In partnership with more than 5,000 women farmers working with the Deccan Development Society (DDS), Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad has initiated the use of millets as part of its diet. The health care group has already acquired 4,000 kg of millet and will purchase another 1,000 kg of millet...
Union Minister for agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar will present a roadmap to the Niti Aayog Governing Council in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, revisiting agriculture for future potential challenges. ‘Tomar will address the promotion of water...
Heavy rains and hailstorms have struck standing rabi crops, including wheat and jowar, in parts of Maharashtra state. Onion cultivation and onion seed plots have been also damaged, while grapes gardens in the Sangli and Nashik regions have suffered severe damage. The state has received...
Grape exporters from Maharashtra States asked the government to provide more transparency on the Remission of Duties or Taxes on the Export Product (RoDTEP) which replaced the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS). They say that exports will be significantly impacted as there is...
In the recent Union budget, the target for agricultural credit was increased to ₹16.5 lakh crore from the previous target of ₹15 lakh crore. This is important in view of the fact that credit plays a catalytic role in agricultural development. With the agricultural sector expected to be a...
