- In a first, India takes up cultivation of Heeng: What you need to know 20 Oct 2020 11:06 Image Source : PTI In a first, India takes up cultivation of Heeng: What you need to know Asafoetida, or heeng, is an everyday condiment used in an Indian kitchen. There's hardly any Indian household that doesn't use the valuable spice. Many do not …
- FEATURE-Drought and hunger drive Nepal farmers to India, defying COVID ban 20 Oct 2020 11:05 By Aadesh Subedi NARAINAPUR, Nepal, Oct 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As an exceptionally wet monsoon season caused floods and landslides across much of Nepal, Buddhi Prasad Chaudhary, a farmer in the west of the country, was harvesting his rice early, …
- Farmers not fully aware of agriculture laws: survey 20 Oct 2020 10:19 Chennai: While more than half of the farmers oppose the new agri laws, both supporting and opposing farmers are not fully aware of the laws, finds a survey. A face-to-face survey conducted by Gaon >Connection in 53 districts of 16 states to find farmers …
- Steel Minister asks CII to identify areas of steel usage 20 Oct 2020 09:54 NEW DELHI: Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday asked industry body CII to submit a report on how to enhance per capita steel consumption in India. The minister has given 30 days time to engage with various ministries, including steel …
- India's Punjab State Chief Challenges Modi Gov't by Introducing Bill to Counter Farm Laws 20 Oct 2020 08:42 India 08:31 GMT 20.10.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080570054_0:135:3117:1889_1200x675_80_0_0_8ba51dfd7ac2697828006b5f58ee9384.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews. …
- Local factors also contributing to air pollution & not just farm fire: Secy 20 Oct 2020 07:23 Union Environment secretary RP Gupta says local factors have been contributing to the poor air quality and not just stubble burning. Ordering the closure of thermal power plants is not feasible as it would cut power supply, forcing people to use generators …
- Punjab CM moves resolution in assembly against Centre's farm laws 20 Oct 2020 07:23 Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday moved a resolution in the state assembly against the contentious farm laws enacted by the Centre recently. The resolution was moved by the Leader of the House on the second day of a special …
- Industries smile with rising export orders, but power woes snap the joy 20 Oct 2020 05:51 Bengaluru: Jayalakshmi Poly Packs, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, is among the many small scale units that started getting orders from the US and Europe after several countries began to slowly move away from China. The unit in Bidadi Industrial Area makes …
- India readying vaccine delivery system using digitised network: PM Modi 20 Oct 2020 04:15 New Delhi: India is at the forefront of vaccine development for Covid-19 with some of the vaccines in advanced stages, the Prime Minister said on Monday. Narendra Modi said also India was putting in place a well-established vaccine delivery system, through …
- Rs.10,000 Crore Ayushman Sahakar Fund Launched 20 Oct 2020 03:35 The apex autonomous development finance institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has formulated a unique scheme to assist cooperatives to play an important role in the …
- My Town My Pride Held At Sher-I-Kashmir Park 19 Oct 2020 23:46 WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email 1Shares SRINAGAR- Director, Social welfare Kashmir, Bashir Ahmed Dar who was visiting officer today listened to people’s grievances during My Town My Pride Programme (MTMP) held at Sher-i-Kashmir Park, Polo Ground Srinagar. …
- ACB Files Charges Against Corrupt Engineer 19 Oct 2020 23:46 WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Email 4Shares Srinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday filed a charge sheet against a junior engineer PHE in a disproportionate asset case registered against him eight years ago. According to an ACB spokesperson, charge …
- Amazon Web Services, NITI Aayog launch Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Centre 19 Oct 2020 22:39 The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) said on Monday that it had established a Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Center (CIC) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help address societal challenges through digital innovation. This is …
- Commentary: India has liberalised its farm sector. But not everyone is happy with it 19 Oct 2020 22:24 SINGAPORE: India is in a pickle over three controversial agricultural laws, which has led to a major political backlash involving farmers. Unruly scenes and disorder have prevailed, particularly in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, as major …
- Global Digital Agriculture Market to Register 10.20% CAGR between 2020 and 2027 19 Oct 2020 21:14 Oct 19, 2020 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- Report Ocean has recently added a new research report on the global digital agriculture market to its vast base of market studies. The report is titled “Global Digital Agriculture Market Size study, by …
- India to be at centre of global healthcare effort with its experience, research talent: Modi 19 Oct 2020 21:08 New Delhi: Asserting that future will be shaped by societies that invest in science and innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited India's handling of COVID-19 to state that the country's scientific institutions are its "greatest …
- TN govt to reject eminence status to Anna University 19 Oct 2020 18:58 The Tamil Nadu government has reportedly decided to not accept the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status offered to Anna University, as it would affect the 69-per cent reservation in the state-run varsity, brought in by former chief minister late J …
- Unhappy with Farm Bills, Punjab government set to pass its own version during special session 19 Oct 2020 17:04 NEW DELHI: The Punjab government is set to get the ongoing two-day special assembly session to pass its own version of farm Bills, projected as a way of “nullifying” the recent central farm legislation by incorporating what it calls better deals and …
- Future will be shaped by societies that invest in science, innovation: Prime Minister 19 Oct 2020 17:04 New Delhi: Calling for well-planned investments in science and innovation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the future of the world will be shaped by societies that invest in these areas but collaboration and public participation will be among …
- Israeli Embassy to have 'Water Attache' in India from January; North-East Consul: Ambassador 19 Oct 2020 13:26 NEW DELHI: Israel Embassy here will have a separate 'Water Attache' from January 2021 to help share their country's best practices and technologies for advancements in India's water management and agriculture sectors, Israeli Ambassador to …
- Why Punjab And Haryana Are The Hub Of Farmer Protests 19 Oct 2020 13:06 With the sustainability of the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) mandis facing an unforeseen challenge for the first time by the new farm legislation, the middlemen and politicians controlling those mandis can be largely held responsible for …
- Reforms Being Introduced In All Sectors To Ensure Growth: PM Modi 19 Oct 2020 13:06 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said necessary changes are being made in every sector to ensure growth. "In the last 6-7 months you might have seen the speed and the ambit of reforms are increasing. Whether it is agriculture, space, defence, …
- Innovation, entrepreneurial spirit key to rebuild India say Ronnie Screwvala, CP Gurnani at ET-ILC meet 19 Oct 2020 10:55 By Nikita Rana In many ways Covid-19 has been a great leveller of sorts. Every company, whether big or small feels compelled to innovate. Everything on both, the demand and supply side has changed. Demand is unpredictable and supply poses practical …
- Eight of Karnataka deputy CM Karjol's family COVID positive, son on ventilator 19 Oct 2020 10:12 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has said eight members of his family have contracted coronavirus including his son Dr Gopal Karjol, who is on ventilator for the past 23 days. In a long Twitter post, Karjol explained his inability to take up a …
- Quick Edit: Govt apathy behind N India pollution 19 Oct 2020 09:46 As the particulate matter in the north Indian air once again reaches unsightly and unhealthy levels with the approach of winter, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the pollution problem cannot be resolved in a day and continuous …
- Rising tide: why the crocodile-like gharial is returning to India's rivers 19 Oct 2020 06:56 As the sunlight pierces the fog, a fisherman on a boat floating along the Gandak River in Bihar, India, spots a magnificent reptile basking on a sandbar in the middle of the river. Most people would mistake it for a crocodile but its distinctive snout …
- Maharashtra will have to take loan to help flood-hit people: Sharad Pawar 19 Oct 2020 05:39 Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said Maharashtra is facing a "historic economic crisis" and the state government has no option but to take loan to help flood-affected people in the state. Pawar, who is on a tour of the Marathwada region …
- US-based True North Venture Partners eyes bio-ethanol investment 19 Oct 2020 05:10 New Delhi: True North Venture Partners will invest “hundreds of millions of dollars” to produce low-cost ethanol in India and is looking for local partners, hoping to gain from the government’s plan to increase the chemical’s blending with petrol, the US …
- MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED: A dystopian template for India’s future 18 Oct 2020 23:55 Priyanka, 15, (name changed) poses for a photo in Uttar Pradesh, India. She was raped by a neighbour last year when she was 14 years old. The neighbour had been harassing her for a long time and then one night he came on a motorcycle with friends and …
- Will do everything possible to protect farmers: Punjab Congress chief 18 Oct 2020 20:40 Chandigarh: Ahead of a two-day special assembly session to counter the Union government's farm laws, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said the Centre may "dismiss" the Congress government if it wants but they will do everything …
- Bihar polls: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar highlights the work done by his govt in his Buxar speech 18 Oct 2020 17:43 NAWANAGAR (BUXAR): Bihar chief minister and JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar spent 25 minutes of his 30-minute speech at Nawanagar (Dumraon) on Sunday highlighting the work done by his government over the past 15 years, reinforcing his election campaign focus on …
- Re-cycling Mother India 18 Oct 2020 13:49 It was a whiff of soft white smoke that arose from the ground in a remote Punjab village some weeks back. It was perhaps the first that came of burning stubble that is left after the Kharif (rice) crop harvesting. The farmer who did it, perhaps did not …
- Poor policy behind weak pandemic fight, says Mahatma Gandhi's grandson 18 Oct 2020 12:12 Ahmedabad: India would have been better equipped to deal with the coronavirus pandemic had it followed a different economic policy than the one that is causing huge urbanisation and migration of farmers towards cities, said Mahatma Gandhi's grandson …
- Jammu & Kashmir: In absence of legislators, Centre to form directly elected district-level councils 18 Oct 2020 12:12 New Delhi: In the absence of legislative assembly representatives, the Centre has amended the Panchayati Raj Act in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen local bodies under which a new power structure will be created in every district which will be directly …
- Will meet PM Modi to seek help for rain-hit farmers: Sharad Pawar 18 Oct 2020 09:22 Aurangabad: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek assistance for farmers who have suffered losses due to heavy rains in Maharashtra. The former Union minister visited Kankarbawadi, Sastur villages in …
- India resumes import of potatoes from Bhutan 18 Oct 2020 07:13 India on Saturday threw open its domestic market for certain agricultural commodities including potatoes from Bhutan. The decision is expected to help a large number of Bhutanese traders as India had stopped the import just days earlier because of growing …
- Govt To Revise Minimum Age Of Marriage For Girls Soon: PM Modi 18 Oct 2020 01:19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government will soon take a decision on revising the minimum age of marriage for girls after it receives a report from the committee set up for this. PM Modi also said the girls' gross enrolment ratio in …
- Farmers Hold Protests Across Punjab Over New Farm Reform Laws, Burn Effigies Of PM Modi 18 Oct 2020 01:19 Farmers under banners of different organisations held protests across Punjab and burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of maintaining a "stubborn attitude" towards the agitators' …
- Barabanki Rape-Murder Case: Police Makes Second Arrest, Adds POCSO Charges 18 Oct 2020 01:19 The police have made a second arrest in the Barabanki rape-and-murder case of a Dalit teenager, whose body was found in a field here, and also added charges under the POCSO Act on discovering she was a minor, an official said Saturday. Additional …
- View: Accelerate India-Myanmar economic ties with people at the centre stage 17 Oct 2020 14:50 By Bipul Chatterjee and Prashant Sharma A recent visit to Myanmar by the Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla and the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, on 4th and 5th October, 2020, should be backed by …
- PM Modi to deliver keynote address at inauguration of Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020 on Oct 19 17 Oct 2020 12:25 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural function of the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020 at 7:30 pm on October 19 via video conferencing, an official statement said here on Saturday. The Grand …
- Gadkari suggests formation of state water grid in Maharashtra to overcome recurring floods 17 Oct 2020 12:25 NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has requested the Maharashtra government to take initiative for preparation of detailed project report for formation of State Water Grid to overcome the recurring flood crisis in the state, an official statement said …
- Mechanise agriculture to make it profitable for African farmers 17 Oct 2020 10:15 Scaling-up agricultural mechanisation services can transform farming in Africa as it offers an opportunity for smallholder farmers to transition from subsistence to commercial farming. The contribution of mechanisation services has been applauded in …
- Indicators point to economic recovery in India, but recouping may be fragile: Report 17 Oct 2020 08:23 After six months of severe stress triggered by the toughest lockdown so far, some high-frequency indicators point towards economic recovery but there are signs that this revival is fragile, Brickwork Ratings said. It estimated that the economy is likely to …
- Government will fix 'right age' of marriage for girls: PM Modi 17 Oct 2020 07:25 New Delhi: Amid the alarming fact that India and China together contribute to 90 per cent of 1.2 million missing female births annually worldwide, mainly due to gender-biased sex selection, considered among the main reasons for the still prevalent child …
- PM-Kisan scheme scam: Over 100 arrested in TN 17 Oct 2020 06:37 By Chennaivision in Chennai News October 17, 2020 CBCID has reportedly said that so far 101 persons have been arrested in connection with the PM-Kisan scheme scam in Tamilnadu. Officials were also quoted as saying that so far 105 crore has been seized. …
- India to expand economic partnership with Chile as part of Indo-Pacific vision 16 Oct 2020 18:01 NEW DELHI: India and Latin American economic major Chile on Friday deliberated upon expanding their Preferential Trade Agreement and creating Joint Business Council to promote multi-faceted business and trade links as Delhi hopes to expand its Indo-Pacific …
- India, Chile review bilateral ties; to firm up investment protection pact 16 Oct 2020 17:33 India and Chile on Friday agreed to add new momentum in their cooperation in a wide-range of areas including trade, defence, energy, agriculture, mining and science and technology. A comprehensive review of the bilateral cooperation was carried out at a …
- ETRISE Top MSMEs Ranking: REConnect Energy and Clairvoyant India bag top honours 16 Oct 2020 15:12 The quest to find India’s finest micro, small and medium enterprises under the ETRISE Top MSMEs Ranking has yielded joint winners–REConnect Energy Solutions and Clairvoyant India. After looking at numerous parameters and troves of data, it was impossible …
- PM Modi talks India’s movement against malnutrition on 75th Anniversary of FAO 16 Oct 2020 11:01 Share0 To mark the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released a commemorative coin of Rs 75. He began his speech by congratulating all those working to remove malnutrition, around the …
- India's Prime Minister Released a Commemorative Coin of Rs 75 Denomination to Mark the 75th Anniversary of FAO 16 Oct 2020 07:54 On the occasion of 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination to mark the long-standing relation of India with FAO. The Prime Minister also …
- Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start 16 Oct 2020 07:08 NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to “very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze settled over the city, days after the state government initiated stricter measures to fight chronic air pollution. The Air Quality Index in New …
- Narendra Modi’s farm reforms could help turn India into food-export powerhouse 16 Oct 2020 02:18 By Atul Prakash and Pratik Parija Of all the controversial reforms Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sprung on the market, the recent laws to liberalize farm sales could turn out to be the most far-reaching. In a fractious and unruly session last month, …
- Modi’s Reforms Could Help Turn India Into Food-Export Powerhouse 15 Oct 2020 20:32 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Farmers’ rights organizations stage an anti-government demonstration in Bengaluru on Sept. 28. Photographer: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images Supply Lines is a daily …
- Aatmanirbhar mission to make India hub of manufacturing, services: Thakur 15 Oct 2020 17:55 The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package is aimed at making India a global hub of manufacturing and services, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said on Thursday. The government announced the Rs 20.97 lakh crore package in May largely focussed …
- India seeks more clarity on scope of moratorium on customs duties on e-transmissions at WTO 15 Oct 2020 12:45 India has called for greater clarity at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the scope of the existing moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and argued against rule making on e-commerce at this stage as it could create “asymmetries’’ …
- Pandemic did not stop India from economic reforms; US businesses can benefit from it: Indian envoy 15 Oct 2020 05:56 The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped India from undertaking bold economic reforms, Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said, urging the American businesses to take benefits of these "path-breaking" reforms in labour, space and …
- India-Israel Bundelkhand Water Project steering committee takes important steps forward 15 Oct 2020 05:42 Image Source : @DRRONMALKA TWITTER Key step taken in India-Israel Bundelkhand Water Project. Ambassador of Israel Ron Malka to India on Wednesday informed about taking a very important step towards India-Israel Bundelkhand water project. Taking to Twitter, …
- Critics Take Aim at Government Over Rising Number of Suicides Among Farmers in India 14 Oct 2020 20:59 Nearly 38 percent of all suicides among farmers and agricultural workers in India — totaling 10,281 in the sector in 2019 — were in the western state of Maharashtra, with the dramatic numbers prompting criticism of government policies. The data is from a …
- Bangladesh set to surpass India in per capita GDP 14 Oct 2020 19:39 Bangladesh is set to surpass India in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 thanks to robust agriculture production, exports and remittance despite the coronavirus pandemic, in another testimony to the country's steadily growing …
- India's Rice Bowl to Become First State to Defy Modi's Farm Laws 14 Oct 2020 19:16 India 15:51 GMT 14.10.2020Get short URL Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a former ally of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, quit the coalition last month over the federal government’s refusal to ensure legal safeguards for protesting farmers. The opposition- …
- Can CMs help India set up political alternative? 14 Oct 2020 17:25 The current wisdom, and most opinion polls, indicate that the PM’s popularity is overwhelming How will a credible challenger to the incumbent Prime Minister emerge? The current wisdom, and most opinion polls, indicate that the PM’s popularity is …
- Nutritional Needs, Food Security To Strengthen India's Backbone 14 Oct 2020 10:53 ChildFund's program 'MACHAN' is a holistic program to adress key issues like, malnutrition, mother and child health, new-born care, and adolescent nutrition. India’s greatest treasure is its people. Of all the children in the world, every fifth …
- Why external investment is needed for creating atmanirbhar India 14 Oct 2020 10:03 Some of the good practices of the lockdown days, particularly the conservation of cash, are things we should continue to do when life turns back to normal, says N Venkatram, CEO, Deloitte India. Are things looking up now? Has bad become better or does it …
- India: Women at Risk of Sexual Abuse at Work 14 Oct 2020 07:20 (New York) – The Indian government’s failure to properly enforce its sexual harassment law leaves millions of women in the workplace exposed to abuse without remedy, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should urgently ensure …
- How Indian Prime Minister Modi Is helping imperialists dominate the country's agriculture 13 Oct 2020 23:55 by Prabhat Patnaik This article was produced by Globetrotter. The two bills rushed through India's parliament on September 20 were objectionable in every conceivable sense. The very fact that they were being rammed through the Rajya Sabha, without …
- Commentary: India on dream run in meeting its renewable energy goals 13 Oct 2020 23:45 NEW DELHI: India’s renewable energy sector has experienced a dream run. A rapid decline in tariffs ensured that new projects were deployed at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 18 per cent over the last five years. In the last three years, renewable …
- Coady Institute receives More thant $200,000 to support Women In Agriculture in India and Kenya 13 Oct 2020 20:13 Advertisement This entry was posted in News on October 13, 2020. St. FX University’s Coady International Institute has received $236,000 from a national innovation fund that aims to improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries. The funding …
- Pakistan-India Cooperation Prevented Massive Locust Scourge, UN Says 13 Oct 2020 15:51 ISLAMABAD - The United Nations says Pakistan’s timely national response and cooperation with neighboring countries, including arch-rival India, have averted what was predicted to be a devastating invasion of desert locusts. The Pakistani government …
- India's counter to Chinese lights: 33 crore cow dung 'diyas' coming up this Diwali 13 Oct 2020 09:45 Image Source : PTI REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE As many as 33 crore eco-friendly earthen lamps or diyas, made from cow dung, will be produced by Diwali next month, the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog said on Monday. It is being seen as India's counter to Chinese …
- Retail spending goes up 12 percent in September, driven by strong revival in rural India 13 Oct 2020 03:17 MUMBAI: India's September retail spending rose 12% from August with revival strongest in rural areas, according to data collated by CMS Info Systems, which handles cash movement and ATMs across the country. The biggest increase was seen in spending …
- Vietnam appeals to India to open its market 12 Oct 2020 23:21 By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, October 12 (ANI): Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau has urged the Indian government to create favourable conditions, remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, and simplify administrative procedures in order to facilitate …
- Amritsar MP calls for resumption of India-Pakistan trade, writes to PM Modi 12 Oct 2020 19:03 By PTI NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Amritsar Gurjit Singh Aujla urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for resumption of trade between India and Pakistan and other central asian countries and bringing a new trade policy that is more acceptable in the …
- India’s Top Court Serves Notice to Federal Gov’t on Petitions Challenging Farm Laws 12 Oct 2020 15:04 India 13:08 GMT 12.10.2020Get short URL India’s federal government enacted new legislation for farm sector reforms. The laws angered a large number of farmers, especially in the two states of Punjab and Haryana and certain opposition parties including the …
- How IIT-M’s microprocessor addresses India’s national security concerns 12 Oct 2020 12:29 M Ramesh The Department of Computer Science and Engineering of IIT-Madras recently announced that it had developed a microprocessorchristened ‘Moushik’. It uses a 180-nanometer semiconductor chip and can be programmed for a number of uses such as in credit …
- Guyana seeks technical expertise from India to revitalize sugar industry 12 Oct 2020 11:23 Oct 12, 2020 News Kaieteur News – High Commissioner of India, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa, along with the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, Region Six Vice Chairman, Zamal Armogan, and other officials, visited the Blairmont Estate, Rose Hall Estate and …
- Agri minister seeking technical help from India for sugar 12 Oct 2020 06:59 Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday stated that as his ministry moves ahead with the reopening of the sugar estates it is working to secure the help of “technical personnel” from India to advise and assist on the best way forward for the …
- India's soybean farmers demand help as rains and pests wipe out crops 12 Oct 2020 04:02 Soybean farmers in central India are seeking compensation from the government after a popular locally developed seed variety proved unable to withstand the erratic rains and pest attacks that hit the region this monsoon season. Hundreds of farmers who lost …
- India's New Farm Laws Will Empower Farmers: Israeli Envoy 11 Oct 2020 11:06 Israeli envoy to India Ron Malka has said that India's latest agricultural reform legislations will empower farmers and give them more options to sell their produce and earn maximum profits. He said the Indian farmers would realise the real benefits of …
- PM Modi attacks rivals for opposing agriculture reforms, says middlemen powered their politics 11 Oct 2020 10:33 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit out at the opposition, saying those whose politics was powered by brokers and middlemen are spreading "lies" about his government's reform measures and asserted that the country will not …
- India’s agricultural exports jump in Covid times 10 Oct 2020 12:05 NEW DELHI: India agricultural exports have been booming the past six months, while many sectors of the economy suffered because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Export of essential agricultural commodities in the first six months of the …
- India is undergoing a rapid change in mindsets as well as markets: PM Modi to Canadian business 10 Oct 2020 03:42 Inaugurating the virtual Invest India 2020 Conference organised in Canada on October 8, 2020, Prime Minister Modi said that India-Canada bilateral ties are driven by shared democratic values and many common interests adding that trade and investment …
- Pharma API imports from China handicap India's security- Madras HC 10 Oct 2020 03:31 Chennai, Oct 9 : The Madras High Court has observed that dependence on China for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) handicaps India in responding to security and other breaches by the Communist country. “This dependency handicaps us in responding …
- ‘Indigenous crops key to development of agriculture sector’ 09 Oct 2020 23:24 Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (Cepa) executive director Hebert Mwalukomo says the country needs policy provisions to promote local seed industry to sustainably achieve food and nutrition security. Speaking on Tuesday in Salima during a …
- India can be AI capital, policy framework for technology can accelerate development: Chandrasekaran 09 Oct 2020 22:55 New Delhi: India can become the artificial intelligence (AI) capital of the world because of the talent pool and complex problems that it has, and a policy framework for the technology can accelerate development, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on …
- India can be AI hub, policy set-up for tech can spur growth: Chandrasekaran 09 Oct 2020 20:28 India can become the artificial intelligence (AI) capital of the world because of the talent pool and complex problems that it has, and a policy framework for the technology can accelerate development, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday. He …
- India’s Central Bank Sees ‘Silver Lining’ for Growth Revival 09 Oct 2020 19:15 SRINAGAR, India – India’s central bank said on Friday the coronavirus-induced deep economic slowdown was already “behind us” after a 23.9 percent plunge in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, and the real decline would be around 9.5 percent in …
- UCI, others see agriculture as major source of increase in atmospheric nitrous oxide 09 Oct 2020 15:44 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newswise — Irvine, Calif., Oct. 8, 2020 – An international team of researchers – including Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine – recently completed the most thorough review yet of nitrous oxide from …
- This AgriTech Startup is Making Agriculture More 'Predictable' for Small Farmers in India 09 Oct 2020 14:02 India 13:40 GMT 09.10.2020Get short URL India is widely known as a global agricultural powerhouse with nearly three-quarters of households being dependent on rural income. Apart from the pandemic, farmers face several operational challenges while carrying …
- Global Bacteriocide in Agriculture Industry 09 Oct 2020 10:36 New York, Oct 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Bacteriocide in Agriculture Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05956058/?utm_source=GNW 4 Billion by 2027, …
- India c.bank holds rates steady, sees economic recovery taking root 09 Oct 2020 06:49 MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left key interest rates unchanged on Friday as widely expected, while keeping policy accommodative to help pull the coronavirus-ravaged economy out of its worst slump in four decades. FILE PHOTO: A worker …
- Bharat pulling India: tractor makers struggling to keep up with demand 09 Oct 2020 06:07 By Tamanna Inamdar It is not just pent-up demand because the industry is up 12% compared to last year over six months in spite of being 80% down in April, says Pawan Goenka, MD & CEO, M&M. Do you think we have turned a corner? Coming to the economy …
- India’s Infibeam Avenues to License its Digital Commerce and Payment Software to Jio Platforms, a Subsidiary of Reliance Industries 09 Oct 2020 04:50 October 8, 2020 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi India-based Infibeam Avenues, an established online payment solutions and enterprise software developer, has agreed to a new deal that involves licensing its digital commerce and payment software to Jio Platforms, …
- Jio ended India’s 2G data misery: Ambani 09 Oct 2020 03:48 India was stuck with the “misery" of depending on 2G networks before the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom company, which is preparing to roll out 5G technology, said Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday. “ …
- PM delivers Keynote address at Invest India Conference in Canada 09 Oct 2020 00:44 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at Invest India Conference in Canada through video conference today. The Prime Minister said India is undisputedly the only country shining in all their investment parameters like having …
- Worst behind us; India's GDP growth to turn positive in Q4: Deepak Parekh 08 Oct 2020 20:22 Asserting that the "worst is behind us", veteran banker Deepak Parekh on Thursday said India's GDP growth will be in positive territory in the fourth quarter as demand is picking up across sectors. "Based on a series of high frequency …
- Agriculture dept urges soyabean farmers to reuse produce as seeds for next season 08 Oct 2020 18:44 Farmers normally require 100 kg (1 quintal) of seeds for sowing over one hectare (2.5 acres). (Representational)Inundated with lakhs of complaints of soyabean seed failure this year, the state Agriculture department has started advising farmers to preserve …
- India has undertaken trinity of reforms in education, labour and agriculture: PM Narendra Modi 08 Oct 2020 18:14 Oct 08, 2020, 10:24PM ISTSource: ANIPrime Minister Narendra Modi during Invest India Conference in Canada via video conference on October 08 said the country undertaken trinity of reforms in the field of education, labour and agriculture. “India has …
- Why rural India is poised for a good pickup in next 2-3 years 07 Oct 2020 08:04 My suspicion is that the majority of the rural economy is no longer around agriculture and that is allowing them to get a fillip from rising demand for service-oriented work in small town India, says Saurabh Mukherjea, Founder, Marcellus Investment. On …
- How Is De-Globalization An Opportunity For India? 06 Oct 2020 20:50 If we had talked about de-globalization a few years ago, it would have connoted insulation from the rest of the world and promotion of local industries. However, today it espouses entirely different rhetoric as the world has tasted the nectar of …
