ICAR, Padma Shri, Farmer News, IMD Alert, Tamil Nadu Rains
10 November 2021
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Progressive Fish Farmer Bata Krushna Sahoo Gets Padma Shri Award
A Progressive Fish Farmer from Odisha Bata Krushna Sahoo has received the prestigious Padma Shri Award from the Hon’ble President of India on 8 November 2021. Sahoo is an Innovative Aqua-farmer who has adopted and experimented the new methods in aquaculture.
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Red Alert Issued in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu and capital Chennai have been receiving heavy rains since past few days. A 'red alert' has been issued for 20 districts including the capital city for the next 48 hours.
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ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle Celebrated 35th Foundation Day
The ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh celebrated its 35th Foundation Day last week. The Chief Guest, Dr. A.K. Misra, Chairman of Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board stressed on enhancing the Institution’s visibility to improve the cattle productivity in India. He considered the Genomic Selection, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, value-addition of dairy farm products as the big advancements that are to be exploited for increasing the cattle’s productivity.
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Over 11 Lakh Farmers Benefitted Through Paddy Procurement in 2021-22
The Department of Food and Public Distribution has procured over 209.52 LMT of Paddy in KMS 2021-22 till 8 Nov 2021 in the procuring States or UTs of Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Moreover 11.57 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 41,066.80 crore.
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18,000 Rural Women to be Trained on Solid Waste Management & Solar Energy Utilization in Karnataka
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and Development (MGIRED), together with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj and Department of Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation, is training 18,000 rural women from Karnataka's SHGs in various aspects like solid waste management and solar energy utilization. Further they will be engaged as SwachhaKarmikas by the local Gram Panchayats to do solid waste management duties.
On the news
10 November 2021
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Domestic Milk Production Estimated to Increase by 5–6% in FY2022, says ICRA report
In the current fiscal year, the Indian Dairy sector is expected to grow by 9…
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India has not Signed up for the Sustainable Agriculture Agenda
India denounced all reports that were recently being spread on the media about India being…
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Spocto’s Kisan Pay BOT Reduces Farm Loan NPAs and Eases Collections
Spocto Solutions Pvt Ltd, a collectech start-up & 1st to introduce contactless collections for banks…
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Exotic Plants that Look Like Animals – The Balancing Beauty of Mother Nature
Nature is filled with surprises. Always unpredictable, Mother Nature is a striking combination of fury…
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India- Israel Sign Pact to Develop Drones and Robotics for Agriculture & Defence Sectors
On Tuesday India and Israel inked a deal to collaborate and jointly develop next-generation technologies…
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Government Starts Procurement of Groundnuts at MSP in Gujarat
The Gujarat government has begun the acquisition of groundnuts for the current Kharif season at…
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Anand Mahindra Conferred with Padma Bhushan 2020
Anand Mahindra retweeted a post on Tulsi Gowda, an environmentalist from Karnataka, that was shared…
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Farmers Compelled to Burn Stubble due to Lack of Machinery: AAP
Aman Arora alleged that the Agriculture department neither released the money as per the demand…
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Farmers to Hold Peaceful Tractor March to the Parliament Every Day during Winter Session
Farmer unions opposing the Centre's new agricultural regulations have agreed to hold peaceful tractor marches…
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Intern Hiring Up By 55% in Agriculture & Agrochemicals Sectors This Hiring Year
According to the apprentice outlook report for the hiring year July - December 2021, Companies…
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USDA’s Latest Supply & Demand Summary for Cotton & Soy Complex
Soya oil finished lower on Tuesday. Traders and speculators waited for fresh cues from the…
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Arya.ag Introduces “Buy Now Pay Later” Service for Commodity Purchase with Credit Limit Up to 25 Lakhs
Commodity buyer can now avail BNPL service with 0% interest rate for 14 days with…
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Top 5 Profitable & Low Budget Agri-Business Franchises in India
If you have been looking to start an agribusiness enterprise, getting a Franchise may be…
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Fruit Vendor Receives Padma Shri Award; Highest Civilian Award in the Country
Harekala Hajabba earned Rs150 a day selling oranges, which he used to build a primary…
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Kerala Man Develops Cheap Irrigation System that Waters up to 10 Plants on its Own
When it comes to maintaining a garden or even a farm, watering the plans is…
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US Agriculture Department Raises Corn Harvest View, Lowers Soy Production Outlook
As of November 1st, this year’s U.S. soybean crop is seen at 4.425 billion bushels,…
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Which is More Healthier: Meat or Fish?
Should you trade the meat block for a fillet knife, or are you dead set…
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64-year Old Farmer Gets ICAR Award For Conserving and Preserving Medicinal Plants
This year (2021), the National Genome Savior award will be given to a well-known medicinal…
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Climate Change: Bengal Women Plant Mangroves to Strengthen India's Cyclone Defences; Have a Look!
With India facing ever more powerful cyclones, women in the world's largest mangrove forest are…
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Haryana to Give Farmers Rs. 15000 per acre for Crop Loss
Haryana Chief Minister Lal Manohar Khattar during the launch of a modern Karnal Cooperative Sugar…
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CBSE Term 1 Admit Card Out: Check How to Download Online
The CBSE has released the admit cards and roll number for the term 1 exams.…
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Rajnikant Devidas Shroff of UPL Ltd Conferred with Prestigious Padma Bhushan
Rajnikant Devidas Shroff, Chairman UPL Ltd is conferred with one of India’s highest civilian awards,…
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Farmers, Fishermen Alert: IMD Predicts Extremely Heavy Rains in Parts of Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh
According to IMD norms, rainfall between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is heavy and between…
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Ethanol Plant Inaugurated at Shahbad Sugar Mill by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
Established at the cost of Rs 99 crore, an ethanol plant with the capacity of…
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Meet Padma Shri Awardee Tulasi Gowda, a Tribal Environmentalist Popular as ‘Encyclopedia of Forest’
Tulsi Gowda, a 72-year-old Karnataka’s tribal environmentalist, received the Padma Shri Award on November 8…
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iPage: An AI-Powered Startup that Helps Farmers become Smarter & Wealthier
iPage (Integrated Precision Agriculture and Engineering) is demonstrating how to combine technology and agriculture to…
