
India’s GDP growth to moderate to 7% in Q2 FY24: ICRA
Ratings agency maintains FY24 GDP growth estimates at 6%, lower than MPC’s projection of 6.5% for the fiscal
Ratings agency maintains FY24 GDP growth estimates at 6%, lower than MPC’s projection of 6.5% for the fiscal
Efforts are underway to increase overall production to feed burgeoning population by increasing efficiency in production such as high-intensity agriculture, efficient water use, high-yield varieties
India has more than 1,000 startups in the agri sector, says Amitabh Kant
Area under bajra (pearl millet) cultivation has grown the maximum 333% from 0.23 million hectares sown by this time last year to 0.98 million hectares in June this year
He added that ₹2,72,000 crore has been given to farmers by way of MSP and ₹1,00,000 crore has been directly transferred under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi in FY23.
The MSP for bajra was revised to ₹2,500 per quintal from ₹2,350 a quintal last year. The MSP for tur has been raised to ₹7,000 a quintal from ₹6,600 a quintal a year before.
How a combination of government push and private sector enthusiasm is changing Indian agriculture.
In his post-budget webinar, PM Modi says there are immense possibilities for investment and innovation in agri-tech domains.
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
The recently launched National Green Hydrogen Mission, with an outlay of 19,700 crores is expected to create over 6 lakh jobs