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HDFC Bank Parivartan supports in bringing 2 lakh acres of unirrigated land under irrigationHDFC Bank, through its CSR initiative Parivartan, aims to bring two lakh acres of unirrigated land under irrigation by March 2025. The bank...- Farmers may plant more maize, cotton, soyabean due to export demandFarmers have already started preparing land for their kharif crop.
- Modi government approves steep hike in MSP for Kharif cropsThe move to hike the MSP for Kharif crops is in line with the government's Budget announcement of hiking the support price by one-and-a-hal...
- Centre, states to discuss how to ensure MSP for farmersStating that the Centre is open to all suggestions from stakeholders, he said the ministry is studying the model adopted by Madhya Pradesh ...
- Economy survey picks a cue from PM Modi's climate pitch at DavosFor the first time, the Survey quantifies the impact that climate change will have on the economy—the focus is on the farm sector.
- Economic Survey 2015-2016: Productivity of crops like wheat, paddy and pulses lowAccording to the survey, in wheat, India's average yield in 2013 of 3075 kg/ha is lower than the world average of 3257 kg/ha.
- 40% of India still banks on monsoon for agricultureBack in 1997, a government committee calculated that the Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) for India was about 140 million hectares (Mha).
- Small decline in farm land not to hit food production: Sharad PawarA marginal decline in cultivable land has not adversely affected the country's food production, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said toda...
- Nearly 50 pc of country's agricultural land in rainfed areasNearly half of the net sown land in India falls in unirrigated areas with a majority in important agricultural states, shows government dat...
- Tillers despair over delayed irrigation projectsThere is an age-old air of resignation in Ram Sewak's voice. "Even a few days' rain now can help me save something," he says.
- National Food Security Bill and risks of exclusionIn our view, the National Food Security Bill, instead of solving the problem of exclusion and inclusion error, has given ways to augment su...
- Cairn-Vedanta deal, power projects transform Rajasthan's 'dust bowl' into money-spinnerOil projects changed the rules of property biz in Barmer. Farmers turned wealthy, with bank balances swelling to 8 digits & SUVs lined up o...
- Water economy needs clarity & investmentIt’s that time of the year, again, when it rains, it simply pours.
- Pulse rate sinks in Bihar farmsPulse production in Bihar has declined, according to a study conducted by the State Farmers Commission (SFC).
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