Page 24 - Agriculture

Agriculture has major role to play in Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi

When farmers and farming move forward in the form of industry, employment and self-employment opportunities are going to be created in the village and near it, on a large scale," said Modi

PM to inaugurate Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University today

The RLB Central Agriculture University is located in Jhansi and is a prominent institute of the Bundelkhand region

India's area under kharif crops hits all-time high of over 108 mn hectares

Government confident of bumper harvest; could cool down inflation but experts say excess rains, pest attach could play spoilsport in some crops

Need to change negative attitude about agriculture, says Telangana CM

Agriculture was an essential part of the country's economy and there should bea shift inthe negative attitude that it was not profitable, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said

Agri sector silver lining for FY21 amid economic slowdown: NABARD chief

Chintala said one of the prescriptions for lifting the economy out of a slowdown was to put in place a strategy that leverages its latent strength

Locust control measures over 566,000 hectares in 10 states so far

Control measures to check the spread of crop-threatening migratory pest locust have been taken in 10 states covering more than 566,000 hectares area till now

Why Midwestern farmers' patience with Donald Trump is starting to wear thin

While support for Trump is still strong in rural America, there's dissatisfaction at the margins

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Experts on whether rural India will be new growth driver

Six experts agree on interdependability of the village and urban economies, some feel that the current rural exuberance is just a blip

Many states like MP are embracing new agri reforms: Niti Aayog member

Many states like Madhya Pradesh are embracing the new agriculture reforms but unfortunately, some states are encouraging the farmers to protest against the changes

Agri Infra Fund crucial in hiking farm sector share in GDP: Farmer group

This fund will be crucial for farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups looking to boost the country's agriculture infrastructure, the group said

PM Narendra Modi launches Rs 1-trillion fund for agri infrastructure

Modi said on Sunday that the country does not face problems in farm production but in post-harvest losses

Rain coverage healthy so far despite dark clouds of Covid-19: CRISIL DRIP

State-wise, rains have been above normal in major crop-producing states except Rajasthan

Govt to spend Rs 11.85 cr for funding 112 agri start-ups this year: Tomar

The funds will be released in instalments and the selected start-ups have been trained for two months at 29 agribusiness incubation centres spread across India

Groundnut, soyabean propel kharif sowing in Gujarat to more than 75%

Oilseeds like groundnut and soyabean and other crops led by cotton are largely sown in Kutch and Saurashtra regions of Gujarat

Rains may pick up in the next few days over north and south India: IMD

The steady monsoon progress has spurred sowing of kharif crops and till last week, acreage was almost 21 per cent more than the same period last

Govt's move on glyphosate use leaves all unhappy, may not curb rampant use

While it is easier to check its use in urban areas, as most of the 300 registered PCOs are in cities, keeping a track in rural areas after the chemical has been sold by the retailer is an uphill task

Respite for pandemic-bruised automakers: Tractor, two-wheeler sales rebound

Pent-up demand, rural focus of these segments aid sales recovery

Some lessons from the corona crisis

The agriculture sector has displayed greater resilience against the Covid-19 onslaught compared to manufacturing, services and other major sectors of the economy

Locusts leave behind trail of destruction in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur

A swarm of locusts has left behind a trail of destruction in half a dozen blocks of Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district

Indian-American to be acting head of US agriculture research organisation

Chitnis was named Associate Director for Programmes earlier this year and leads implementation of NIFA's approximately $1.7 billion research projects