Topics: Farmers

Thackeray Govt allots Rs 2,211 crore for farmers relief

The Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra Government during the one day of two days winter session in Mumbai said, "The Government has allotted Rs 2,211...

Agritech startup Mooofarm raises €500K in pre-Seed round fund

India based agritech startup, Mooofarm has raised €500K in series pre-Seed round funding from Navus Ventures and Rockstart. Moofarm in its statement said, "The company...

Farm Bills 2020: Gnani.ai launches Kisan Awaaz Bot to share voice feedbacks of farmers

In a bid to allow Indian farmers to share their feedback and point of view on newly introduced Farm Bills 2020. India-based conversational AI...

ICICI Bank to use satellite data for credit assessment of farmers

India leading private bank, ICICI Bank on Tuesday said, "It will use satellite data - imagery from Earth observation satellites, to access credit-worthiness of...

Indian Bank cuts interest rates on gold loans for Farmers

India leading public sector lender, Indian Bank has said, "With effect from July 22, 2020, Agricultural Jewel Loans are sanctioned at 7 percent fixed....

“Action to be taken against those who cheated farmers,” says CM Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said, "We have received some complaints from Marathwada and Vidarbha regions regarding bogus seeds." "We have taken the...

Agritech startup Agro2o secures funding from Mumbai Angels Network

New Delhi-based Agritech startup Agro2o has raised undisclosed funding from Mumbai Angels Network. Incubated by Electropreneur Park, Agro2o develops products focused on making hydroponics-based farming...

Atmanirbhar Bharat: Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 30,000 crore emergency fund through NABARD, will help 3 cr farmers

Addressing the press on May 14 in Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "The government has announced Rs 30,000 crores as additional emergency working...

Coronavirus Update: Indian farmers consumers suffers as lockdown disrupts supply chain

A three-week lockdown in India aimed at stopping the coronavirus is preventing perishables from reaching its teeming cities, pushing up prices and forcing some...

Prakash Javadekar: Cabinet approves Rs 4,558 crore scheme to promote the dairy sector

The Government of India on Wednesday said that “It has approved a Rs 4,558 crore scheme to promote the dairy sector, that will benefit...

Amazon starts pilot projects to buy directly from Indian farmers

As a part of the farm-to-fork initiative, Amazon India Retail venture has started a pilot project to by fresh fruits ad vegetables directly from...

CAIT calls Amazon, Flipkart as 'Economic terrorists'

Traders' body CAIT on Sunday lashed out at e-commerce majors Amazon and Flipkart, calling them "economic terrorists," and demanded that the government take action...

Government raises the authorised capital of FCI to Rs 10,000 crore

In an attempt to infuse the additional capital in its state-owned company, the Government of India has increased the authorised capital of Food Corporation...

Four Congress CM met ex-PM Dr. Manmohan Singh over issues raised at Niti Aaayog Meet

Four Congress chief ministers and Karnataka's H D Kumaraswamy met former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday to discuss issues of their respective states,...

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