The Centre has sanctioned a special irrigation scheme worth Rs 3,250 crore aimed to meet a new micro-irrigation target of 1,43,500 hectares in the Vidarbha region still coping with reports of farmer suicides

Traditionally a hub of wheat and paddy crops, the state is now exporting baby corn to the UK and other European countries in a big way

Allocates Rs 30 cr for compensation Rs 2 lakh per family; but state-sponsored report of 3 universities that studied suicide-hit districts pegs the number of affected families at over 6,500

High-density planting system of non-Bt cotton varieties aims to provide farmers with a 'low-cost, low-risk and high-yielding'' alternative

Manipur has discovered an entirely new variety of orchid, names it Ione Kipgenii; orchid gene conservation centre has also found 24 other species new to the state

A projected honey output over 500 tonnes, 7,500 beekeepers and growing, with 29,850 bee colonies between them. Beekeeping has been catching on in Jammu and Kashmir

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

Injudicious use telling on soil, crops and public health, Punjab pushes alternatives. There have been few takers.

Sources in the PAU fruit sciences department claim banana research had been halted midway because of lack of funds, staff and interest.

The US dollar strengthened modestly against its major rivals in late trading on Tuesday amid the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

US stocks ended higher as hopes of easing trade tensions cheered on Wall Street ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in Japan.

England skipper Eoin Morgan was in beast mode against Afghanistan as he scored the fourth fastest World Cup century during his side's emphatic 150-run win at the Old Trafford.

All analysts are optimistic on the stock, which hasn't seen any downgrade so far

With customers caught in a swirl of panic and fear, life insurance companies are looking at confidence building measures for a post Covid-19 world

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

Experts say while the decision is positive, it may not make any significant contribution

Over 90,000 people have been quarantined in the state after the outbreak and this helped control the situation in Chhattisgarh

According to the International Monetary Fund, the pandemic is expected to cause the biggest recession since the Great Depression

Iron ore extraction in a falling demand scenario due to cutbacks in steel production is weighing on its prices

New services, new offers, new alliances and with a little help from technology, brands reimagine their relationship with consumers

Firm suspends guidance because of pressure in key geographies

How can governments and health agencies drive lasting lifestyle changes to combat Covid-19?

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the Covid-19 lockdown

With job losses and redundancies looming large, firms have taken to the idea of reskilling their workforce with gusto

Costs unlikely to fall; does not bode well for earnings

PMI's services did contract, with trade, hospitality coming to a grinding halt, though the pace of fall in the index was not as steep as that of the core sector

HCL has provided 7,000 PPE kits complying to the SITRA and HLL specifications, 20,000 three-ply masks, 55 liters of sanitizer and two hands-free wash basins to the district administration.

Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen

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