While India exports excess sugar and wheat to nations in the Indian Ocean region, Pakistan, its neighbor, spends vast sums to import them from other regions of the world. The Pakistan Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) authorized the import of 1.1 lakh tonnes (lt) of...
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millet Research, Hyderbad to promote commercial cultivation and exports of processable millets (ICAR-IIMR). According to an...
Despite the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declining during the pandemic, the agricultural sector grew by 3% as the country’s lockdowns exempted the primary sector. Agriculture expansion proved to be a silver lining. According to S Siva Kumar, Group Head (Agri and IT...
Amazon India has launched the Kisan (farmer) store, which will offer buyers competitive prices on agri-inputs such as seeds, farm tools, and accessories, as well as the added service concept of delivery to their doorstep. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the...
Covid-19 and lockdowns have significantly reduced footfall in temples, resulting in a steep drop in the coconut-breaking at various shrine places across India. It is an age-old ritual to break coconuts at temples to appease gods and goddesses. However, the relentless onslaught of the...
