Still sizeable gap between farm and fork: President
Sonepat: Emphasising that there is still a sizeable gap between farm and fork, President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday said justice must be done with the growers to make […]
Agriculture
TAFE seeks to improve farm productivity and agri-mechanization in Telengana
HYDERABAD: TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, India’s second largest tractor manufacturer partners with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the event sponsor for […]
How a dumpyard was transformed into a paddy field
By SALMANUL FARISY How brand new village spaces are being created in Kerala Two sides of the Choornikkara village road in Kerala are lined with marigolds […]
The rural saga: improving agricultural income in the long term
By Abhijeet Katte In the medium term, the loan waivers will leave very little fiscal space for capital expenditure and will affect capital formation efforts and […]
MSP — A bold move but implementation may be challenging
The Modi government has reiterated its focus and commitment towards India’s agriculture sector in the Budget 2018 by announcing several measures for the farm sector including minimum […]
Inexpensive fish disease diagnosis kits introduced in India
By Jagdish Kumar India’s freshwater fish aquaculture sector loses an average of 25 percent of its production to disease. To help combat the problem, the Central […]
India’s farming measures will benefit the broader economy
By Rebecca Bundhun The government’s focus on boosting the farming sector will have wide benefits for India’s broader economy, business leaders say, after a slew of […]
Rural and agricultural development’ and ‘Make in India’ are key themes from Budget 2018
By Shibani Sircar Kurian, Kotak Mahindra AMC While the imposition of the LTCG is a negative overall, this does not really alter the fundamentals of the […]
India, Cambodia decide to boost defence ties; ink 4 pacts
The pacts were signed after comprehensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Sen, who agreed to further enhance bilateral […]
Budget 2018: Investments in agri the best weapons against poverty, hunger
By Ranen Banerjee Among other things, private players should be incentivised to deploy modern technologies in weather/climate-related predictions and forecasts The year 2018 marks the arrival […]