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Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

An important recommendation of the paper is that 40 percent of financial resources...

Govt asks traders to compulsorily provide wheat stock info

Govt asks traders to compulsorily provide wheat stock info

Acting cautiously with Lok Sabha elections perhaps in mind, the Centre on Friday...

MGNREGS wage rates revised, hikes range between 3-10pc for different states

MGNREGS wage rates revised, hikes range between 3-10pc for different states

Centre has notified the revised wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment...

Govt to soon begin procurement of 5LT rabi onion

Govt to soon begin procurement of 5LT rabi onion

Central Government has directed NCCF and NAFED to initiate procurement of 5 lakh...

Possibilities of Wheat production, export - How will India emerge as a global player

Possibilities of Wheat production, export - How will India emerge as a global player

If Wheat production is increased through improved varieties, modern technologies,...

Onion exports ban to stay till further orders

Onion exports ban to stay till further orders

With Lok Sabha election process underway, the government has extended the export...

SEA seeks govt intervention as mustard seeds prices rule below MSP

SEA seeks govt intervention as mustard seeds prices rule below MSP

Edible oil industry body SEA expressed concern over prices of mustard seeds falling...

Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement

Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement

Last year also, farmers were compelled to sell mustard below the Minimum Support...

Concern over green credit use for compensatory afforestation

Concern over green credit use for compensatory afforestation

According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Net sugar output falls marginally at 280.79 LT so far in 2023-24 mkt yr: ISMA

Sugar production till 15th March 2024 in the current 2023-24 season reached 280.79...

Farmers protest against Centre at 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' in Delhi

Farmers protest against Centre at 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' in Delhi

Farmers converged at the historic Ramlila Ground in Delhi in large numbers on Thursday...

Food inflation rises to 6.95pc in Feb from 6.85pc in Jan

Food inflation rises to 6.95pc in Feb from 6.85pc in Jan

The wholesale inflation rate declined marginally to 0.2 per cent in February compared...

Veg food thali gets costlier by 7 per cent in Feb: Crisil

Veg food thali gets costlier by 7 per cent in Feb: Crisil

Vegetarian 'thali' became dearer by 7 per cent in February primarily on the upsurge...

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana enrollment up 27 percent in current fiscal so far

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana enrollment up 27 percent in current fiscal so far

The enrollment under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana PMFBY has increased by 27...

Horticulture crops output to stay flat at 355 MT in 2023-24

Horticulture crops output to stay flat at 355 MT in 2023-24

ndia's horticulture crops production is estimated to remain flat at 355.25 million...

Rajasthan FPOs explore agro-processing & export Industries through NABARD initiative

More than 50 representatives from 12 Rajasthan-based FPOs participated in the program with well-known exporters based at Unjha in...

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RBI imposes Rs 8.3 lakh penalty on five co-operative banks in Gujarat and Odisha

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties totaling Rs 8.35 lakh on five co-operative banks—four in Gujarat and one in...

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PM Modi to announce UN International Year of Cooperatives at ICA conference in New Delhi

For the first time in the 130-year-long history of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the premier body for the Global Cooperative...

Cooperatives

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

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