“Drone on a bike” to reach remote places, lower the cost of drone transportation. IoTechWorld Avigation, based in Gurugram, has created the ‘Agribot,’ which the business claims are the first drone that can be carried on a motorcycle. It can be taken to remote...
Drawbacks and Benefits of using drones in agriculture – Industry view. In May of this year, when Narendra Modi was kicking off a two-day drone festival, he said that one of his dreams is for every farm to have a drone. This is a very ambitious goal, but it also shows how important...
No need to have an AGMARK certificate for imported blended edible vegetable oil. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided that blended edible vegetable oil products imported from other countries will no longer need to have AGMARK certification. The food safety...
At WTO, India wants a permanent solution to the food grain buffer stock dispute. India will stick to its demand that the World Trade Organization (WTO) give priority to a permanent solution for the issue of public stockholding (PSH) or buffer stocks of foodgrains. The country won’t...
Govt decided not to revise the maximum retail price (MRP) of Urea. Even though the cost price of urea has gone up by 50–80% in the past year, the government has decided not to revise the maximum retail price (MRP) of urea. Also, almost 40% of the subsidy money set aside in the budget for...
