Rodent Plague plays havoc in Australia, fears of a fresh epidemic following massive agricultural losses

Rodent Plague plays havoc in Australia, fears of a fresh epidemic following massive agricultural losses

Canberra: – Australia, which has been facing dangerous natural calamities like famine, forest fires and floods, is facing one more crisis. Rodent Plague is playing havoc in five states of Australia, along with the most populous state New South Wales. Millions of rats have created a bug nuisance in these five states, and massive losses […]

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Agricultural produce exempted from the Essential Commodities Act, major decision by the union cabinet

Agricultural produce exempted from the Essential Commodities Act, major decision by the union cabinet

New Delhi: The decision to remove agricultural produce from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, was taken during the meeting of the union cabinet. This amendment will free the farmer from the APMC act and he will be allowed to store the produce and sell it, at an opportune time and place, for better returns. The […]

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Union Finance Minister announces additional benefits for the agricultural sector

Union Finance Minister announces additional benefits for the agricultural sector

New Delhi: On Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared additional benefits for the joint ventures of farmers and agriculture businesses. The Finance Minister also shared information regarding the new plans to be implemented for businesses such as fishery and pisciculture. Besides, vaccination programmes will be held for 53 crore cattle too. Most importantly, the Finance […]

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96. Israel’s hi-tech agricultural research: An exemplar for the world

96. Israel’s hi-tech agricultural research: An exemplar for the world

As Israel considered undertaking agriculture, it had to give a thought to overcome the numerous challenges it faced. As a result, it made the Israeli agricultural research holistic. Based entirely on agricultural research and despite completely adverse conditions for agriculture, today, Israel is largely self-sufficient with respect to it. Moreover, Israel has not limited the […]

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95. Israeli Agricultural Research

95. Israeli Agricultural Research

Analysts fear that at the current growth rate, the world population will cross the mark of 10 billion in just a few years from now. Obviously, the availability of the resources necessary to sustain the population will gradually go on diminishing. At the same time, extravagant and improvident use of resources, wastage due to carelessness […]

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India, US succeed in resolving disputes during the Prime Minister’s visit

India, US succeed in resolving disputes during the Prime Minister’s visit

Washington – During Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the US, both countries successfully resolved six trade disputes which reached the World Trade Organisation (WTO). India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has expressed confidence that this will further increase the trade between India and the United States hereafter, and both countries will benefit from […]

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Ukraine has only a few weeks left in its conflict against Russia – Ex-US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Ex-US Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Ukraine has only a few weeks left in its conflict against Russia – Ex-US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Ex-US Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Washington/ Kyiv: Ukraine’s economy has been completely destroyed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the country is completely dependent on the West for its military capabilities. In such a situation, Ukraine has only a few weeks left to survive in the anti-Russian conflict, warned the former US senior minister. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice […]

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India to raise issues of Global South in the G20 meeting- Indian EAM S Jaishankar

India to raise issues of Global South in the G20 meeting- Indian EAM S Jaishankar

Nicosia: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar assured that the issues of price and availability of energy, food and fertilisers are a threat to the economy of the countries of the global south. Hence these issues will be on priority for India in the G20 meeting. Jaishankar, while visiting Cyprus, strongly presented India’s position on […]

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India will decide on IPEF only after clarification on contentious issues – Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

India will decide on IPEF only after clarification on contentious issues – Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

Los Angeles: India has objected to the points proposed by the ‘IPEF’ (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework), which was set up to expand trade cooperation among 14 countries in the Indo-Pacific region. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal clarified that India would take a decision only after getting detailed information on the point it objected to. At the same […]

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Flood-ravaged Pakistan will have to import from India : signalled Pakistan Finance Minister

Flood-ravaged Pakistan will have to import from India : signalled Pakistan Finance Minister

Islamabad: Floods caused by heavy rains have devastated Pakistan. Floods are raging in Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southern Punjab, and so far, 1100 people are said to have lost their lives. Houses, shops, roads and bridges in many places have also been washed away in flood. The flood has devastated agriculture in Sindh and […]

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