Govt permits 5 private enterprises for cluster farming on 50,000 hectares The Centre has permitted five private firms to conduct cluster farming of specific horticulture crops on approximately 50,000 hectares on a trial basis, entailing an investment of ₹750 crore, including government...
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...
