Tag: Bihar

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...

International
International Year of Millets kicks in

International Year of Millets kicks in

Being grown in more than 130 countries at present, millets are considered traditional...

National
Wheat sowing up 25 per cent this Rabi season; wholesale price of wheat also rises

Wheat sowing up 25 per cent this Rabi season; wholesale price of wheat also rises

Wheat acreage has increased by 25 per cent so far in the ongoing Rabi season at...

States
Paddy yield likely to decline by 20 per cent in Bihar due to less rainfall; situation in Jharkhand worse

Paddy yield likely to decline by 20 per cent in Bihar due to less rainfall; situation in Jharkhand worse

Paddy is grown over approximately 34 lakh ha in Bihar, but it could not be grown...

National
Govt should reconsider fixation of FRP for sugarcane, current decision a joke on farmers: RKMS

Govt should reconsider fixation of FRP for sugarcane, current decision a joke on farmers: RKMS

RKMS says that the FRP is linked to the recovery of sugar and this year, while increasing...

National
Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

Food inflation a thorn in the side of monetary policy: CRISIL report

According to CRISIL Insight, food prices may not climb down this fiscal. And India’s...

National
Rainfall deficit of 42-53 per cent in several states may adversely affect foodgrain production in Kharif season

Rainfall deficit of 42-53 per cent in several states may adversely affect foodgrain production in Kharif season

The government did not issue the paddy acreage figures last week. The figures issued...

National
Paddy acreage declines by 23.8 per cent in UP and 17 per cent across the country; after wheat, trouble likely on rice front

Paddy acreage declines by 23.8 per cent in UP and 17 per cent across the country; after wheat, trouble likely on rice front

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), while there has been 58.58...

Rural Dialogue
We started world’s first feed e-commerce portal: Amit Saraogi

We started world’s first feed e-commerce portal: Amit Saraogi

Amit Saraogi, MD, Anmol Feeds, believes that feed-based fishery is the most profitable...

National
MSP of maize has been increased by 43 per cent in last eight years: Tomar

MSP of maize has been increased by 43 per cent in last eight years: Tomar

Addressing the 8th edition of India Maize Summit 2022, organized by FICCI, Tomar...