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Fertilizer scarcity may hamper crop cycle, cautions scientist

September 2, 2022 admin

South Asian countries may see fertilizers scarcity in the next crop cycle as a result of the conflict situation in Ukraine and Russia, cautioned Bram Govaerts, Director General of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA). Dr. Govaerts, who is here to address a two-day high-level conference…

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India limits wheat flour export to curb price rise

August 25, 2022 admin

A worker arranges sacks of wheat flour inside a factory in Siliguri. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Central government has decided to restrict the export of wheat flour in order to curb the rising prices of the commodity and ensure food security of the most vulnerable sections of the society. The decision was taken by…

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Centre projects record production of rice

August 17, 2022 admin

While the estimate of foodgrains production is 315.72 million tonnes, the production of rice is expected at 130.29 million tonnes. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Agriculture Ministry released on August 17 the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22. The Ministry said the production of foodgrains in the…

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When Kashmiri kehwa sells out in Canada

August 5, 2022 admin

It all began with a shelf. At Matamaal, a Delhi-based restaurant giving the capital a taste of Kashmiri Pandit cuisine, Hans Sadhu remembers one rack — “It used to be reserved for all our spices regularly brought over from Kashmir. It garnered a lot of attention, and diners would ask about it all the time,”…

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About 100 agro-product companies under CBI scanner for bank fraud

July 31, 2022 admin

Representative file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters About 100 companies dealing in agro-products came under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over the past five years on the charge of cheating banks of loans running into thousands of crores of rupees. This year, so far, more than two dozen firms trading in…

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Nereguli paddy: Standing strong and tall in flood-prone areas of Shivamogga

July 31, 2022 admin

July 31, 2022 09:03 pm | Updated August 06, 2022 05:01 pm IST – Kanale, Shivamogga The Nereguli paddy has been cultivated by generations of farmers in the area as the variety does not lose its quality even when the fields are inundated for 40 days. | Photo Credit: PRAKASH HASSAN Heavy downpour has left…

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Sugar production to increase next season

July 22, 2022 admin

Area under sugarcane has increased 4% this year. This is expected to result in sugar production going up to 399.97 lakh tonnes (before diversion for ethanol) next season as against 394 lakh tonnes this sugar season, says ISMA. | Photo Credit: iprachenko Sugar production during the next season (October 2022 to September 2023) is expected…

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Crypto lender Celsius defends Bitcoin mining plans as bankruptcy kicks off

July 19, 2022 admin

FILE PHOTO: Celsius Network logo and representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration | Photo Credit: REUTERS Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network said Bitcoin mining is key to the company’s restructuring efforts at a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing on Monday in Manhattan. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes…

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Only 50% farmers benefited from farm loan waivers, finds study

July 17, 2022 admin

Photo used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Only about half of the intended beneficiaries of farm loan waivers announced by nine States since 2014, have actually received debt write-offs, as per a study by State Bank of India’s researchers. As of March 2022, the poorest implementation of farm loan…

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Amit Shah asks cooperative banks to focus on extending more long-term financing to agri sector

July 16, 2022 admin

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: PTI i Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged Agricultural and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) to extend more long-terms loans to the agriculture sector, including for irrigation projects and other infrastructure. Cooperative banks should focus on providing loans for increasing the irrigated land in the country,…

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