The government is set to link fertiliser sales with the national AgriStack database. This digital initiative aims to prevent the misuse of ...

Given the latest news flow from the Gulf region, the probability is high that we might once again see the bulls attempting a comeback. As u...

SBI shares fell over 3% on Monday and are down 10% in two sessions despite the lender reporting a 6% YoY rise in Q4 standalone net profit t...

Farmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...

The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to meet loan targets for the agri-allied sector during the current financial year...

India's Finance Ministry has urged public sector banks to achieve their loan targets for the agri-allied sector this fiscal year. Secretary...

Currently, the government provides interest subvention of two per cent on short term agri-loans of up to Rs 3 lakh for all financial instit...

With the agricultural sector being a key contributor and employer, it received the much-needed push in the Union Budget. India's agricultur...

While the overall budget has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11% in the past decade (fiscal 2013 to fiscal 2023), allocati...

"We are now moving onto the agri related industries like processing. In coastal areas, we have identified around 350 branches where we are ...

Typically farmers get crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at 7% interest, the effective rate for them is only 4% as the rest is subsidised by the...

On the education loans under the PSL category, the report has recommended a cap of Rs 10 lakh per borrower for both domestic education.

"Banks need to step up their disbursements to the farm sector in the state without further delay and utilise their credit limits for the ye...

The government has disbursed about Rs 2.40 lakh crore of agriculture credit to farmers in the first two quarters of the current financial y...

New-generation lender Yes Bank plans to disburse Rs 1,800 crore towards agricultural credit by the end of 2008-09 fiscal compared to Rs 1,2...

Banks are yet to get their priorities right, at least when it comes to certain sectors.

Agri Lending has emerged as one of the fastest growing loan segments for commercial banks. But despite a huge growth, most banks are still ...