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12 years of PM Modi: Bold reforms, decisive decisions and political turning pointsAfter 12 years at the helm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects on a transformative journey filled with key reforms that have altered Ind...
Centre to release Rs 3,200 crore Crop Insurance to 30 lakh farmers affected by natural disastersThe Central government is set to release ₹3,200 crore as the first installment of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, benefiting approxim...
Cabinet approves Rs 69,515 crore boost for PM Fasal Bima YojanaThe Union Cabinet approved the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme until...
Agritech company Fasal raises $12 million in funding roundOf this, ₹10 crore is in the form of debt and the rest is an equity fundraise, said CEO Shailendra Tiwari.
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...
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...
Govt made cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh cr under PM-KISAN scheme, says FM SitharamanInitiatives such as PM-KSIAN, PM-Fasal Bima Yojana and forming agriculture infrastructure fund have provided much needed support to the sec...
Precision agriculture platform Fasal raises $4 million from 3one4 Capital, othersThe company will use the funds to expand their business across India and Southeast Asia, strengthen their full-stack services, and ramp up ...
Assam's Agriculture department has set a ambitious target for enrolling five lakh farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for ensuing Sali paddyAgriculture minister Atul Bora said that district Agricultural Officers of the State has to take the responsibility to achieve the target f...
Progress of top development schemes remains constrained in India: Study"Progress across major development schemes in India, including education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, agriculture and rural...
Govt working to make Fasal Bima Yojna more beneficial: Narendra Singh TomarOver 10 crore Soil Health Cards have already been alloted, he said, adding work on alloting 9.82 crore cards in the second phase is underwa...
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.
Rains damage crops over 46,440 lakh hectare“Eight states have reported damage of various crops due to recent rains,” said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, minister of state for agriculture,...
If I were FM! Lower corporate tax; offer tax sops on bank FDUse Budget speech as a strong platform to dispel any fears over safety of deposits under FRDI.
Agriculture Ministry receives Rs 16,094 crore in Q1 to run various schemesThe amount is 53 per cent higher compared to Rs 10,498.90 crore received by the ministry in the same period last year, it said in a stateme...
What crop insurance? India's farmers have no clue about the covers Centre doles out for themAbout 67% of the 6,000 farmers surveyed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India had no idea about government-run crop insurance sch...
Budget 2017 brings nine gifts for farmersCoverage under Fasal Bima Yojana scheme will be increased from 30% of cropped area in 2016-17 to 40% in 2017-18 and 50% in 2018-19 for whic...
Govt proposes to increase coverage under Fasal Bima YojanaAs per the current scheme, the government had allotted Rs 5,500 crore under crop insurance for both Rabi and Kharif products.
Additional Rs 2,000 crore sought to tackle drought: Maharashtra MinisterThe minister said the state government has earmarked funds to set up 6,000 onion storage facilities and funds have been sanctioned to build...
Budget 2016: DAC may get 30% hike in allocation for FY 2017DAC has received an allocation of Rs 15,500 crore for the current fiscal against budget estimate of Rs 16,646 crore.