Why did the ‘Nano Urea’ inventor opt to make his research available for free? As a young man who might have made a lot of money selling his findings. Agriculture was only viable four months of the year in the dry region of Kharia Khangar, 90 kilometres from Jodhpur, where...
Supreme Court’s decision to provide crop loss compensation is a huge relief for farmers. The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to reject Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company’s appeal against the Bombay High Court’s order that it pay over 3.5 lakh farmers in...
Farmers should start their own firms to market & export their produce. Nitin Gadkari, a minister in the Union government, told farmers on Saturday that they should start their own companies to sell and export their crops instead of relying on the government. The Union minister said...
Need to bring standard system one-country-one-seed licence policy: Seed Firms. Members of the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) have stated that there is a need to bring about a standard system of seed licensure in the country by adopting a one-country-one-seed licence policy...
Raliya’s ‘Nano Urea’ invention could save India $40 billion in fertilizer subsidies and imports. Ramesh Raliya, now 34, grew up in the dry village of Kharia Khangar, 90 km from Jodhpur. Only four months of the year were good for farming there. The rain-fed kharif crops...
