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India plans to raise import taxes on vegetable oils to help farmers, government sources say  India is considering raising import taxes on vegetable oils to help protect farmers reeling from lower oilseed prices, two government sources said on Wednesday. The move, which is likely to be announced in the coming weeks, could dampen demand and reduce overseas purchases of palm oil, soyoil, and sunflower oil. "We are exploring all options to help farmers. Increasing import taxes is one of the options," said a government source who asked not to be named in line with of...
India plans to raise import taxes on vegetable oils to help farmers, government sources say
India plans to raise import taxes on vegetable oils to help farmers, government sources say
Source: Reuters
2024-08-28 02:53:19 pm
Centre directs insurance firm to pay Rs 225 cr to 2 lakh farmers for crop loss The Centre’s Technical Advisory Committee on Saturday issued an order to an insurance company, directing it to pay within one week the Rs 225 crore claims due to farmers in Maharashtra under the PM’s crop insurance scheme for damage caused to their soybean crop.   The decision is expected to benefit around 2 lakh farmers, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The insurance company had been dilly dallying over the issue, leav...
Centre directs insurance firm to pay Rs 225 cr to 2 lakh farmers for crop loss
Centre directs insurance firm to pay Rs 225 cr to 2 lakh farmers for crop loss
Source: IANS
2024-08-25 10:56:54 am
Centre launches geospatial platform Krishi-DSS for farmers The Centre on Friday unveiled the Krishi-Decision Support System (DSS), a digital geospatial platform, to give the country’s farmers access to real-time data on weather patterns, soil conditions, crop health and water levels in reservoirs. The platform was launched by Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Bhagirath Choudhary. Krishi-DSS is a first-of-its-kind geospatial platform specifically designed for Indian agriculture. The platform provides seamless acce...
Centre launches geospatial platform Krishi-DSS for farmers
Centre launches geospatial platform Krishi-DSS for farmers
Source: IANS
2024-08-17 09:32:37 am
Government buys 266 lakh tonnes of wheat at MSP; Rs 61 lakh crore credited to farmers` accounts The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully procured 266 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season 2024-25, surpassing last year's figure of 262 lakh metric tonnes to secure the nation's foodgrain sufficiency, the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution said on Wednesday.  More than 22 lakh Indian farmers have been benefited as Rs 61 lakh crore have been directly credited to their bank accounts on purchase of wheat at the Minimum Support Pr...
Government buys 266 lakh tonnes of wheat at MSP; Rs 61 lakh crore credited to farmers` accounts
Government buys 266 lakh tonnes of wheat at MSP; Rs 61 lakh crore credited to farmers` accounts
Source: IANS
2024-07-04 10:43:39 am
DD Kisan`s two AI anchors to inform farmers about agricultural research, trends Doordarshan Kisan will launch two AI anchors named AI Krish and AI Bhoomi on Sunday for farmers across India, the Ministry for Agriculture said on Friday.  “The AI anchors are a computer, which can work like a human. They have the capacity to speak in 50 different languages and can read news 24 hours and 365 days without stopping,” the ministry said. The AI anchors will provide all necessary information about agricultural research happening in the country and at the glo...
DD Kisan`s two AI anchors to inform farmers about agricultural research, trends
DD Kisan`s two AI anchors to inform farmers about agricultural research, trends
Source: IANS
2024-05-24 01:53:51 pm