Tag: Agriculture
17 Results
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Upset, planters write to minister, meet DM
Meanwhile, the Joint Forum, a conglomeration of over 23 trade unions, will hold a meeting on 14 July and discuss many issues, including additional financial burden on the tea industry, it is learnt.
July 13, 2019 -
Plans for more food grain yield
Rayagada looks to achieve sustainable growth along with increase in farmer income
June 17, 2019 -
Goal to make India 5-trillion dollar economy by 2024 achievable: PM Modi at Niti Aayog meet
The Prime Minister urged the members of the Governing Council to help create a government setup which works and has the trust of the people.
June 15, 2019 -
Agriculture: An opportunity from the roots
Agriculture continues to hold its position of a fruitful sector with countless openings.
May 24, 2019 -
BJP manifesto promises financial support to all farmers, loans up to Rs 1 lakh at 0% interest
The party has promised to make an investment of Rs 24 lakh crore to improve the productivity of the farm sector.
April 8, 2019 -
‘Agriculture needs policy interventions’
In this e-mail interview to Deepak Razdan, he answers questions on rural distress, and the policy rejig he thinks can bring relief to farmers.
December 22, 2018 -
Drug abuse increases during festivals: Himachal Guv
Devvrat said drug addiction was spreading in the state and the younger generation was coming in its grip. That matter should be of great concern for all of us.
November 12, 2018 -
Astigmatism & Agriculture
Amongst the most disturbing divides in Indian agriculture are the sharply alienated perspectives of those who suffer a problem and those who drive solutions. At one end of the value chain are shrinking farm holdings and the shriveled, small and marginal farmer and at the other are the almost glamorous, technology-driven, artificial intelligence-guided food companies, …
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November 3, 2018 -
Need to focus on entrepreneurial job creation in informal sectors: Niti Aayog
Kant in his foreword for PwCs Nagrik report titled 'Inclusive growth through large-scale employment generation' further said that India is uniquely positioned among the global economies by 2020, as it will have the youngest workforce in ageing world.
October 30, 2018 -
‘Stubble burning cases down in Haryana’
The Haryana government on Thursday said paddy straw burning cases have reduced considerably during the current paddy harvesting season. “Till 10 October 2018, crop had been harvested on 4.01 lakh hectares and there was arrival of 20 lakh tonnes of paddy in the various mandis of the state. As per satellite data furnished by HARSAC, …
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October 12, 2018 -
Jai Ram urges banks to increase credit-deposit ratio
He said that the banking sector should create conducive atmosphere for people to go for institutional loans.
October 10, 2018 -
Banks should target agriculture, tourism: Himachal CM
Citing a survey, he said it has found that a large proportion of households accessed non-institutional sources for loans.
October 9, 2018 -
CPEC focus must be on job creation, agriculture: Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to shift the focus of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from motorways to agriculture, job creation and foreign investment.
October 9, 2018 -
‘Natural wisdom can save agriculture’
The man who launched zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India, 69-year-old Subhash Palekar from Belora village in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, has taken up the cause of spreading the concept as a viable and healthy alternative in agriculture. Palekar, who was awarded the Padma Shri, shed the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides and switched …
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September 1, 2018 -
Keeping them short
The changes that helped grow more food led to excessive use of fertilisers but new research could provide a way around the problem.
August 22, 2018 -
Women participation in agriculture is highest in Nepal
Nepal records the highest participation of women in agriculture while Singapore and Brunei record nil.
July 11, 2018 -
Ecology and Agriculture
One thing is sure; the earth is more cultivated and developed now than ever before; there is more farming but fewer forests, swamps are drying up and cities are springing up on an unprecedented scale.We have become a burden to our planet. Resources are becoming scarce and soon nature will no longer be able to …
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July 3, 2018