The Indian Express

“In GST Act, all agricultural commodities are in zero per cent tax list, but the agricultural commodities of turmeric fingers, red chillies, coriander seeds and raisin have not been included in the zero per cent tax list…the mentioned commodities are purely agricultural products…all the specified commodities are directly affecting the farmers.

The Indian Express

Therefore, the state would appeal to the Centre to accord the projects highest priority.” Although in majority of the projects central clearances have been sought, state wants the Centre to accord a special category status to facilitate immediate financial assistance up to Rs 10,800 crore. The proposal has been sent to the Ministry of Water Resources, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance.

The Hindu

For the equipment that Farming takes on hire, the company pays out anywhere between Rs 30,000 and Rs 40,000 a month. And when it hires out the same equipment to needy farmers, the rates vary and are per-hour basis.

Hindustan Times

Commenting on the criticism faced by the online form submission process, Fadnavis said that the intention has been to prevent others who are not qualified for the programme from taking benefit of the loan waiver scheme. “There has been some criticism of the online process. Last time, when the scheme was rolled out without online submissions, we saw many people taking advantage of it even when they were not qualified for the loan waiver. This time, we have decided to provide benefit of loan waiver to deserving candidates,” said the chief minister.

The Assam Tribune

The problems that arise during flood time range from deficit of seedlings for planting sali rice and rice seedlings (surviving the flood damage) getting over-aged due to the farmers’ inability to transplant the seedlings within the stipulated time to damage of the transplanted rice at different stages of growth. “Depending on the time of flood occurrence, the farmers can choose high-yielding improved rice varieties with appropriate duration, including early-maturing varieties. The duration of the varieties should be such that the varieties must come to flowering within October,” Dr PK Pathak, Associate Director of Research, Assam Agricultural University (AAU), told The Assam Tribune.

India Today India Deccan Herald Outlook

Two other very closely related genes (DFR-A and DRF-C) sit side-by-side, next to DFR-B. Therefore, the challenge was to specifically and accurately target the DFR-B gene without altering the other genes. The CRISPR/Cas9 system was used as it is currently the most precise method of gene editing.

Green Ecosystem India Infoline

The company informed that the sale of cotton seeds business has no connection with Monsanto India Ltd, which is listed with the stock exchanges, the company gave its clarifications on media report appearing on leading business daily on September 8, 2017 titled “Monsanto exits cotton seeds business in India”. In India, the US-based multinational company operates through three companies, namely listed entity Monsanto India Ltd, Monsanto Holdings Private Ltd (MHPL) and a joint-venture company Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Ltd (MMBL).