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16th Finance Commission and conservation of Natural resources

16th Finance Commission and conservation of Natural resources

The 13th FC did make a special reference to water conservation and management efforts...

Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

Bringing agriculture back to the centre of policy making

The younger generation across states loses faith in agriculture as an attractive...

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Recent announcement by Hon’ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi to confer Bharat...

Charan Singh’s greatest contribution: Resistance to collectivization

Charan Singh’s greatest contribution: Resistance to collectivization

Mahatma Gandhi and Jayaprakah Narain never ran any government, but they were as...

Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh is one of the few leaders whose politics...

No permanent solution of peace clause expected at 13th ministerial conference of WTO

No permanent solution of peace clause expected at 13th ministerial conference of WTO

Later this month, Trade Ministers of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would meet...

Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

Inflation targeting has adverse impact on agriculture and rural economy

The inflation-targeting strategy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central...

Make farmers shareholders in Corporate India; Convert sugarcane outstanding into equity

Make farmers shareholders in Corporate India; Convert sugarcane outstanding into equity

But since the stock market, despite gaining popularity among retail investors, has...

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...

Govt, RBI on the same page for supply-side management to rein in inflation

Govt, RBI on the same page for supply-side management to rein in inflation

Stock limit for wheat traders, extension of ban on onion export till March 2024,...

Tailoring India’s Agricultural Education for the 21st Century Youth

Tailoring India’s Agricultural Education for the 21st Century Youth

Educational reforms must now embrace non-formal degree programs around diploma and...

Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

The competition between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the elections...

Where is Local Governance in the Keraleeyam 2023?

Where is Local Governance in the Keraleeyam 2023?

“Undoubtedly Kerala leads the Nation in Panchayati Raj”, commented Mani Shankar...

Outrage at Narayana Murthy's 70 hrs-week! Farmer logs in over 98 hrs

Outrage at Narayana Murthy's 70 hrs-week! Farmer logs in over 98 hrs

What did Murthy say? India’s work productivity is one of the lowest in the world....

World Food Day: Nation salutes Dr. MS Swaminathan

World Food Day: Nation salutes Dr. MS Swaminathan

Following the path taught by Prof Swaminathan, agricultural research institutes...

India imports 57pc edible oil, still soybean growers don't get fair prices

India fulfills about 57 percent of its edible oil needs through imports. Every year about 2056 billion dollars is spent on import...

Agribusiness

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 lakh tonnes, against 282.60 lakh tonnes produced...

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Adopt DSR for water-efficient, sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation with low emission: Experts

DSR has the potential to bring a reduction in water consumption, cut methane emissions, minimize soil erosion, reduce manual labour,...

Technology

Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region

National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is committed to escalating palm cultivation and elevating Crude Palm Oil production...

States

Higher soyameal shipments pushes up India's oilmeals export by 9pc to 5.16 LT in Feb

India's Oilmeals export rose 9 per cent year-on-year in February to nearly 5.16 lakh tonnes with a significant increase in soyabean...

Agribusiness

Lok Sabha polls in 7 phases from Apr 19; results on Jun 4

The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election...

ELECTIONS 2024