Ground Report

Farmers in Uttarakhand Face Insurance Woes After Apple Crop Losses

Farmers in Uttarakhand Face Insurance Woes After Apple Crop Losses

Farmers are embroiled in a struggle with both the state’s horticulture department...

Sugarcane crisis forces UP sugar mills to close prematurely, price given above Rs 400

Sugarcane crisis forces UP sugar mills to close prematurely, price given above Rs 400

In the last days of the crushing season, there is competition among sugar mills...

Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

Ground Report: A New Era in the Jaggery-Khandsari Industry with Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs

The rapid increase in the number of sugar mills in UP threatened the existence of...

Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse

Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse

Hans Heritage Jaggery, a jaggery factory located in Oon in Shamli district of Uttar...

TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape

TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape

The Two Brothers Organic Farm (TBOF) and the Paani Foundation is working towards...

International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

International Day of Rural Women: Success stories of Pramila Devi, Rani Devi highly inspiring

Pramila Devi and Rani Devi are no high profile names. They come from non-descript...

Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal

Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal

Kosi, Seemanchal and Mithilanchal regions of Bihar are famous for the cultivation...

Odisha tribal girl making waves, pursuing graduation despite abject poverty

Odisha tribal girl making waves, pursuing graduation despite abject poverty

A Bonda tribal is making waves not only in her home state Odisha, but all over the...

'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'

'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'

At a recent Seminar on 'Panchayati Raj in India: How to Activate them?', organised...

'Agenda for Rural India': Issues of life and livelihood of rural community discussed at Bhubaneswar brainstorming session

'Agenda for Rural India': Issues of life and livelihood of rural community discussed at Bhubaneswar brainstorming session

A brainstorming event was held in Bhubaneswar to address the question of ‘how should...

Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers

Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers

Krishana Pal Singh, a resident of Oon village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh,...

Saroj Devi, Rajasthan's successful hybrid millet farmer

Saroj Devi, Rajasthan's successful hybrid millet farmer

43-year-old Saroj Devi is a millet farmer from Rasilpur village in the Roopwas block...

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...

Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues

Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues

A delegation of organisations of agricultural workers met Secretary of Ministry...

Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog

Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog

The report of the Task Force noted that cow dung is a major produce of Gaushala,...

NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas

NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas

The report titled 'Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio Fertilisers with...

US–India Unveil Interim Trade Framework; India to Cut Tariffs on US Food and Agri Products

The United States and India have unveiled an interim trade framework aimed at lowering tariffs, expanding market access, and deepening...

International

Centre Withdraws Wheat Stock Limit Order as Supplies Improve

The Centre has withdrawn the wheat stock limit order citing improved availability and a comfortable domestic supply position. Private...

National

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched cooperative-based taxi service ‘Bharat Taxi’

Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Cooperation is...

Cooperatives

No Compromise on Agriculture or Dairy, Farmers’ Interests Fully Protected, Says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Amid opposition allegations over the India–US trade deal, Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said...

National

Central government’s renewed thrust on cooperatives to boost farmers incomes: Anandhi, Registrar-Cooperatives, Rajasthan  

Anandhi emphasised that the earlier focus was limited to supplying inputs like seeds and fertilisers. Prime Minister Modi has shifted...

Cooperatives

Panel Discussion Flags Gaps and Opportunities in Union Budget 2026 for Indian Agriculture

A panel discussion on Union Budget 2026–27 highlighted A gradual reorientation toward diversification, allied sectors, digital tools,...

National