In February 2019, the Modi administration launched its flagship Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi or PM-Kisan programme, a cash transfer seeking to raise farmer incomes amid a widespread and prolonged…
Extended monsoons, cyclones, and a general change in weather patterns towards the end of last year have impacted the production of Alphonso mangoes in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Production…
With the advent of AI, Machine Learning and IoT, the ecosystem of agriculture in India will be backed heavily by technology. As India still grapples with the ongoing agrarian crisis,…
Three years and seven crop seasons after it was rolled out, nobody seems to be happy with the Centre’s flagship farm insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. While the…
To help the farm sector, state governments have time and again announced loan waiver schemes. Back in 2008-09, the then UPA government at the Centre had announced a loan waiver…
Under PM-KISAN, the government provides income support of Rs 6000 a year to farmers with a valid enrolment, paid in three equal cash transfers of Rs 2000 -- one every…
About 6,000 hectares affected before State 'pushes' the locusts out Farmers in Gujarat can heave a sigh of relief after the State administration successfully eliminated a large chunk of locusts…
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