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Topic: Agriculture

UK Pledges $25 million to support agriculture in Africa

Lord Collins of Highbury, the UK minister for Africa made the announcement at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Kigali, Rwanda.

How biofortified crops being tested by India can boost food security, reduce impact of climate change

The IARI has been working on climate-resilient seeds since 2014. Currently, it is testing 2,380 varieties of field crops and 487 varieties of horticulture crops, ThePrint has learnt.

SubscriberWrites: Economically Viable Agriculture- A Holistic Approach

Agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector, employing 45% of the Indian workforce & contributes 14 to 15% to the country's GDP.

SubscriberWrites: Engineering bioenergy crops like switchgrass using CRISPR-Cas9

CRISPR-Cas9, derived from a bacterial adaptive immune system, allows for precise genome editing. The system consists of two key components: the Cas9 nuclease and a guide RNA (gRNA).

‘India is a food surplus nation, aims to find solutions for global food security,’ says PM Modi

Speaking at the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), the PM said, in India, even today, we plan by keeping in mind the six seasons.

Panchayat-level weather forecast, rooftop solarisation — Centre’s new rural projects in the pipeline

Panchayati raj ministry and IMD, in collaboration with NGO Kisan Sanchar, are planning to expand the scope of daily weather forecasts from block to gram panchayat level, it is learnt.

Budget 2024 signals rigour in farm policymaking, govt openness to align with states on reforms

Nirmala Sitharaman's speech marks a shift toward a more collaborative, transparent, and strategic policymaking. But Budget 2024 has its share of hits and misses.

Budget 2024: Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture & allied sectors, emphasis on natural farming

Centre, in partnership with states, will implement Digital Public Infrastructure in agriculture to cover farmers & their lands in three years, says FM Sitharaman.

Punjab’s Green Revolution-era success is long over. Four factors now constrain its economy

Realising that the economic, social and environmental situation in Punjab is a matter of national concern is the first step in working towards a new arrangement.

Shares slide as government hikes trading-related taxes in Budget 2024

Govt raised tax rate for equity investments held for less than one year to 20% from 15% and for shares held for more than 12 months to 12.5% from 10% in the budget.

On Camera

Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.