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Did falling real rural wages lead to a spike in suicides in 2020?

While the number of farmer suicides may have declined, there has been a spike in the number of deaths among farm labourers

Glasgow COP26: Govts working to make agriculture less polluting

In the COP26, India has committed to reduce overall carbon emission by 1 billion tonnes by 2030

Complex fertiliser crunch to stay if subsidy support isn't eased: Industry

Alternatively, non-DAP complex fertiliser makers will take a hit on their margins by not passing on the increased cost of production to the final consumer--the farmer

Govt considering Rs 28,600 cr increase in fertiliser subsidy: Report

A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may approve the enhanced subsidy for winter-sown crops as early as this week.

'Poor will be affected': India's ethanol plan sparks food security fears

Government argues that a new ethanol goal will help save billions of rupees by cutting crude imports, reduce carbon emissions and boost farmers' incomes.

In 6 years before Covid, India's average farm incomes rose 59% and debt 58%

Income varied between farming households disaggregated by size of land holding and between states.

WTO Agreement on Agriculture tilted against developing countries: Goyal

The Agreement on Agriculture at the WTO was riddled with deep imbalances, which favour the developed countries and have tilted the rules against others, commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Amazon, Microsoft, Cisco swoop in on $24 billion India farm-data trove

Govt signs preliminary agreements with the three US titans and a slew of local businesses, seeking to reform agriculture industry.

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal for 2021-22 crop year

The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal and for mustard seed by Rs 400 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for the current crop year.

From farms to the kitchen sink

Excess or seasonal labour released from agriculture usually finds its way to construction sites. In the circumstances labour seems to have found employment in the household sector

Amazon app seeks share of India's farm market, offers advice on crops

Dedicated mobile app to help farmers make decisions on crops and even deploy machine learning technology.

Statsguru: FDI to literacy, 6 charts explain Afghanistan's economic woes

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was lower in 2020 than in 2013

Nabard's loans rise 25.2% to reach Rs 6 trn in FY21: Annual report

The total loans and advances extended by NABARD during 2020-21 registered a growth of 25.2 per cent year-on-year to reach Rs 6 trillion

India gets below-average monsoon rains for second straight week: IMD

Poor rain could lead to lower crop yields this year, especially in crops like soybean, cotton and pulses: Expert

Satellite mission 'couldn't be accomplished' due to tech error: Isro

EOS-03 was to be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) rocket.

Tamil Nadu to become third state to present separate agricultural Budget

Experts divided over the outcome, but Andhra experience shows encouraging signs

Prices of pulses decline on stock limits; edible oil still rising

Industry players and experts say there has been a vast difference in the way the prices of the two commodities have been controlled

Over 687 million transactions done under PM-KISAN scheme, says govt

As many as 68.76 crore transactions have been done under PM-KISAN scheme till the end of June this year

All eyes on Ministry of Cooperation to dock reforms with global practices

A lot will now depend on the newly formed Ministry of Cooperation under the aegis of Home Minister Amit Shah to streamline and modernise the agri sector

Tomar urges farmers to benefit from agri-reform; launches Kisan Sarathi app

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged farmers to take benefit of the government's farm reforms that are not only aimed at improving their lives, but also boosting the agriculture sector.