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Budget expectations: Increased use of technology, export-promoting measures and reduced crop insurance premiums
Experts have recommended measures like promoting FPOs and reducing crop insurance...
Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget in Parliament on Feb...
Food inflation a major challenge; need to focus on addressing it: RBI
A paper released by the RBI says that food inflation and volatility in prices still...
CII seeks lower customs duty on ethanol, market for CBG certificates
As part of pre-Budget recommendations, the CII has suggested certain incentives...
We shall not support farmer organizations contesting elections in Punjab: SKM
In a meeting held at the Singhu Border on the outskirts of Delhi on Jan 15, the...
Use right agri-inputs in correct quantities: RKPA
On the occasion of the National Youth Day, RKPA asked the chilli growers of Andhra...
Increase in recovery leads to additional profit of Rs 3,000 cr per annum for sugar mills even as there was freeze on SAP for farmers
In the three crushing seasons from 2018-19 to 2020-21, the sugar mills reaped a...
Bayer enhances leadership role for India executives
Bayer, a global life sciences company present in India for over 125 years, announced...
Scientific evidence shows eating millets leads to better growth in children
Researchers examining the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these...
Assembly elections in five states will decide the political impact of farmers and their issues
Whatever be the outcome of the Assembly elections in five states, it is bound to...
Growth in agriculture estimated at 3.9%, GDP growth at 9.2% in First Advance Estimates
The growth in agriculture has been estimated at 3.9 per cent in the current financial...
Lack of awareness among consumers on adulterated food, Tata Tea Kanan Devan finds
With an aim to bring out the gap between high awareness of the harmful effects of...
NCDC, NPC join hands for Atmanirbhar Bharat
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and National Productivity Council...
Sugar mills bid to supply 300 million litres of ethanol
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking to expand the sugarcane basket to...
The stereotype of “poor farmer” needs to be done away with: Kailash Choudhary
Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare,...
NEDAC Rural Voice Awards 2021
Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare,...
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