School Assembly News Headlines, August 6, 2026: Top national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the daySchool Assembly News Headlines: The Lok Sabha in India has successfully passed a significant bill aimed at modernizing banking evidence law...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Cotton sowing picks up in July as monsoon revives, still below last yearCotton sowing has accelerated in July as the southwest monsoon strengthens across India. Acreage has narrowed the gap compared to last year...
09 Jul, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Enrol under PM Fasal Bima Yojana by July 31: Maharashtra agriculture minister to farmersMaharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharane has urged farmers to enroll in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana by July 31. This rev...
04 Jul, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Centre plans digital trail for fertiliser subsidies via AgriStackThe government is set to link fertiliser sales with the national AgriStack database. This digital initiative aims to prevent the misuse of ...
25 May, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
Govt using tech in big way in farm sector, 8.48 crore farmers given digital IDs so far: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is significantly boosting technology in agriculture. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that ...
06 Feb, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
Agriculture sector faces climate, water challenges despite growth: Economic Survey 2026India's agriculture sector is vital for national development. While growth is evident, challenges like climate change and productivity gaps...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
India's farm insurance proves costly for most vulnerableIndian farmers facing climate-vulnerable conditions are hindered by high premiums and lower payouts in the national crop insurance scheme. ...
21 Mar, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
What is Centre's mission to create 'Farmer ID' similar to Aadhaar card? Here's all about plan to digitise agricultureIndia's Union Cabinet approved the 'Digital Agriculture Mission' with a budget of Rs. 2,817 Crore. The mission aims to create digital ident...
02 Dec, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Centre urges states to adopt new tech initiatives for better farm dataAgriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi has encouraged states to adopt new technology-driven initiatives quickly to improve farm production...
22 Aug, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
Cultivating wealth, not dependencyNirmala Sitharaman's recent budget emphasized agricultural productivity and resilience, aiming for sustained higher incomes through scienti...
24 Jul, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman announces development of population-scale digital public infra in agri, credit, ecommerceBudget 2024-2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the government will propose development of population-scale digi...
23 Jul, 2024, 12.00 PM IST
Economic Survey suggests use of digital system 'Agri Stack' for better targeting of fertiliser subsidyAs per the interim Budget presented in February, the allocation for fertiliser subsidy is Rs 1.64 lakh crore for 2024-25 fiscal as against ...
22 Jul, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Digital crop survey on cards to fine-tune farm statisticsA mobile application of the digital crop survey and relevant web applications will be used by nodal officials of states to gather data on c...
02 May, 2024, 12.16 AM IST
Govt launches digital crop survey in 12 states on pilot basisThe Centre has launched digital crop survey in 12 states on a pilot basis from kharif (summer-sown) season of this year for better sowing d...
01 Aug, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
Centre signs agreement with 6 states to start digital crop surveyThe workshop deliberated on the implementation plan of the digital crop survey, advantages for various stakeholders, responsibilities of th...
25 May, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
Economic Survey 2023: agritech startups raised Rs 6,600 crore funding over last four yearsA report released last month by investment banking firm Avendus Capital pointed out that in the first nine months of 2022, agritech space s...
31 Jan, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Growth Gyaan: Tips on raising women’s participation in workforce, and how digitization may reduce inequalities in educationBesides, non-discriminatory practices at the workplace like pay and career progression are needed to help draw more females to join the lab...
30 Jan, 2021, 08.18 AM IST