Fisheries and tourism among most promising sectors to support Pacific SIDS...
Bangkok :Small island developing States (SIDS) in the region must take better advantage of their vast ocean resources and blue economy to accelerate sustainable development, as significant...
View Article7 Reasons Why Supply Chain Manager Is Important To Agricultural Business
Supply chain managers add a lot of value to agricultural businesses due to the way they handle the movement of the goods their companies transact in. They work for large scale agriculture companies in...
View Article“A native cow at home will keep you and family healthy”
By Suesh Unnithan Syam in his organic farm Kollam: Here is an ideal destination for a quiet retreat. An appealing piece of planet earth cordoned by lofty hills, this plot is lush green rich in...
View ArticleIndia ranks first in the number of organic farmers
The growth story of organic farming is unfolding with increasing demand not only in India but also globally. India ranks first in number of organic farmers and ninth in terms of area under organic...
View ArticleGovt sanctions 1.22 crore Kisan Credit Cards with credit limit of over Rs....
Government today said that one crore 22 lakh Kisan Credit Cards have been sanctioned with credit limit of over one lakh crore rupees. In an effort to buffer the agricultural sector from the shock of...
View ArticleITC celebrates the spirit of Freedom with #KhwahishonkiAzadi video by...
Aspirations bring change. Aspirations drive growth. Aspirations build a Nation. Multi-business conglomerate ITC believes that the path-breaking agri reforms will help fulfil the aspirations of...
View ArticleDelhi to memorialise past disasters, prepare for future ones
New Delhi: In wake of a series of tremors across the country, and Delhi NCR in particular, the role of citizens in being aware and prepared for disasters has emerged as a critical point in local...
View ArticleSowing area coverage under Kharif crops increases by more than 8.5 per cent...
Total sowing area coverage under kharif crops in the country has registered an increase of more than 8.5 per cent this year compared to the corresponding period of the last year. Kharif crops have...
View ArticleGSI testing regional landslide early warning models
Geological Survey of India (GSI) is currently testing Regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) in the Darjeeling district, West Bengal and in the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. This system will...
View ArticlePM Modi lauds farmer’s contribution during covid-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the role of farmers in the trying times of Corona pandemic. He said sowing of kharif crops has increased by 7 percent compared to last year in the country. He said...
View ArticleToday is World Coconut Day
Today is World Coconut Day. The main objective of celebrating this day is to create awareness across the globe about the importance of the coconut and its benefits. The day is especially marked in...
View ArticleM3M Foundation embarks on environmental initiative to plant 1 million trees...
Odisha: M3M Foundation has embarked on a unique environmental initiative to plant one million trees across India in the next three years. Named as ‘VrishkArpan’, the initiative will be conducted in...
View ArticleCentre orders early procurement of paddy in Punjab & Haryana at MSP
Centre has ordered early procurement of paddy in Punjab and Haryana at minimum support price (MSP). The move is aimed at facilitating farmers to sell their produce at MSP expeditiously. Harvests of...
View ArticleOperation Food Search Recognized As One of the Nation’s Top Independent Food...
St. Louis, Mo.,: Operation Food Search (OFS), a non-profit hunger relief organization, was named one of the top five independent food banks in the nation based on revenue by Food Bank News. OFS...
View ArticlePaddy procurement crosses two crore metric tonne in ongoing Kharif season
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 has now crossed two Crore Metric Tonnes mark with bumper procurement of 204.59 Lakh Metric Tonne Paddy in the procuring States and UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar...
View ArticlePrakash Javadekar congratulates Panna Tiger Reserve for remarkable work on...
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has now been declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve. In a tweet, Mr Javadekar congratulated Panna Tiger...
View ArticlePaddy procurement at MSP by govt registers increase of nearly 19.42 % this year
Paddy procurement at MSP by Government has registered an increase of nearly 19.42 per cent this year. Government has said that compared to previous year’s corresponding purchase so far, paddy...
View ArticleGovt continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers
Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes in the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season.Paddy procurement is continuing smoothly in Punjab,...
View ArticlePacific Malls organized wildlife awareness campaign ’For Nature for US’ in...
New Delhi: Pacific D21 and Tagore Garden malls hosted a wildlife awareness campaign- ‘For Nature for US’ in association with World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF)- India. The campaign was a full day...
View ArticleThe True Opportunity of Restoring India’s Land for Climate and Communities
New Delhi: Nearly 700 million people in India depend on forests and agriculture for sustenance. The livelihoods of these people are at risk: Climate change could reduce agricultural income by up to...
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