BriefingDecember 27, 2022Mann Deshi Bank, Born of Audacity 25 Years Ago, Continues to Meet Rural Women's Needs, Says its CEO By vivian fernandes How do you provide banking services to rural women who are usually regarded as un-bankable because…Read more 0 0 0 Share
TechnologyDecember 27, 2022Demand for Microbials Set to Take Off, Says Kan Biosys Founder, as Farmers Realise that Healthy Soils Mean Healthy Crops By vivian fernandes The market for microbials that boost or protect crop yields is growing at a compounded annual rate…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyDecember 12, 2022Farmers Using More of Lesser Priced DAP than Complex Fertilisers, Upsetting Nutrient Balance, Says IE Editorial By vivian fernandes Despite a nutrient-based subsidy policy meant to ensure balanced use of fertilisers, farmers are…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyDecember 6, 2022Dear Hon'ble Supreme Court, Here Are Some Compelling Reasons for Permitting GM Mustard By vivian fernandes What’s the compelling reason for release of GM mustard, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyDecember 6, 2022GM Mustard Based on Sound Research, Release Followed Due Process: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav By vivian fernandes In the clearest enunciation of the government’s support for genetically-modified (GM) crops…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyDecember 6, 2022Fewer States and Fewer Cultivators Opting for Crop Insurance, Says BS Editorial By vivian fernandes In a welcome initiative, the government has suo motu offered to make pro-farmer changes in its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyDecember 1, 2022Despite Knocks and Shocks, Mahyco Re-Applies for Nod to HTBt Cotton "In Good Faith," Says Shirish Barwale By vivian fernandes Price and royalty controls remain but Mahyo reapplies for approval of herbicide-tolerant and…Read more 0 0 1 Share
