Thursday, Oct 06, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Parthasarathi Biswas
Partha Sarathi Biswas, is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on agriculture, commodities, business and politics
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18-year-old from Naxal-dominated Bhamragad taluka beats the odds, scores 62% in NEET UG
Education has always been at the bottom of the priority list for the people in the taluka as finances and struggles for survival take the lead in daily lives.
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
Crop loss: Over 8.15L intimations to agri insurance firms
Of the 8.15 lakh intimations received, ground survey of 5.78 lakh is over and the remaining would be finished soon. The intimations this year are fewer than last year
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
RMSI Cropalytics launches India’s first ever village-level crop map
Roli Jindal, Co-Founder, RMSI Cropalytics, spoke with The Indian Express about the crop maps and how they can help both farmers and industries alike
Thu, Sep 01, 2022
Animal husbandry department on high alert as lumpy skin disease reported in Maharashtra
Sachindra Pratap Singh, commissioner, Animal Husbandry, said cases have been reported from five districts so far with 10 animals likely dead due to the disease.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
Hazare calls Kejriwal power drunk; he says Anna is being used
Kejriwal, along with Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and former AAP members Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan and Kumar Vishwas, was part of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement with Anna Hazare in 2011.
Wed, Aug 31, 2022
‘Innovations during the pandemic will have a positive impact on agriculture’
Grassroot-level innovations in the way farmers marketed their products or accessed inputs, allowing direct connections between producers and consumers, will revolutionise the Indian agricultural sector, says Bharat Kakade, president of BAIF Development Research Foundation
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
G-23 to ‘wait and watch’ till election for Congress president post, says leader
In recent days, Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, both signatories of the G-23 letter, have declined to take up posts in state units
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
Low sowing of pulses raises concern, Centre mandates declaration of stocks
Farmers have expressed reservations about future government moves which they feel would affect their price realisation from pulses.
Mon, Aug 22, 2022
‘We got a raw deal’: Rubber industry seeks government help to tide over crisis
Lack of cash liquidity and increased raw material prices are the rubber industry’s biggest concerns today, Shashikumar Singh, senior vice-president of the All India Rubber Industries Association, said.
Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Maharashtra: Your job to recover what farmers owe us, discom tells sugar mills
Most sugar mills in the state produce their own electricity using bagasse, the fibrous material that is left after juice is extracted from the sugarcane. Much of this electricity is used for running the mill and the surplus is bought by the MSEDCL for distribution elsewhere.
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Explained: What are the factors driving the increase in milk prices?
Amul and Mother Dairy have raised their prices of milk, and several other dairy companies across the country have signalled that they would follow suit. Why are milk prices increasing?
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Explained: Why has Amul raised the price of milk? Will prices rise even more?
Amul, Mother Dairy milk price hike: Input costs have gone up because the heavy rain has resulted in lower yields of green fodder, say dairies. Transport, logistics, manpower, and energy costs are up too. And many animals are falling sick.
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
Pune-based firm uses advanced technology to ride high on ethanol wave
Sanjay Desai, chairman and managing director of the company, claimed their eMax technology has allowed them to get a price edge over other players and has ensured more projects their way.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
Explained: RBI has ordered Pune’s Rupee Cooperative Bank to shut down; what happens to depositors now?
The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the banking licence of Pune-based Rupee Cooperative Bank, and directed the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to liquidate it. What does it mean for its 5 lakh depositors?
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
More than 15 lakh hectares of crop area in Maharashtra hit by latest spell of heavy rain
Since the start of the week, most parts of the state have witnessed torrential rain. Data from IMD shows that 15 districts in the state have reported excess rainfall, while 6 have reported excess rain.
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Onion growers demand better prices, market points to low exports
This year, onion growers from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have increased their acreage with growers from Maharashtra reporting highest-ever acreage, of 9.45 lakh hectares of the area under the bulb.
Wed, Aug 10, 2022
91.91 lakh crop insurance applications received this kharif season, a sharp rise from last year
Another notable feature of the scheme this season is that a portion of the crop cutting experiment would be done through technological intervention.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
Pune: Inflation, rising interest rates cast shadow over real estate sector
Though the real estate sector picked up after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the RBI's decision to increase repo rates has led to concerns about a possible slowdown.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
From customers to consumers, Deepak Fertilisers opts for strategic change
The process which has started three years ago saw the company drawing in agronomists who would be working with the farmers. Using the digital muscle and technology like machine learning, the company has created knowledge base on every crop.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
PM crop insurance gets more applications from small farmers, fewer from marginal ones
An analysis of the 2022-23 Kharif crop data by The Indian Express shows an overwhelming number of small farmers opting for the scheme.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Swabhimani Paksha leader Raju Shetti says won’t join any coalition, to fight polls alone
Raju Shetti’s outfit the Swabhimani Paksha, the political wing of the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, was part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi with its lone MLA Devendra Bhuyar remaining with the coalition till the end. However, Bhuyar was evicted from the outfit for his alleged anti-party activities.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022
Rains, falling prices prompt farmers to shift from pulses to soyabean, cotton
According to the Union Agriculture Ministry’s latest compiled data as of July 29, farmers have so far sown 106.18 lakh hectares (lh) area under pulses in the current kharif cropping season from June 1. This is above last year’s corresponding area coverage of 103.23 lh.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022
Pune finds a solution to issue of food delivery platforms charging high commissions
Aniruddha Patil’s platform charged amounts as low as Rs 1,000 per month while allowing restaurant owners the option of 'un-bundling' the various services offered by food delivery platforms.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Early estimates point to highest-ever cane area in Maharashtra
Mills will crush 1,343 lakh tonnes of cane and produce 138 lakh tonnes of sugar with 12 lakh tonnes of it being diverted for production of ethanol.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
‘Our aim is to liberalise agri sector’: Gunwant Patil of Shetkari Sanghatna
Earlier this week, the central government announced the formation of a special committee to study MSP and Natural Farming. The committee has representatives from farmer’s organisations, cooperatives, agricultural experts and others.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022