Page 13 - Agriculture Sector

Farm laws: Supreme irony

Apex court offers a face-saver

Road to nowhere

Time for the Opposition to pull back on farm laws

IoT-enabled devices are proving handy in cutting water wastage on farms

IoT-based technology is also coming handy in making farm management easier, especially for urban farmers who, unable to maintain their farmland on their own, leave it to farmers in rural areas

Agriculture firms' stocks steady as farmers protest against contested laws

Stocks of agro-chemicals, fertilisers, and edible oils companies are slowing down as farmers continue their weeks-long protests in Delhi

Indian skilled workers to get job opportunities in 14 sectors in Japan

A joint working group will be set up to follow up the implementation of this MOC

Agritech startup CropIn raises $20 mn from Temasek-backed ABC World, others

With this new round, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed startup has raised total funding of $33.1 mn so far

Govt, farmer unions talks fail to make headway, to reconvene on Jan 8

Officials said while the central government wanted farmers to discuss the three Acts clause by clause, the farmers wanted nothing less than an assurance of total repeal

Odisha sanctions 12 new projects worth Rs 73 crore for agriculture sector

The Odisha government on Thursday sanctioned 12 new projects worth Rs 7,295.25 lakh under Remunerative Approach for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation.

Rajasthan guv asks agri universities to work for development of farmers

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday called upon agriculture universities to work for the development and prosperity of farmers in the country.

Agri sector can be a game-changer for India, Bangladesh: Piyush Goyal

He said the bilateral cooperation can pave the way for overcoming the current economic challenges.

Sharp 23.9% GDP fall in Q1 will take at least a year to recover: Economists

Current year will continue with a drop of 7-7.5% which is lower than the earlier anticipated 10%

NABARD, Agri Infra Fund Loans to be made available for PM-KUSUM scheme

PM-KUSUM or Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan Scheme is a flagship scheme of the central government to solarise agricultural areas and irrigation activities

NSE to launch first agricultural commodity futures contract in December

The contract will facilitate the soybean oils processing and allied industries in India and overseas, a perfect hedging tool for managing their price, the National Stock Exchange said

Agri reforms will link farmers directly to market, send middlemen out: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the agriculture reforms introduced by the government will connect farmers directly to the market and "send middlemen out of the system"

All legal options open if state farm Bill refused assent: Manish Tewari

Punjab and few other Congress-ruled states have passed their own farm Bills to bypass the recent central farm law

Urea shortage due to suspension of freight trains to hit sowing in Punjab

The suspension of freight trains in Punjab has caused acute shortage of urea for wheat and vegetable crops in Punjab

PI Industries could soon dethrone UPL as biggest agrochemical firm

Triggers in exports and domestic businesses to continue driving earnings while pharma CSM foray takes shape

Back, front-end support to propel Kisan Rail project, say experts

This is Centre's second attempt to run special trains for agri goods

Govt taking steps to strengthen agriculture sector, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is taking initiatives to strengthen the agriculture sector in the country so that farmers do not have to face any trouble

No question of withdrawing MSP, it is all rumour mongering, assures FM

Sitharaman says the recent agricultural reforms were designed for the welfare of farmers