Agriculture - Page 2
Complete hi-tech nurseries within 6 months: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered completion of 150 hi-tech nurseries in 75 districts of the state within next six months.
Famed Dharmapuri mangoes in TN to cost more as pests destroy crops
The famous Dharmapuri mangoes of Tamil Nadu are set to get expensive as a result of pest attack leading to its shortage, leaving the horticulture...
Climate change, heat wave affects India's wheat yields, snags export...
An unusually early, record-shattering heat wave in India has reduced wheat yields, raising questions about how the country will balance its domestic...
Price Woes: Fertiliser subsidy bill set to touch Rs 1.65 lk cr
The Centre's fertiliser subsidy bill is set to touch an all-time high of Rs 1.65 lakh crore this fiscal against Rs 1.05 lakh crore budgeted, due to an...
India's free foodgrain scheme helped cap rise in extreme poverty to...
Extreme poverty in India edged up by only a marginal 10 basis points in 2020 to 0.86 percent, thanks to the government's free foodgrain programme, an...
East-West Seed, FICCI hold virtual meet on women in agriculture
East-West Seed India, FICCI, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands organised a webinar titled “Get to Equal-Women in Agriculture.”
Exports of agri, processed food up 23% in Apr-Jan
The exports stood at $15.97 bn in the ten-month period a year ago
Global food prices at all-time high
FAO Food Price Index rises 3.9% to 140.7 points in Feb led by vegetable oils and dairy products
