation Policy in New Delhi on 12-13 April

National Conference on Cooperation Policy in New Delhi on 12-13 April

A two-day National Conference on Cooperation Policy is being organized in New Delhi...

National
Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Traders have entered into contracts for the export of 30-35 lt of wheat for the...

National
Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes

Cabinet approves distribution of fortified rice across Government schemes

The entire cost of rice fortification will be around Rs 2,700 crore per annum. This...

National
Sugar production estimated at 350 lt this year; exports may cross 90 lt

Sugar production estimated at 350 lt this year; exports may cross 90 lt

ISMA has revised its sugar production estimate for 2021-22 SS for Maharashtra as...

Agri Start-Ups
Arya.ag leads the way in agritech ecosystem by joining UN Global Compact Network India

Arya.ag leads the way in agritech ecosystem by joining UN Global Compact Network India

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is an evolved framework of corporate-governance-driven...

National
Record agri exports at more than $50bn in 2021-22

Record agri exports at more than $50bn in 2021-22

As per the provisional figures released by the DGCI&S, the agricultural exports...

Agritech
Mankind Pharma forays into agritech with the launch of Mankind Agritech

Mankind Pharma forays into agritech with the launch of Mankind Agritech

Mankind Pharma, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in India, has announced...