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Union budget focuses on employment and skilling
Five schemes have been announced to provide employment and skills to the youth in...
Economic Survey: Agriculture to Drive India's Economic Growth
The Economic Survey 2023-24 can be called an honest confession along with an attempt...
AFFI Calls for Halt to Corporatization and Demands 100 percent Import Duty on Apples
The Apple Farmers Federation of India (AFFI) concluded a two-day meeting in Kulgam,...
Government May Announce Cotton Mission in Budget 2024-25
The central government is anticipated to announce the Cotton Mission in the budget...
Kharif Crops Sown in 64% area; Significant Progress in Pulses and Oilseeds but Area of Coarse Grains Decline
As of July 19, sixty four percent of the sowing of Kharif crops has been completed...
Enhance market linkage and incentivise investment is the demand from Industry for Agriculture in the Budget
Government should increase market linkages and incentivise investment in the agriculture...
Protest against disparity in pay and service conditions of KVK staff across the nation
A day-long protest programme was held at all KVKs across the nation, coinciding...
Niti Aayog Reconstituted; No Change in Vice Chairman and Full-Time Members, Ministers from Allied Parties Included
Economist Suman K. Bery will remain the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, and scientist...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked ICAR to send scientists to farmers' fields
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated...
Corteva Agriscience Promotes DSR Technology for Sustainable Farming in India
Corteva Agriscience is promoting Direct Seeded Rice to help farmers adopt sustainable...
More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation
The area sown with paddy has reached 115.64 lakh hectares, up from 95.78 lakh hectares...
Budget 2024: FICCI urges amendments in Sec 194-O for the benefit of farmers and FPOs
Industry chamber FICCI has urged the central government to make some amendments...
British Council and HSBC India Launch Initiative to Equip Indian Youth with Climate Resilience Skills
The British Council and HSBC India launched the "Climate Skills: Seeds for Transition...
Import price of DAP reaches $560, may affect availability in Rabi if import does not pick up pace
In the past two months, DAP prices have increased from $528 per tonne to $560 per...
Food prices push retail inflation to 4 month high of 5.08 percent in June
Food inflation soared to 9.36% in June, marking the eighth consecutive month it...
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