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SC-appointed committee on farm laws submits its report; will the hearing resume?

SC-appointed committee on farm laws submits its report; will the hearing resume?

The committee appointed by the SC to resolve the ongoing dispute over the three...

Opinion
Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

Fifteenth Finance Commission recommendations on decentralisation are based on accountant approach and not on economist

From a decentralization point of view, fifteenth Finance Commission's recommendations...

Technology
Adoption of drip irrigation for rice cultivation: Why the delay?

Adoption of drip irrigation for rice cultivation: Why the delay?

The drip-irrigation system is being adopted with the awareness created by corporate...

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Thirsty Bundelkhand braces up for economic makeover

Thirsty Bundelkhand braces up for economic makeover

While the UP government had already proposed the flagship projects of Bundelkhand...

Cooperatives
COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

COOPEXCIL can help young entrepreneurs export value-added products

The first GBM of COOPEXCIL was held in New Delhi on March 24. Minister of State...

Opinion
WHY DO THE NEW FARM LAWS AGITATE FARMERS

WHY DO THE NEW FARM LAWS AGITATE FARMERS

It appears beyond anybody’s comprehension how the recently enacted three union farm...

Cooperatives
Two workers died  in a  boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two workers died in a boiler accident, IFFCO announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

Two contract workers lost their lives in a boiler accident at Phulpur Unit of IFFCO...

National
Kalanamak rice marches forward with GI tag and nutritional properties

Kalanamak rice marches forward with GI tag and nutritional properties

Retail advertisements of Kalanamak are based on its association with religious beliefs...

National
Will the farmers’ movement last long or the Supreme Court committee report help find a way out?

Will the farmers’ movement last long or the Supreme Court committee report help find a way out?

The possibilities of the 114-day long farmers’ movement, which is going on at the...

Opinion
Can WTO's first woman chief address inequities in global farm subsidies

Can WTO's first woman chief address inequities in global farm subsidies

The current WTO rules allow rich countries to liberally subsidise their big agri-businesses,...

Agribusiness
It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

It’s high time govt promoted cultivation of GM oilseeds: COOIT

India's dependence on imports, only 10 per cent in 1994-95, has gone up to about...

States
Farm-to-table: UP looking at global branding of ‘kalanamak’ rice

Farm-to-table: UP looking at global branding of ‘kalanamak’ rice

In a classic case of farm-to-table concept, the Uttar Pradesh government is vigorously...

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Farmers’ movement brings government’s fertilizer subsidy reforms wagon to a halt

Farmers’ movement brings government’s fertilizer subsidy reforms wagon to a halt

When an extra allocation of Rs 65,000 crore rupees for fertilizer subsidy was sanctioned...

National
Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Challenges of Agricultural Marketing Reforms

Policy-making requires wide consultative processes which involve all stakeholders....

National
Sugar industry and cane farmers are developing a ‘mini-Brazil’ in India through ethanol revolution

Sugar industry and cane farmers are developing a ‘mini-Brazil’ in India through ethanol revolution

The sugar industry and the sugarcane farmers together are flipping the script and...