On Sunday evening (February 18), the fourth round of talks between the government and the leaders of the protest movement for farmers started. The protestors…
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Category: Agriculture
What do the protestors at the Singhu border want?
From February 13th, 2024, protestors have started to gather at the borders of New Delhi. There are thousands of protestors at the venue – Singhu…
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Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics
Agriculture provides livelihood to 54.6% of India’s population (2011 Census) and generates 20% of the total Gross Value Added (2020-21). It makes up 14.3% of…
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Researchers at IIT Delhi Develop First National-Scale Mapping of Soil Erodibility
The process of soil erosion starts when rainfall occurs on the soil or when water flow (runoff) displaces the soil particles. Soil erodibility is the…
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All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers
The details of the All India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for March ‘23 has been released. We can abbreviate it to…
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Kissan GPT: The GPT for Indian Farmers
On March 15th, Pratik Desai announced Kissan GPT in a simple tweet. Today, he announced the first update. Kissan GPT is a chatbot for Indian…
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The curious case of government wheat procurement in India
As you are aware, wheat is in high demand, on account of the ongoing Russia – Ukraine war. This war has reduced the global supply…
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Minimum Support Price for Rabi 2022-23 announced
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24.…
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Indian Agriculture – 6 key numbers
Indian agriculture is truly the backbone of our economy and our society. It is the lowest margin economic activity, but without it, we won’t survive!…
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Government Wheat and Paddy procurement in May 2022
As you know, the government procures (buys) wheat and paddy (rice) from the farmers for distributing under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS). We know this…
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