India's agriculture faces climate challenges. A robust public finance foundation can drive a new phase of growth. Regenerative agriculture ...

The initiative also includes digital marketplaces, satellite-based insights for risk protection, and AI-powered advisory, aiming to enhance...

The finance ministry is reviewing the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana's cup-and-cap model. This comes as crop insurance business declines,...

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the number of farmers taking insurance cover was likely to eventually increase.

Insurance companies, faced with huge claims, discounted the payout all across and genuine farmers got much less than their due; while the p...

The govt recently launched a new crop insurance scheme titled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to mitigate rural distress caused by crop fa...

The government has made arrangements for farmers countrywide to join in, though the telecast or webcast at district and block-level centres...

The alarming frequency of crop failures and ensuing farmer distress and suicides must force the government to put more attention and resour...

The government is planning to come up with a "more farmer friendly" crop insurance scheme in the next two months.

The company has also launched a campaign to create awareness about the scheme in three districts.

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh launched an insurance portal on Thursday for farmers that will help with queries and getting cover.

Crop insurance schemes for poor farmers are linked to loan repayments and premium payments. This is what makes it impractical during times ...

There are about 32 million farmers who have been enrolled in various crop insurance schemes across India.

The government is preparing to deploy orbiting satellites to digitally map each farmland in the country, data from which will be used to pr...

More than 24 lakh farmers benefited from crop insurance schemes during 2012-13, Parliament was informed today.

MNAIS, which has been made applicable to paddy crop, is an all comprehensive one, which covers everything from the pre-sowing stage to post...

With global warming now becoming a permanent fixture in the Indian agriculture landscape, state governments and insurance firms are rushing...