Tag: Agriculture

No question of taxing agriculture income: Panagariya

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday categorically stated that there is no question of taxing agriculture income at a time when the government is keen on doubling the income of farmers. "80 per cent of rural areas are connected to agriculture and we are talking about doubling farmers' income. How can we talk about...

April 29, 2017

Tax agriculture income, says NITI Aayog member Debroy

NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy on Tuesday made a strong case for taxing agriculture income, an opinion contrary to the government's stated position. In addition, the member of the government's top think tank also suggested that exemptions on personal income tax should be removed to increase tax base from the current about 37 million in...

April 26, 2017

Trump to sign agriculture executive order on Tuesday

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that looks to help the American agriculture business by establishing a task force to identify impediments to the business' growth, the media reported. Trump will sign the executive order after a meeting with 15 farmers from across the country, including Zippy Duvall, the president...

April 25, 2017

3 northeastern districts awarded in Centre’s flagship schemes

Three districts in Assam, Tripura and Mizoram got awards for the execution of the central government's flagship schemes in agriculture and the power sector, officials said on Saturday. According to an official from the Tripura government's agriculture department, Gomati district in southern Tripura got the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) award for its success...

April 22, 2017

Niti Aayog asks states to proactively implement reforms

Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya has asked states to play a proactive role in enacting reforms relating to state subjects, especially land leasing. Panagariya, who was speaking at 'National Workshop on Status of Land Leasing Reform and Way Forward' also recalled the pro-reform views of various states in the meeting held in the past which...

April 19, 2017

Potato output to hit near record level at 47 m tonne

The country's potato production is estimated to be around 47 million tonnes this year, just behind the all-time high witnessed in 2014. The output stood at 43.4 million tonnes in 2015-16 crop year (July-June), while last record was 48 million tonnes achieved in 2014-15. "Looking at the crop condition and arrival in mandis, I feel...

April 18, 2017

Mali seeks more Indian investment for gold mining, agriculture

Mali offers good opportunities and prospects for Indian entrepreneurs and investors in the gold mining and food processing space, among others, the Indian Embassy in capital Bamako has said. "Mali is Africa's third-leading gold producer (after South Africa and Ghana) and has an estimated reserve of 600-800 tonnes. There is considerable scope for joint ventures...

April 18, 2017

Silence over a scourge

India no longer speaks about the scourge of demonetization. Where now are the outbursts of rage of some politicians who sought to make capital out of the de-legitimization of high face-value currency notes? After the short period of four months, these critics have gone mute and all that remains of the sound and fury are...

April 14, 2017

Medicinal plant farming to get boost in Himachal

With a view to provide additional source of income to farmers in the state, Himachal government is identifying and developing agro-techniques to boost Medicinal plant farming. A state government official said the government has started a project to identify genuine species of the medicinal plants of the respective agro climatic zones and develop agro-techniques of...

February 26, 2017

Nod for India-Poland JWG on agriculture

India and Poland will constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) to cooperate in the agriculture sector and assist each other in promoting agriculture-related allied sectors.  The Union Cabinet, at  ameeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved signing of an agreement that would cover various activities in the field of agriculture and allied...

February 22, 2017

‘Farming has to be made sustainable’

Former Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain is one of the key persons behind the launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s favourite crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojna, which was introduced in January last year. He was also behind starting procurement of pulses at market rates under the Price Stabilisation Fund. An IAS officer of the 1979...

February 3, 2017

India to support implementation of past commitments at G20

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday said India was for the early implementation of past commitments made at the G20 agriculture ministers' meetings. The minister said India was also committed to Research and Development, collaboration and knowledge transfer and action to combat food loss and waste. According to an official statement, the minister...

January 22, 2017

Cabinet approves MoU on agriculture with Kenya

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved the signing of an MoU between India and Kenya on agriculture and associated areas, said an official release. "The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kenya...

January 4, 2017