T.Nand Kumar


International
Decisions based on narrow set of market values of nature underpin global biodiversity crisis

Decisions based on narrow set of market values of nature underpin global biodiversity crisis

The Report provides a novel and comprehensive typology of nature’s values. The authors...

International
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous in 2023: World Population Prospects 2022

India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous in 2023: World Population Prospects 2022

The global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under...

Agritech
Rural Voice Special: Clean Milk Production Technique

Rural Voice Special: Clean Milk Production Technique

India has become the top milk producer with an annual production of 18.88 crore...

International
50,000 wild species meet needs of billions worldwide; IPBES Report offers options to ensure sustainable use

50,000 wild species meet needs of billions worldwide; IPBES Report offers options to ensure sustainable use

70 per cent of the world’s poor are directly dependent on wild species. One in five...

International
Cascading global crises threaten human survival; SDG roadmap is the way forward

Cascading global crises threaten human survival; SDG roadmap is the way forward

The climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around...

Rural Dialogue
Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri

Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri

Former Agriculture Minister Sompal Shastri suggested that farmers should come forward...

Rural Dialogue
Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand

Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand

Today, the preference of the consumer is undergoing a change. So, the farmers should...

Rural Dialogue
‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’

‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’

In the 4th annual conference of the Kisan Chamber of Commerce (KCC), speakers suggested,...

National
PBFIA announces project planning of India’s First Plant Protein Cluster

PBFIA announces project planning of India’s First Plant Protein Cluster

India’s First Plant Protein Cluster comes with a vision to make India a credible...

Agri Start-Ups
Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs

Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs

The initial programme amount is Rs 100 crore. This partnership will enable Samunnati...

Cooperatives
PACS may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops: Draft Model By-laws

PACS may be allowed to sell petroleum products, run PDS shops: Draft Model By-laws

The draft says that PACS should be allowed to work as Bank Mitras and common service...

Cooperatives
Ministry in association with NCUI will soon form a Cooperative University: Amit Shah

Ministry in association with NCUI will soon form a Cooperative University: Amit Shah

Speaking on the occasion of an event to mark the 100th International Day of Cooperatives,...

Agritech
Rural Voice Special: Open sea cage fish farming may increase fish production 50 times

Rural Voice Special: Open sea cage fish farming may increase fish production 50 times

Besides the sea, the cage system can also be used in rivers, large water bodies...

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...