DESPITE FREQUENT FIRE FOREST COVER RISES CONSISTENTLY
Biennial ISFR report hides figures on dense forest loss in two years? By Bibhuti Pati India has become one among few countries in the world where […]
Agriculture
Bringing the voice of vulnerable communities into the discourse on development
Deliberative policy-making is the cornerstone of democratic governance. For Equality & Justice. A PEOPLES‘ AGENDA … A document has been released by ACTIONAID India aims to embody this maxim by bringing the felt need of peoples and vulnerable communities, front and centre to further inform broad-based and inclusive processes. New Delhi […]
Farm loan waivers can derail India’s growth story
By Ramesh Chand Loan waiver provides strong disincentive for those who repaid loan on time and perverse incentive for default. But the most serious effect of […]
Loan waivers won’t stop farmer suicides: Agricultural scientists
By Anju Agnihotri Chaba O P Yadav, agriculture scientist and director of CAZRI, said, “Our farmers are not getting fair price for their crop despite the […]
6 reasons why India has failed to solve the riddle of agriculture marketing
By Kiran Pandey A parliamentary panel report recently submitted in the Lok Sabha has outlined the reasons Farmers’ protests have ruled the headlines consistently in the […]
Climate Change Affecting Agriculture, Wheat Production in India Could Drop by 23%: Agri Ministry
By Abha Toppo The effects of climate change along with rising pollution are causing direct harm not just to human beings, but also to the agricultural […]
Is Indian agriculture an asset or a liability?
By Debashish Mitra The total NPA”s in the country is estimated to be over Rs 10 lakh crores…of which the farm sector is approximately only Rs […]
Elections 2019: India Shining 2.0 surfaces in Rural India
By Sayantan Bera With barely a few months to go for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the question across political party lines is: what can really be […]
Agriculture Cooperation Between India & Turkey On Farm products
By Tooba Maher Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare met Ms. Ruhsar Pekcan, Turkish Trade Minister. The meeting was held for […]
Government Notifies Dual Fuel Usage for Agriculture, Construction Vehicles in India
The mass emission standards for these CNG, Bio CNG, LNG dual-fuel engines of the agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters will […]