India needs to triple investment in agricultural research: IFPRI
NEW DELHI : India needs to double or triple its investment in agricultural research if it has to reach to anywhere close to what China has […]
Agriculture
Madhya Pradesh shines in India’s record foodgrain output
By Vishwa Mohan NEW DELHI: Backed by good monsoon, adequate policy interventions and phenomenal farm sector growth in a key agricultural state of Madhya Pradesh, India’s […]
Ganga-Cauvery water route answer to TN farmer deaths
Chennai : Water shortage in the country is getting worse by the day. Many farmers commit suicide and many cities, towns and villages struggle for […]
How to protect India’s agriculture sector from over-zealous govt functionaries?
By RN Bhaskar New Delhi : If there is any sector which the government of India is focused on, it is agriculture. There are several […]
Mission 2022: The Challenges of Doubling Indian Farmer Incomes in Five Years
BY VISHAVJEET CHAUDHARY AND GURSHARAN SINGH New Delhi : The Niti Aayog recently came out with its ‘Three Year Action Agenda’ – a plan that covers […]
IMF Update On India’s GDP Growth Prediction – 7.2% This Fiscal, 7.7% In 2018-2019
New Delhi : The International Monetary Fund has just released its latest update to predictions for India’s economy. The essential idea is that the disruptions […]
India: Organic farming takes shape in Bengal
Kolkata : With an eye to frame an organic farming policy, Bengal agriculture department, food processing industries, and horticulture department have started organic farming activities […]
Andhra inks accord with Iowa for cooperation in agriculture
Amaravati : Andhra Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the US state of Iowa to promote research and development in the fields […]
Australia intered in assisting Haryana in agriculture
Chandigarh : Australia today evinced keen interest in assisting Haryana in technology transfer for best practices in agriculture, silo technology for food storage, fisheries and […]
Why India should tax agricultural income
New Delhi : In 1925, the Indian taxation enquiry committee noted, “There is no historical or theoretical justification for the continued exemption from the income tax […]