Economy & Finance
Virendra Singh Rawat Leveraging digital platforms for agricultural advancement, the Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Development Council has trained over 0.9 million sugarcane farmers through Facebook Live sessions. Under the guidance of…
Virendra Singh Rawat In a global groundbreaking development, agri scientists at the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow have announced the creation of the world’s first genetically modified (GM) cotton…
Virendra Singh Rawat Patanjali, the Haridwar-based herbal and Ayurvedic products company founded by Yog guru Baba Ramdev, will procure 50,000 tonnes of organic turmeric annually from Uttar Pradesh farmers. Patanjali…
Virendra Singh Rawat The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in collaboration with the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), has launched an international programme titled ‘Agriculture Practice Using Drones: Plan,…
Virendra Singh Rawat The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), Lucknow is set to introduce two new varieties of mango in vibrant colours. The varieties ‘Awadh Samridhi’ and ‘Awadh Madhurima’…
Virendra Singh Rawat The Narendra Modi government 3.0 at the Centre is mulling to provide a direct cash subsidy to encourage farmers to take up natural farming in the country.…
Virendra Singh Rawat In his maiden ‘thanksgiving’ visit to his Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the agriculture sector will play a key role in propping…
Virendra Singh Rawat The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and AVPL International, a leading company in the Indian agriculture drone ecosystem, have collaborated for developing cutting-edge drones to address…
Virendra Singh Rawat A research by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow has underscored the importance of digitising India’s farming and agricultural sectors and its potential to revolutionise the…
Virendra Singh Rawat The global food waste, according to an estimate by the United Nations (UN), has been pegged at nearly a billion tonnes (BT) annually. In this way, the…