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Agri Technology Week celebrated by KVK at Sipajharedit
The day-long programme was ceremonially inaugurated by Binanda Kr Saikia, MLA, Sipajhar LAC, by lighting the ceremonial lamp in presence of Dr Raju Mani Bordoloi, Principal Scientist, Agriculture Technology Application Research Institution (ATARI) based in Shillong; Indrajit Kaman, Deputy Director, Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Guwahati ; Bhagawan Ch Bharali, District Agriculture Officer, Darrang; Biswajit Deb, District Devel…
Co-operative banks encourage farmers to go cashlessedit
With the government pushing for cashless transactions in the agri-economy, around 213,000 farmers have activated mobile banking accounts and about 81,000 are now using e-wallet platforms across India. The government expects the numbers to double in the next one to two months.
More prudent reforms for long-term gain: PMedit
Noting that most infra projects are financed by the government or through banks, helamented that capital markets are rarely used for infra financing and opined that for infra projects to be viable, it is very important that the borrowing should be of long duration. (Agriculture)
Stubble burning: Haryana invited companies to set up industries in field, says CMedit
Aaj Samaj Dainik Tribune Ajit Samchar Dainik Jagran Amar Ujala
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the state planned to set up wheat crop and paddy crop stubble-based industrial units in the private-public partnership (PPP) mode. Addressing a ‘vikas’ rally in Rania town of Sirsa district, Khattar said the government planned to rope in private companies for setting up paper mills and power generation units from stubble.