Pre-Budget Consultation Farmer organizations and Agri experts prodded the finance ministry on Wednesday for MSP based on realistic production costs, higher diesel subsidies, and the inclusion of new technologies such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their pre-Budget...
Tractors are the next vehicle to go all-electric, after cars, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, buses, and mini trucks. Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, has announced that a battery-electric tractor will be launched in the coming days, lowering the overall cost...
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has urged that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issue guidelines for poultry farms with more than 5,000 birds, claiming that their owners cannot be considered small farmers and that their pollution potential cannot be ignored. The argument that...
The government is creating unique ID cards for farmers for digitalizing the documentation process Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday that the central government is in the process of creating unique identification (ID) cards for farmers who have...
Zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) has returned to the top of the government’s priority list, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to highlight it at a national conclave in Gujarat later this week. Despite the lack of scientific studies demonstrating the impact of the method, which...
