Doubling farm income needs fresh thinking - Centrum reportThe government has taken various initiatives such as providing subsidies in fertilizers, deciding minimum support prices (MSPs) for crops (...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
Pfizer asks US to allow 4th COVID vaccine dose for seniorsIn the U.S. so far, a fourth dose is recommended only for people with severely weakened immune systems, who need three doses to begin with ...
16 Mar, 2022, 06.29 PM IST
HC asks Delhi government about status of Omicron in cityThe court also sought to know as to out of the total number of COVID-19 patients in Delhi, how many are of Omicron, on ventilators, in ICU ...
06 Jan, 2022, 06.28 PM IST
Experts deliberating on need for booster doses of Covid vaccines: Centre tells Delhi HCWhile NTAGI examines the technical aspects like usage of different varieties of COVID vaccines, interval between vaccine doses, contraindic...
14 Dec, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Farmer leaders to meet Mamata to elicit support for stirTikait and other farmer leaders have been agitating on Delhi's borders for the past one year against three laws passed by the Parliament.
09 Jun, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Turmeric gets cheaper; traders left with huge stocks as sales fallHarvesting of the new crop will begin by next week in Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said Rajesh Daliya, president of Nizamabad...
19 Nov, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
There is a possibility of increasing tea exports to China- North Eastern Tea AssociationAccording to the planters body, about 18% of India’s production is exported and rest 82% is consumed domestically. The CIS countries includ...
24 Apr, 2020, 05.31 PM IST
Not lack of money, risk aversion kept investors away: Kunj BansalPending GST cut, whatever could be done by the finance minister, has been done for auto sector.
27 Aug, 2019, 10.32 AM IST
April rain that destroyed crops was a blessing for Tamil Nadu farmersIn Tamil Nadu though, while some banana plantations and crops of turmeric and pulses were affected, it actually aided farmers in the sowing...
13 May, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
SBI seeks tax incentives for housing, education to boost growthSBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya today pitched for a slew of tax incentives for housing and education loans in the forthcoming Budget...
11 Dec, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
- Farmers mull legal action on Aranmula airport project
The National Green Tribunal order granting interim stay on the Aranmula airport construction has come as a morale booster for hundreds of f...
04 Apr, 2013, 05.43 AM IST
- Bayer CropScience outperforms markets despite posting loss
Bayer CropScience, the Indian agrochemical arm of German chemical major, has outperformed the markets in last couple of months despite post...
29 Jun, 2012, 06.15 PM IST
- Jaya allots Rs 212.5 cr subsidy for boosting pulse production
Jayalalithaa today announced a 50 % subsidy to promote a crop booster that would increase production of pulses, allocating Rs 212.50 crore ...
10 Jan, 2012, 04.45 PM IST
- Jayalalithaa announces scheme for sugarcane farmers
Jaya announced a scheme for boosting sugarcane productivity, under which subsidies of Rs 12.93 cr will be provided this year.
23 Nov, 2011, 12.49 PM IST
- Surging prices may boost demand for GM crops
Biotech or genetically modified (GM) crops have got a booster shot after world commodity prices soared in 2008, in the form of increased po...
20 Feb, 2009, 02.48 AM IST
- Rabi crops may get rainfall booster
The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) has forecast fairly widespread snowfall/rain over J&K and HP in the next ...
28 Jan, 2009, 04.01 AM IST
- Vanilla growers can hope to relish better days again
The natural vanilla prices are expected to go up in the current year with a 30% shortfall in crop predicted.
11 Apr, 2007, 12.00 AM IST