The Maharashtra government is preparing to launch its own crop insurance scheme, arguing that insurance companies engaged in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) benefit financially while farmers who pay crop insurance are left out in the cold. The union government, on the other...
‘Aatmanirbhar’ India has been importing arecanut from countries UAE, Singapore According to data provided by the Centre in the Lok Sabha, India has been importing arecanut from countries such as the UAE and Singapore. Stakeholders in the arecanut sector have been calling for...
MS Dhoni, India’s World Cup-winning captain, has given the people of Ranchi the gift of Holi. On the occasion of Holi, Dhoni’s farmhouse will be open to the general public for three days, with anyone able to visit the farmhouse in Sembo on March 17, 18, and 19 and purchase...
JSW Cement, a subsidiary of the US$ 13 billion JSW Group, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd (PRESPL) to use agricultural waste as biomass energy in its cement manufacturing operations. Also Read | Elections have split farmers in...
Organic fish manure ‘Fishlizer’ by women entrepreneurs to boost kitchen gardening. Organic fish manure developed by a team of two women entrepreneurs trained by Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra is set to hit the market under the brand ‘Fishlizer.’ Two housewives...
