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Why Groundwater Matters More Than Ever for Bharat’s Water Security
“Groundwater forms the backbone of India’s water security. It supports agriculture, drinking water supply, ecosystems, and economic growth. Globally, groundwater accounts for nearly 99% of Earth’s liquid freshwater, making it one of the most critical natural resources for human survival and climate resilience. In India… Read More
2026 Is Not 1991: Modi Must Personally Sell The Next Wave Of Reforms
If 2026 is to go down as India's next 1991, when the country reformed massively out of fear of external bankruptcy, the current set of reforms have to be sold to the people. They cannot any more be sneaked in by stealth. Several reasons why.… Read More
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India Keeps Agriculture, Dairy Out Of US Trade Deal
India is expected to hold firm on its long-standing red lines in agriculture and dairy as trade negotiations with the United States move into the documentation stage, with senior government officials signalling that sensitive farm sectors will remain shielded from any major market-opening commitments. Read… Read More
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Diesel Out, Sun In: How Modi Government Aims To Make Agriculture Sector Diesel-Free
India has set an ambitious target to make the agriculture sector diesel free by 2024 by replacing diesel with Renewable Energy (RE). This was stated by the Union Minister for Power R K Singh at a virtual meeting in February 2022 with state officials for… Read More
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India’s Farm Sector Is Going Digital – With A Lot of Help From Government And Startups
As with every other industry or sector, agriculture too is poised to go fully digital. We’re seeing the usage of AIoT (Agriculture Internet of Things), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Block Chain, Big Data, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing, Drones, Robots and… Read More
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India Registered Excellent Growth in Agriculture Exports During 2020-21
Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India Dr Anup Wadhawan today said that Agriculture Exports have performed well during 2020-21. During the media interaction, he informed that after remaining stagnant for the past three years (USD 38.43 billion in 2017-18, USD 38.74 billion in 2018-19… Read More
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Agriculture Minister: India And Argentina Future Technological Exchange Will Boost Indian Agricultural Sector
Luis Etchevehere, agriculture Minister Of Argentina has visited India Last week. He met agriculture minister of India Narendra Singh Tomar, agreement was signed between two countries to support each other and help in progress of Indian Agricultural Sector. Argentina has decades of experience and is expertise… Read More
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Government extends support to farmers by increasing MSP
The Minimum Support Price is the price at which the government purchases agricultural output from farmers. The MSP has been increased for staple crops such as rice and millets. The MSP for paddy has gone up by 3.7% which indicates that farmers will be earning… Read More
