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 […]
Agriculture
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 […]
India’s Farmers March to the Hollow Halls of Parliament
By Priyanka Borpujari India’s farmers have had enough and are making their voices heard in the nation’s capital. New Delhi: Sanjay Sathe is an onion farmer […]
MGNREGA to help India fight climate change? Here’s what New Delhi is doing
As part of its efforts to tackle climate change, India has to meet three key targets: building capacity for 40 per cent electric power from […]