Electric vehicles and solar energy boost India’s soda ash to 60 lakh tonnes India’s annual demand for soda ash is about to reach 60 lakh tonnes. This is because solar energy and electric vehicles, two new industries, could use a lot of soda ash. In an interview with...
A significant increase in the use of bio-fertilizers in the country. According to a reply in Lok Sabha, the number of times bio-fertilizers are used in the country has gone up by a lot. The amount of carrier-based bio-fertilizers made in the country went up by 113.23 percent, from 79,436...
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...
