Agri Times

The values and vision of New Holland’s founders are the beating heart of the brand to this day, as it celebrates 125 years at the farmers’ side, providing the support they needed at all times, constantly investing and innovating so they would have the products, technologies and services to farm efficiently, sustainably and profitably.

Carlo Lambro, Brand President of New Holland Agriculture stated, “New Holland has a rich heritage started in a small town of Pennsylvania and has grown to be a global brand with presence across 170 countries. It is a history marked by important innovations that have changed agriculture. It brings together the unique legacy of brands such as Ford, Fiat, Braud and Claeys. Most important of all, ...

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After inspecting the facilities and functioning of the DPC at Ullikkottai near Mannargudi in Tiruvarur, the food minister said, in order to ensure livelihood to the farmers during the lockdown, the state government had relaxed certain norms. Due to this, the farming activities were going on in full swing at present.

Pointing out that the procurement of 26.24 lakh MT via 521 DPCs established in delta and Non-delta regions, was comparatively huge, Kamaraj said, “The season is not over yet and the procurement volume is likely to set a record.”

DT Next

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has approved the UP-Start-up Policy 2020 to promote fledgling units in various areas including agriculture, health, power, education, tourism and transport. The policy was approved by the state cabinet, late on Wednesday evening. The aim of the policy would be to ensure that UP is ranked within the first three states in the Centre’s start-up rankings, create 100 incubators with, at least, one in each district, create an ecosystem to promote at least 10,000 start-ups, set up state  of the art excellence centres and create the largest incubator in the country in Lucknow.

The Hindu

Continuous rainfall since June has helped farmers opt for brisk sowing during this kharif season. The monsoon has been satisfactory with Kalaburagi district recording 168 mm rainfall as against a normal average of 122 mm from June 1 to July 5.

As much as 59 % of the targeted area for kharif crops, both in rain-fed and irrigated areas, has already been covered in the district.

The Hindu Business Line

A good monsoon, record kharif sowing, improved rabi harvest, and a slew of government measures to increase rural incomes have helped the tractor industry fight the Covid-19 fever and grow sharply, with sales surging 52 per cent in June over May and 20 per cent year-on-year.

Production also hit a 20-month high this June.

The ramp-up in production and the release of pent up demand aided the industry in registering robust double-digit sales growth.

Hindustan Times

Claiming that India will play a leading role in global economic revival, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the call for a “self-reliant India” is not about “being closed to the world” but about merging domestic production and consumption with global supply chains.

Modi also said India is one of the most open economies in the world, and invited global companies to invest in the country across sectors including defence.

In a speechby video link to the inaugural session of India Global Week, an event organised by a London-based group, India.Inc, the PM reiterated that green shoots were visible in the economy. He also spoke about the reservoir of Indian talent and India’s capacity to ...

Hindustan Times

The water level in the four dams in the city has improved to 26.29 per cent till July 9, as monsoon continues to spread in the state, said officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) water department.

The four dams include Khadakwasla, Panshet, Warasgaon and Temghar.

As per the statistics department data the districts in western Maharashtra mainly Pune, Solapur and Satara have received 100 per cent of June’s average rainfall. While Kolhapur and Satara districts have received 75 per cent to 100 per cent of average rainfall in June.

The Hans India

TDP senior leader and former minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy questioned the justification for the state government in celebrating Rythu Dinotsavam when it spent only 37 per cent of the funds allocated for agriculture sector during 2019-20. He said only Rs 7,481 crore out of the total Rs 20,250 crore allocated for the sector were spent.