Tag: agriculture

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Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Wheat crops suffer damage due to untimely rain, hail 

Sudden thundershowers, hail and strong winds in northwest India have impacted agriculture,...

National
Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

An important recommendation of the paper is that 40 percent of financial resources...

Opinion
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...

National
13th WTO ministerial meeting fails to clinch any key issue, including agriculture

13th WTO ministerial meeting fails to clinch any key issue, including agriculture

The 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ended without...

Technology
Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

A study conducted in Telangana, India, presents the first experimental evidence...

Opinion
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...

National
Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season

The total area sown to wheat has crossed 340 lakh hectares in the current rabi season...

National
Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (CACP) Chairman Prof. Vijay Pal Sharma...

International
FAO Yearbook highlights impact of disasters on agriculture

FAO Yearbook highlights impact of disasters on agriculture

Disasters are estimated to have caused production losses in crops and livestock...

Rural Dialogue
Agriculture needs hand holding now: Existential crisis for rural India 

Agriculture needs hand holding now: Existential crisis for rural India 

Rural India has seen many changes. Things like infrastructure (roads, electricity...

National
Rural World magazine launched, Rural Voice enters print domain

Rural World magazine launched, Rural Voice enters print domain

Rural World, a sister publication of Rural Voice, was launched at an event in New...

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ADB lowers India's growth projection to 6.3pc for '23-24 on slowing exports

ADB lowers India's growth projection to 6.3pc for '23-24 on slowing exports

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has marginally lowered India's growth forecast...

National
India to import American agricultural, poultry products at lower duty, agreed to resolve WTO dispute with US

India to import American agricultural, poultry products at lower duty, agreed to resolve WTO dispute with US

When the entire country and the world were keeping an eye on the achievements and...

Opinion
Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

The climate battle cannot be won without thinking about improvements in agricultural...

From the Ground
Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...

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Agri exports rise by 6%, stood at $43 billion in 10 months

Agri exports rise by 6%, stood at $43 billion in 10 months

Agriculture exports have registered over six per cent rise during April, 2022 to...