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CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE
Second COVID-19 wave not to impact India's agri sector in any way: Niti Aayog"COVID-19 cases started spreading in the rural areas in the month of May, with the beginning of the month of May, and agriculture activity ...- Global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge identifiedThe researchers also identified locations that could easily become hot spots with changes in land use. They found that parts of Japan, the ...
- No question of taking retrograde steps against agriculture sector ever, says Rajnath SinghIn an address at the annual general meeting of industry chamber FICCI, Singh also said the recent reforms in the sector have been undertake...
- India hopes farming can boost its economy. But, it may not be enoughWhile farming was the only industry to post positive growth in the June quarter’s gross domestic product data, the rapid spread of the coro...
- Agri sector likely to remain resilient from COVID-19 impact; to grow 2.5% in FY21: CrisilWith the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, demand for horticultural produce is likely to be impacted more than that of food grains. Food g...
- States should come forward with Rs 20 lakh cr to battle COVID-19 disruptions: Nitin Gadkari"More liquidity needs to be pumped in the market to boost the coronavirus-hit economy and states should come forward with Rs 20 lakh crore,...
- World food prices fall sharply in April because of coronavirus: UN food agencyThe Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy produ...
- Farming sector will not be impacted by Coronavirus: Agriculture ministerPM-KISAN ensures 100% funding from Government of India.Under the Scheme an income support of Rs.6000 per year is provided to all farmer fam...
- Lockdown puts rural economy under stressThe prolonged lockdown along with rain and hailstorm in many regions has heightened rural distress, pushing anxious villagers to moneylende...
- World Bank slashes outlook for oil, metals as coronavirus crushes demandOil is expected to average $35 a barrel this year, down 43 per cent from the average in 2019.
- Scope of CPEC to be enhanced in 2nd phase: Pakistani officialChina has committed to invest over USD 60 billion in Pakistan as part of the CPEC under which it planned to build a number of special econo...
- Labour shortage to delay crop harvestApart from procurement, planting of cotton and summer ‘moong’ pulses is a challenge for farmers in Madhya Pradesh, UP, Haryana, Punjab and ...
- Seed supply woes may hit vegetable availabilityWhile the seed industry is trying to take help of the postal department to dispatch high value low volume vegetable seeds from a handful of...
- Covid crisis could further delay the completion of your dream home, finds studyEven as the realty sector was already grappling with issues like poor demand and liquidity crisis resulting in delays in project completion...
- Govt issues fresh guideline on exemption for agriculture operationsThe second addendum issued by govt exempted farm workers in the fields and farming operations by farmers, agencies engaged in procurement o...
- Economic growth may fall sharply to 2.6 per cent in 2020-21: SBI EcowrapAccording to a report by SBI Research's Ecowrap, GDP growth for 2019-20 could also see a downward revision from 5 per cent to 4.5 per cent,...
- Covid-19 impact: Fearful vegetable mandis threaten to shut shopIn Mumbai and Pune, traders have issued statements that they will shutter their shops on Wednesday, while Nashik merchants said they would ...
- Corn rebounds from 2016 low, virus worries cap gainsAnalysts said corn was drawing support from stronger oil prices.
- Soybeans edge higher, weaker US export demand caps gainsThe most-active soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were up nearly 1 per cent for the week, the second straight weekly gain.
- Grains decline as coronavirus fuels demand fearsThe most-active wheat contract on the CBOT was down 0.4% at $5.34-3/4 a bushel as of 1047 GMT.
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