Govt to consider a new certification system for organic cotton & its derivatives As part of its efforts to boost Indian exports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare plans to create a new certification system for organic cotton and products made from it. The...
Adani’s joint venture oil storage in Chennai must be demolished: SC A National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to tear down an oil storage tank in north Chennai was upheld by the Supreme Court. This was bad news for the Ahmedabad-based company. The tank was part of a joint venture...
Budget 2023-24: Agri credit goal rises 11% to 20 lakh crore for FY24 On February 1, the government announced an 11% increase in the farm credit target to ₹20 lakh crore for the coming fiscal year, with a concentration on animal husbandry, dairy, and fisheries. The agricultural credit...
Budget 2023-24: FM terms millets as ‘Shri Anna’ & India leading nutrient-dense cereals Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared in the Budget for 2023–24 that digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be constructed as an open source, open standard...
Budget 2023–24: Stakeholders expect to include farm-industry-boosting measures In the Union Budget 2023–24, stakeholders in the agricultural and related industries expect to see a lot of plans to improve the farm industry. Atul Chaturvedi, the Executive Chairman of Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd...
