Centre considers rehaul livestock insurance scheme due to high premium A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) recently recommended that the Centre adopt a comprehensive livestock insurance system modeled after the Prime Minister’s Fasal Bima Yojana in 2022-23. The initiative would...
Himachal will certify 1.5 lakh natural farmers under PK3Y in FY24 In Himachal Pradesh, approximately 1.5 lakh farmers practicing natural farming will be certified under the Prakritik Kheti Khushhal Kisan Yojana (PK3Y) in 2023-24. According to a study, 28% of farmers have adopted natural...
The Centre has refused to extend Telangana’s deadline for milling paddy and sending custom-milled rice to the Central pool from the 2021-22 kharif season. It did, however, prolong the milling date for rabi paddy from that year. It requested that the State government increase milling...
Zero Cow Factory, a biotechnology firm raised ₹32 crore in a seed round Zero Cow Factory, a biotechnology firm that uses bioengineered microorganisms and precision fermentation to produce animal-free protein and dairy products, has raised $4 million (₹32 crore) in a seed round. Green...
In the worldwide maize (corn) market, Pakistan has emerged as a formidable rival to India, delivering the coarse cereal at a lower price in South-East Asia. Exporters, on the other hand, believe the trend will be short-lived because the neighboring country has limited stockpiles and is...
