CAG flags Rs 194 cr loss incurred by Oriental Insurance in FY20India's government auditor unearthed costly mistakes. Oriental Insurance Company lost Rs 194 crore on a crop insurance scheme. They also lo...
19 Dec, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
World Water Day 2024: Close the tap before it's dryDecades back, agriculture was termed a 'gamble on the monsoon'. Earlier, with surface water being tapped through canal irrigation systems, ...
21 Mar, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Farm-to-fork voyage: Investments in upgraded storage, streamlined supply chain will enhance competitiveness of agri sectorThe budget offers a roadmap for empowering farmers, ensuring food security, and propelling the agricultural sector towards a brighter futur...
02 Feb, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Agritech startup Fasal raises $12 million in funding led by TDK Ventures, British International InvestmentThe Bengaluru-headquartered startup works with horticulture farmers by providing them patented Internet-of-Things-crop intelligence technol...
22 Dec, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Fasal ties up with SBI to help farmers get easy access to loansFasal has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to provide farmers with easy access to capital in the form of quick, easy, and colla...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
Agritech firm Fasal enters procurement business to sell directly to retailers, exportersThrough its patented IoT system called Kranti, Fasal has been making horticulture farming guesswork-free with advanced irrigation alerts, f...
01 Mar, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
No farm loan waiver scheme by Centre in last 5 years: Minister Bhagwat KaradFarmers get agriculture credit at a reduced interest rate of 7 per cent. Government implements an interest subvention scheme for short term...
28 Mar, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
As polls draw closer, government mulls steps to support farmers in distressAccording to a senior banker, talks are on to raise the KCC limit besides tweaking Fasal Bima Yojana.
26 Dec, 2018, 08.40 AM IST
Farm loan waivers: Worried bank chiefs sound dissent noteBanks fear that loan waivers announced by states could lead to even those who pay on time delaying payments.
20 Dec, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
By 2022, farmers’ income will double at the least: Radha Mohan Singh"We have increased import duty on several commodities, raised MSP, widened insurance cover and invested big time in farm modernisation," sa...
27 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Congress, BJP go all out in video war over beef in poll-bound KarnatakaThe online video duel with dripping sarcasm began with Congress posting a tweet titled 'recipe for a BJP star campaigner,' targeting Uttar ...
22 Jan, 2018, 07.12 PM IST
Banks to meet expert panel on debt waiver on July 25In the meeting, the panel is expected to seek suggestions from us regarding the implementation of debt waiver scheme of the state governmen...
23 Jul, 2017, 10.49 PM IST
Crop insurance not as promising as thoughtIt faces issues such as lower interest in buying cover when the monsoon is good.
01 May, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
National Insurance to revalue its assets to shore up capital baseThe solvency margin is currently at 1.26 but with fair value and real estate factored in, it may exceed the norm. Kumar is looking to final...
14 Mar, 2017, 08.49 AM IST
Budget 2017: Arun Jaitley raises credit to farmers to Rs 10 lakh croreDuring April-September period of 2016-17 fiscal, about Rs 7.56 lakh crore credit has been disbursed to farmers and the total target is like...
02 Feb, 2017, 01.42 AM IST
West Bengal govt decides to take up programme to train youths from farming communityThe youths are being trained in sorting, grading and preservation of their produce.
18 Oct, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Earlier crop insurance schemes were unsuccessful: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote an open letter to farmers, saying the new scheme has been brought because the earlier ones were "u...
16 Jan, 2016, 08.00 PM IST