India’s first, much-praised wind farm tender awaiting approval from Finance Ministry. The Ministry of Finance has yet to approve viability gap funding (VGF) for India’s much-publicized tender to build 1,000 MW of offshore wind capacity off the Gujarat coast. Offshore wind is...
India’s wheat export boom is a bonanza for farmers and a boon to the budget relief. Rajensingh Pawar, an Indian farmer, is selling his new wheat crop to private merchants rather than the state stockpiler for the first time in almost a decade, as a worldwide wheat price rally...
Oil palm production; farmers showing huge interest in India – Godrej Agrovet. Farmers in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu, and Odisha are showing a huge interest in palm oil production, according to Godrej Agrovet Ltd, the country’s largest producer of oil palm. To...
Cabinet approved ₹60,939.23 cr subsidy for DAP, MoP fertilizers for the Kharif season. The Cabinet approved Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) prices for Phosphatic (P) and Potassic (K) fertilizers on Wednesday in order to ensure that the fertilizers are accessible in time for the Kharif...
A guest editorial: Prof Ravikumar VR Srilanka’s organic farming crisis would be a great lesson for Indian Policymakers, and farmers. The decision of Sri Lankan President, G. Rajapaksha to ban chemical farming has resulted in a decrease in yields resulting in a...
