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Centre sets target to replace Diesel with Renewable in Agriculture by 2024

Power minister R K Singh says this is in line with govt's commitment to hike the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and become a net zero emitter by 2070

India to replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024: Govt

Union Power Minister R K Singh on Friday said that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and replace the fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024. The minister held a virtual meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of Power or Energy Departments of states & UTs to discuss their role in achieving India's energy transition goals and meeting climate commitments. The minister asserted that India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve target of zero-diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024, a power ministry release stated. Addressing the meeting, Singh stressed the need for collaborative efforts between the Central and State Governments towards the large-scale deployment of energy efficiency measures in potential sectors of the economy. He emphasised the need to have a state-specific agency dedicated for energy efficiency and conservation. He urged ...

Decline in Budget allocation for agriculture disappointed many: Devegowda

Replying to the motion of thanks on the President's speech, he said the government's promise to double farm income by 2022 has no mention in the Budget

Lower allocation

Budget for rural India may need to be revisited

Rs 2.60 trn to be spent on food grains under PMGKAY till March: Centre

Additionally, over Rs 3,109 crore were provided under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat (ANB) scheme for the needy

Budget 2022: FM focuses on boosting rural infra, digitising agriculture

Budget for agri, allied activities rose by a nominal 2.5% for FY23, compared to FY22 RE

Union Budget 2022: Agriculture, rural could do with more stimulus

Food, fertiliser, petroleum subsidies were lower in FY23, compared with FY22

Industry, agri startups welcome Budget's focus on strengthening farm sector

The industry welcomed the Budget's focus on the agriculture sector, including developing infrastructure and expanding the role of technology.

Budget 2022: Steep subsidy sums for food and fertiliser likely

Budget 2022: Subsidies have been a bugbear of the Indian economy for long

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

Centre to fund drone purchase by FPOs, farm R&D bodies, even individuals

In some cases, funding to cover full cost of a conventional drone

Stop auction of agri land of farmers who failed to repay loans: Raj CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday gave instructions to stop the auction of agricultural land of farmers who failed to repay the loans taken from commercial banks in the state.

BS Number Wise: India's labour, capital paradox

Productivity in agriculture and eight other sectors is increasing but employment is falling and there is no significant capital investment

Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector

Government needs to play a proactive role in enabling a business-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to promote innovation

Turn to natural farming as chemical fertilisers causing ill-effects: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged farmers to launch a "new green revolution" in India by adopting natural farming methods.

What is a digital AgriStack and why Indian farmers are opposed to it

The government's plan to develop a stack of technologies for agriculture will be based on old and inaccurate land records, excluding many who need to access agricultural services and welfare schemes

Agri-tech firm Samunnati's gross transactions cross Rs 10,000 crore

50% of the GTV came during the past 18 months. Samunnati said its vision is to make markets work for smallholder farmers and make agri value chains operate at a higher equilibrium

Record foodgrains production likely in 2022 despite pandemic blues

India achieved record foodgrains production this year but the withdrawal of three agri-reform laws and spike in cooking oil prices cast a shadow on the country's resilient agriculture sector

Agriculture needs a booster dose

The cure for the farm sector's ills lies primarily in making agriculture remunerative

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?

After Centre made a U-turn on agriculture laws, farmers hailed the government's decision to look into their demand to legalise Minimum Support Price or MSP. But what exactly is MSP? Let's understand