Agricultural

The company's net profit after tax fell to Rs 311 crore ($37.05 million) for the April-June quarter from Rs 494 crore a year earlier

Coromandel will invest Rs 150 crore through a fresh issue of shares to increase its overall shareholding in Dhaksha to 58 per cent. Dhaksha, incorporated in 2019 and headquartered in Chennai

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Revenue from operations fell about 28% to Rs 3,913 crore, making it the company's fourth consecutive quarter of decline

His appointment comes as A. Vellayan retires from the position of chairman and non-executive director with effect from the close of Wednesday

In financial year 2023, the sale of agricultural tractors accounted for 3.66% of the company's total revenue, Force Motors said

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the government is making efforts to increase the profitability of agriculture and is focusing on people-centric development

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The area under paddy cultivation through the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique will be increased to two lakh acres in Haryana. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the area under direct seeding will be increased from 73,000 acres to nearly 2 lakh acres. "This will save 218 MCM (million cubic metres) of water. For this, provision will be made for availability of machinery and subsidy," he added. Khattar also said that in the next two years, 50 per cent of the demand for water in the agriculture sector would be met by the treated wastewater of sewage treatment plants. Besides, 100 per cent of the treated wastewater will be reused in 18 out of 31 Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation estates in the next two years, he noted. The chief minister also said that more than 9,500 water sources would be renovated in the next two years, including 5,308 ponds, 63 check dams, 81 shallow tube wells and 4,000 recharge bore wells. He was ...

Nabard on Monday projected a 25 per cent surge in priority sector lending in Maharashtra in FY24 to help agriculturists, small businesses and other marginalised sections of society. In the annual 'state credit seminar' held in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development launched the 'state focus paper' detailing a comprehensive credit potential of Rs 6,34,058 crore for priority sector in the state, according to an official statement. The projections include a credit flow of Rs 1,56,873 crore to the farm sector and Rs 3,54,854 crore to micro, small and medium enterprises, the statement said. Speaking at the seminar which was also attended by his deputy Devendra Fadanvis, bureaucrats, bankers and officials from the RBI, Shinde advised the banks to ensure maximum hassle-free credit flow to farmers as envisaged in the potential credit plan and address regional imbalances. There is a need for financing of agri-infrastructure and

Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced a Rs 129.05 crore initiative to reduce fodder deficit and boost livestock sector under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) in the union territory, a senior government official said on Friday. Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo said over the years, livestock husbandry has emerged as a crucial growth engine for sustainable and equitable development, which is vital for uplifting the socio-economic status of farming communities in Jammu and Kashmir. "An apex committee has devised a comprehensive plan under HADP, which amounts to Rs 129.05 crore, to mitigate the fodder shortfall in the UT by 80 per cent. The primary objective of this programme is to augment the agricultural and livestock sectors and equip farmers with vital resources such as financial assistance, improved seeds and technical guidance to amplify productivity, profitability, and overall economic progress of the area," he

The report said the decline in employment was mostly in rural India and mainly in non-agricultural rural India and the daily wage labourer segment was the most hit as it shrunk by nearly 15 million

The state government has set aside Rs 2,000 crore for the Rajasthan Rural Family Livelihood Loan Scheme.

Ground reports show much of the paddy is yet to be harvested in North India due to the delayed withdrawal of the southwest monsoon

More than 200,000 candidates appeared for the AP EAPCET exam this year

This is owing to rising domestic production, nano supplies

Exporters could do better as domestic firms are hit by monsoon delay, inventories

Cooperative model of development is best suited for the country, says union minister

SBI agriculture cold loan portfolio increased to Rs 73,601 crore in FY22 from Rs 66,878 crore in FY2021 and personal segment, the gold loans book expanded by 9.89 per cent YoY to Rs 23,063 crore

Being highly subsidised, there is always a tendency to divert urea towards non-agriculture purposes