The West Bengal government is transferring land to the BSF for border fencing. The Ayushman Bharat scheme and Census process are starting i...

India is leading the global fight against climate challenges. Agriculture production reached 357 million tonnes in 2024-25. Jammu and Kashm...

Climate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...

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

The government plans to involve insurance brokers in PMFBY to reach non-loanee farmers. This initiative aims to enhance enrollment and incr...

The use of tech to expedite claims has become even more important as the govt has mandated to settle insurance claims within two months of ...

DAC has received an allocation of Rs 15,500 crore for the current fiscal against budget estimate of Rs 16,646 crore.

Also to access large-scale damage to standing crops, it launched an Android-based app for collection of data of hailstorm.

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.

The government has implemented the NCIP with an objective of increasing the coverage of farmers/area and also to create competition in crop...

So far, the state-run Agriculture Insurance Company of India (AIC) has been offering yield-based and weather-based crop insurance programs.

The Narendra Modi government is planning to review the National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) introduced by the UPA last year.

In place of the National Crop Insurance Scheme, the central government had proposed the National Crop Insurance Programme.

AIC is hopeful of retaining its leadership position in the agriculture insurance segment and aims to reach a premium target of over Rs 4,00...

Tamil Nadu government has called Centre's ''abrupt decision'' to implement National Crop Insurance Programme as a rude shock.

United India Insurance has requested the Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) to allow it to sell crop and weather insurance products in the...