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Matix Chairman Nishant Kanodia sees eastern India as country’s fertilizer demand growth engine
Eastern India’s low consumption of fertilizers, at nearly 158.4 kg per ha, is much...
Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses
While the area sown for rice (paddy) has gone down from 417.93 lakh ha in 2021 to...
Govt likely to restrict sugar exports to 50 lt due to less production in UP; notification to be issued soon
The government is exercising caution with regard to sugar exports in the new SS...
India to be part of global efforts on curtailing dairying impact on environment: Piyush Goyal
The central government has said that India would very much like to be part of global...
Use cattle waste effectively to avoid any possible environmental problems: Agriculture Minister Tomar
Forewarning at a session on ‘Feed, food and waste’ at IDF WDS 2022, Union Minister...
Lakhs of farmers collectively revolutionizing organized dairy sector; MPCs set to triple revenue to over Rs 18,000cr in 5 years: NDDB Chairman
Ever since the inception of the first farmer’s organization, the number as of now...
In next 25 years, India will be dairy to the world with 628 MMT production and 111 MMT exports: Dr RS Sodhi
In the next 25 years, India will become established as a dairy to the world. By...
Dairy cooperative in India is unique in the whole world and can be a good business model for poor countries: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, “The potential of the dairy sector not only...
Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition
Research efforts on biofortified crops have got a shot in the arm with the Norman...
How on earth did figures for rice production estimates change within a few hours?
On Friday morning, the Food Ministry said that as paddy had been sown in an area...
Govt prohibits exports of broken rice
The government has prohibited the exports of broken rice. According to a notification...
Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices
Two weeks after releasing figures for record rice production and the very next day...
PM Modi to inaugurate IDF WDS 2022 on Sep 12; summit in India 48 years after International Dairy Congress
The four-day long IDF WDS 22 assumes significance as a dominant majority of over...
India ranks 132 on HDI as global development stalls
Human Development — a measure of a nation’s health, education, and average income...
Shifting to plant-based foods can reverse climate catastrophe
A plant-based diet offers several advantages, prominent being lowering the risk...
Vaccination against Lumpy Skin Disease at sluggish pace as only goat pox vaccine allowed
Scientists say that the country requires about 200mn doses of vaccine and hence...
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