Agriculture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of three controversial farm laws on Friday, promising farmer organizations that the legislative procedure for repealing farm laws will be completed in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament, which has been opposed by farmers for the last year. Mr. Modi also announced the creation of a committee comprising …

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The Krishi UDAN 2.0 initiative was introduced by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to concentrate on carrying perishable food supplies from mountainous regions, northeastern states, and tribal territories. “Krishi UDAN 2.0 would assist alleviate the issue of wasting of agricultural food wastes in the nation,” stated Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia during the scheme’s inauguration on …

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The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has created the country’s first non-GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant rice varieties, which may be planted directly and save water and labour over traditional transplanting. Farmers may spray Imazethapyr, a broad-spectrum herbicide, on the cultivars Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985 because they have a mutant acetolactate synthase (ALS) …

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On Monday, the TRIFED (Indian Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation) signed a deal with Purty Agrotech of Jharkhand to promote pearl cultivation in tribal regions. The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs oversees the Trifed. Purty Agrotech pearls will be sold via 141 Tribes India stores, as well as several e-commerce platforms, as part of the …

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Through a new mission authorised by the Cabinet, the Centre will provide price guarantees, viability gap finance, and planting material assistance to oil palm producers in order to enhance domestic output and reduce reliance on imports. Over a five-year period, the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) would spend Rs. 11,040 crore, …

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