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The deep crisis, which afflicts Indias agriculture sector, is not unknown. Farming has become an unviable occupation.

India needs a systematic overhaul in agriculture to ensure food...

The composition of the food basket is increasingly shifting away from cereals to high-value agricultural commodities...

7 May 2018 12:26 AM IST

The National Health Agency (NHA) is the apex body for implementation of the insurance scheme.

India-Israel collaborate to strengthen sectors of agriculture, health...

With a growth in diplomatic ties, India has emerged as one of the largest trading partners for Israel.

6 Aug 2018 10:23 AM IST

Formal education, access to growth opportunities help people to upgrade their talent, while standard of living allows the country to hold back the talent (Photo: Representational)

Apr-June GDP grows to 8.2 pc, cements India's place as fastest growing...

The growth cemented India's position as fastest growing major economy, clocking higher expansion rate than China's 6.7...

31 Aug 2018 6:21 PM IST

The study was conducted by the MSEDL in the past through an expert committee of IIT Mumbai after receiving directives from MERC.(Representational image)

MERC to verify power usage for agriculture

The MERC, the state electricity regulatory authority, wants to ensure accurate assessment of power consumption in...

18 Sept 2018 1:12 AM IST

Maha relaxes norms to attract investment

Intending to attract more investment in Maharashtra, the state government brought in some reforms in the industries...

8 Aug 2017 1:48 AM IST

The government has proposed a penal tax rate of 50 per cent to incentivise black money hoarders to switch to formal economy.

GDP rises 7.3% in Q2; uncertainty looms due to demonetisation

Country also recorded a 3.3 per cent growth in agriculture sector.

30 Nov 2016 5:50 PM IST

24 per cent higher allocation for agriculture, Rs 1 lakh crore hike in credit target.

Govt must act as fall in prices hurts farmers

The Centre's silence is alarming, specially since the government expects the farmer's income to double by 2022.

15 July 2017 2:13 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah addresses the media in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah hails Modi for uplifting the poor

Amit Shah said the mandate was people's blessings to Mr Modi and the BJP.

13 July 2017 6:52 AM IST

24 per cent higher allocation for agriculture, Rs 1 lakh crore hike in credit target.

Food and farming: Two futures

The slogan was that there would never again be scarcity of food because we can now make bread from air .

12 July 2017 2:37 AM IST

Radhika, 14 and Kunti, 11, pulling plough with their father in Basantpur Pangri village of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

No money to buy bulls: MP farmer who made his daughters plough field

Sardar Kahla claimed that his family does not have enough money to buy or take care of oxen for ploughing.

9 July 2017 12:37 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh addresses during a function to honour the families of martyrs of security forces at Kathua, Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Farmers have bright future, income to double by 2022: Rajnath

The union home minister termed the agriculture sector as a sunrise industry with ample growth opportunity.

18 March 2017 3:23 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses at an election campaign rally in Thane. (Photo: AP)

Investment in agriculture, not loan waiver, solution to farmers'...

The Chief Minister said almost 16,000 farmers committed suicide in spite of the loan waiver in five years.

16 March 2017 8:54 PM IST