Tag: Bihar

Agritech
First-Time Maize Hybrid Seed Production in Punjab Farmers’ Field Shows Promising Results

First-Time Maize Hybrid Seed Production in Punjab Farmers’ Field Shows Promising Results

The successful performance of seed production under Punjab conditions has demonstrated...

States
Women Farmers Take Lead in Bihar’s Rural Value Chains, PTI Study

Women Farmers Take Lead in Bihar’s Rural Value Chains, PTI Study

A state-level consultation in Patna highlighted how women farmers in Bihar are emerging...

States
MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

MSP Gambit Tests Nitish’s Tenth Term

The NDA’s MSP guarantee is therefore a gamble. If executed, it could redefine MSP...

Agribusiness
Govt Lifts Export Ban on De-Oiled Rice Bran, Industry Welcomes Move

Govt Lifts Export Ban on De-Oiled Rice Bran, Industry Welcomes Move

In a notification, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said the export...

Agribusiness
PepsiCo India Launches Soil Testing Centres to Promote Smart Farming in UP, Bihar, and West Bengal

PepsiCo India Launches Soil Testing Centres to Promote Smart Farming in UP, Bihar, and West Bengal

These soil testing centres, operated by trained women known as *Mitti Didis*, offer...

National
51st Dairy Industry Conference begins in Patna, focusing on growth & innovation

51st Dairy Industry Conference begins in Patna, focusing on growth & innovation

The three-day conference, themed “Indian Dairying – Global Growth, Local Strength”,...

National
PM-Kisan 19th installment transferred, 3.67 lakh crore disbursed so far

PM-Kisan 19th installment transferred, 3.67 lakh crore disbursed so far

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme...

States
Centre Releases 15th Finance Commission Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Bihar, Haryana, and Sikkim

Centre Releases 15th Finance Commission Grants for Rural Local Bodies in Bihar, Haryana, and Sikkim

The Grants will be used by Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Rural Local Bodies...

Latest News
Cabinet approves MSP for Raw Jute for 2025-26 Season at Rs.5,650 per quintal

Cabinet approves MSP for Raw Jute for 2025-26 Season at Rs.5,650 per quintal

The MSP of Raw Jute (TD-3 grade) has been fixed at Rs.5,650 per quintal for 2025-26...

Opinion
Why Should Bihar Get Special Category Status?

Why Should Bihar Get Special Category Status?

The Raghuram Rajan Committee, in its report on "Evolving A Composite Development...

National
Bihar's Divya Raj Aims for Sustainable Soil Usage with FMC India Science Leaders Scholarship

Bihar's Divya Raj Aims for Sustainable Soil Usage with FMC India Science Leaders Scholarship

Every year, twenty more students pursuing PhD/MSc in agricultural sciences get added...

ELECTIONS 2024
NDA seat-sharing in Bihar leaves cracks in BJP-led alliance

NDA seat-sharing in Bihar leaves cracks in BJP-led alliance

The distribution of seats has created rifts within the BJP-led alliance in Bihar,...

States
SIDBI, CSC join hands to open Swavalamban Connect Kendras in Bihar, Jharkhand

SIDBI, CSC join hands to open Swavalamban Connect Kendras in Bihar, Jharkhand

In Bihar, 35 centers and in Jharkhand, 16 centers will be opened. This initiative...

Ground Report
Road ahead for farmers disappointed with makhana; sowing to start in Feb

Road ahead for farmers disappointed with makhana; sowing to start in Feb

Makhana (fox nuts), full of medicinal properties and beneficial for health, ruined...

National
Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap

Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap

The report mentions that free food distribution of cereals during the pandemic starkly...