Agriculture
- Telangana
Telangana: CPI slams Centre’s push for new power bills
Hyderabad: The Communist Party of India’s (CPI) Telangana unit on Friday said that the announcement to allow power delivery through private businesses’ discoms was part of the Centre’s game plan to use…
- World
EU ministers discuss food security, sustainable agriculture
Prague: The European Union (EU) must strengthen food security, improve the sustainability of agriculture and promote the use of modern techniques, the member states’ Agriculture Ministers agreed in Czech capital Prague. “Ministers…
- Telangana
Centre asked us to sell TSRTC for Rs 1000 crores: CM KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) said on Monday that the Central government had suggested selling the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) for Rs 1000 crores. A short discussion…
- Telangana
Farmers’ forum may be KCR’s launchpad for national politics
Hyderabad: The proposed joint forum of farmers at the national level to replicate Telangana’s success in agriculture is likely to be the launchpad for Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s foray into national…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Agricultural startups, need of the hour
Hyderabad: The secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture, Manoj Ahuja, examined the drone spraying application in maize crops as part of the crop protection management here on Saturday. Interacting with various scientists…
- News
Telangana revolutionises farming with developmental programmes’
Hyderabad: The entire farming community is looking at Telangana which has brought into force a revolutionary action plan in the agriculture sector in the 75 years of the nation’s independence. The demand…
- Afghanistan
$80mn US contribution to back agri projects in Afghanistan
Rome: A new $80 million grant from the US is an important step forward in the work of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to support farmers and agriculture in Afghanistan…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP accords top priority to agriculture and education: CM
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has been according top priority to the agriculture sector as its share in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was 35 per cent, Chief Minister Y S…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM Jagan asks officials to maximize farmer benefits
Amaravati: Andra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday conducted a review of the Agriculture Department and emphasized providing quality seeds to the farmers and directed the officials to complete…
- Telangana
Telangana: TAFE sets up agriculture research centre in PJTSAU
Chennai: Tractor manufacturer Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) Ltd on Wednesday said it has established an agriculture research centre in Telangana. The JFarm and Product Training Centre (PTC) has been set up…
- Telangana
Telangana: 3.7 lakh farmers applied for Rythu Bandhu in monsoon
Hyderabad: During the monsoon season, 3.64 lakh farmers applied for financial assistance through the Telangana government’s Rythu Bandhu scheme. 58,102 crore rupees have been spent on Rythu Bandhu so far. According to…
- Business
IIT-K to aid startups engaged in health, agriculture domains
Kanpur: Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, the technology business incubator at IIT Kanpur, is launching the NIRMAN Accelerator Programme, supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. According to a…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CBI arrests Ministry of Agriculture employee, 3 others in bribery case
Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested a plant protection officer, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage Department, Ministry of Agriculture (Government of India), Visakhapatnam, and three private…
- World
First I2U2 projects to promote agriculture, green energy in India
New York: The first projects of the I2U2 will be located in India and help with agriculture, food and green energy, according to the joint statement of the four leaders after the…
- Telangana
Telangana, UNDP build DiCRA to enhance food security
Hyderabad: The Telangana government in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), announced Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA) as the latest addition to the Digital Public Goods Registry. The DiCRA,…
