Government lays standards for basmati rice; w.e.f. 1 August 2023
Following years of accusations that basmati rice from India, the largest exporter in the world, lacks standards and is at...
Farmers
Exclusive interview with WOAH: Lumpy Skin Disease – threats and solutions
Lakhs of cattle, mostly cows have been infected by the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in a few years since 2019...
Cyclone likely to continue across most parts of India
A cyclonic circulation has caused rains consistently across most parts of India in the past few days, and rainfall is...
Primary Agriculture Credit Societies to be computerised
The government said 63,000 functional Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) will be computerized over five years, which will improve efficiency,...
Indian farmers are Covid heroes too: Agriculture Minister
Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said that the countrymen should respect farmers who have...
Huge central subsidy on farm machinery; negligible impact on ground
Policymakers on farming in India need to urgently take a leaf out of the successful PM housing scheme if the...
