on’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced a Special economic and comprehensive package of Rs 20 lakh crore – equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP on 12th May 2020. He gave a clarion call for आत्मनिर्भर भारत अभियान or Self-Reliant India Movement. He also outlined five pillars of Atmanirbhar Bharat – Economy, Infrastructure, System, Vibrant Demography and Demand. Union […]
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With 3 major agri-market reforms, govt finally bites the bullet: Agri experts
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Hailing the third tranche of stimulus focussing on the agriculture and allied sector, farm industries and experts on Friday said the government has finally decided to “bite the bullet” by announcing long overdue big market reforms that would benefit both farmers and consumers. In the third set of measures under […]
COVID-19 relief package: Agriculture credit support fails to impress farmers’ unions
While the unions welcomed the extra NABARD fund infusion, they said that much of these loans go to large farmers and agri-businesses. NEW DELHI: The credit support measures announced for farmers on Wednesday isn’t likely to enthuse the 14.5 crore-strong community, coming as it does in the wake of demands for full scale farm loan waivers. […]
Covid-19 won’t be able to damage Indian agriculture: Narendra S Tomar
The Centre has given several exemptions to the rural and agricultural sector from the lockdown — including all farming operations and mandis. This has definitely helped maintaining continuity in the supply chain, says Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Union agriculture & rural development minister Narendra Singh Tomar spoke to Saubhadra Chatterji and Zia Haq about the impact of the […]
Kisan Sabha App
Source: AspireiasLink:https://www.aspireias.com/daily-news/gs-paper-3/Kisan-Sabha-App Kisan Sabha App Part of: GS-III- Agriculture (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi has developed the Kisan Sabha App to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation management system. The app also intends to provide a robust supply chain management required to facilitate the timely delivery of the products at the best […]
Latest Agriculture Emergency Credit Schemes: Get Instant Short Term Loans from Rs 5000 to Rs 1 Lakh with No Service Charges or Margin
Here comes the good news for the agriculture sector. Punjab National Bank (PNB) which is India’s second-largest public sector bank is giving short term loans under its Agriculture Credit schemes. PNB is offering instant loan facilities under various schemes where loans are being offered without any security or collateral. SHG Covid ‘Covid Tatkal Sahayata Rin’ […]
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala increases stake in Rallis India in Q4FY20
Data available with BSE shows that Jhunjhunwala held as much as 1,93,05,820 shares in Rallis at the end of March 2020 against 1,90,30,820 shares held at the end of December 2019. Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala added 2.75 lakh shares in agrochemicals firm Rallis India during the March quarter of FY20. His stake in Rallis India rose from […]
Small Farmers, Big Crisis, and SMS is no Solution, Say Farm Leaders
The lockdown has got the government talking about agri ‘reforms’ again, but the exploitation of India’s weakest farmers continues unchecked. It is a cruel irony that in the sixth week of the nationwide lockdown, the government is talking up omnibus agriculture “reforms” as if they can mitigate the growing distress in rural India. Reforms, no doubt, implies stricter compliance with online registration and payment rules, more focus on market-based pricing, and other such changes, […]
सरकार ने किसानों के लिए लॉन्च किया नया ऐप, किसानों की होंगी दिक्कतें दूर
Source: SamaybhaskarLink:https://www.samaybhaskar.com/government-launches-new-app-for-farmers-farmers-will-face-problems/ नई दिल्ली। कोरोना वायरस महामारी के प्रसार को रोकने के लिए जारी देशव्यापी लॉकडाउन से किसानों को काफी परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। किसानों की समस्या को दूर करने के लिए सेंट्रल रोड रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट (CRRI) ने किसान सभा ऐप लॉन्च किया है। इस ऐप के जरिए देश के दूरदराज इलाकों के […]
Kisan Sabha App
Source:TriumphiasLink:https://triumphias.com/blog/kisan-sabha-app/ Why in news? • Kisan Sabha App developed by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi to connect farmers to supply chain and freight transportation management system was remotely launched. Key objectives: • Kisan Sabha aims to provide the most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers and increase their profit margins by […]