Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Green Revolution~Iedit
The Statesman – Online
The idea of village was one of the core categories through which India was imagined by the British colonial rulers and the nationalist leadership during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Andre Beteille, an Indian sociologist, aptly remarked, “… the village was not merely a place where people lived; it had a design in which were reflected the basic value of Indian civilization.” So, after Independence from colonial rule in 1947, it was in the rural setting that programmes for development were initiated by the Indian state. Though the initial programmes of rural development initiated by the Government of India did not succeed as expected, they created conditions for social and economic change, which came in ...
Competition
Good News for Farmers! Farm Equipment & Tractors Now Available on Rentedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
There’s good news for farmers all across the country as Sonalika Group has come up with novel idea of providing the farm machinery and equipments on rent through Sonalika Agro Solutions App. The farmers will not have to spend lakhs and thousands of rupees on tractors for plowing the fields. It will also be beneficial for the farmers who own such farm equipments and want to earn extra by renting them. Raman Mittal, Executive Director, Sonalika Group, said “Sonalika is committed to make farm mechanization easily accessible to farmers. In this era of digitalization, we have launched ‘Sonalika Agro Solutions app’ exclusively for tractor and equipment rental. Through which farmers can rent the available advanced ...
Govt. Policies
Telangana govt launches ‘Saagu-Baagu’ to promote innovation in agriculture, horticultureedit
Telangana Today – Online
Taking one more step towards the launch of ‘Saagu-Baagu’ project that would revolutionise agriculture in Telangana, the State government has released an Expression of Interest (EoI) for selection of Project Implementation Partners (PIPs) which will build consortia and deploy bouquet of solutions from several startups and tech-focused organisations, to establish proof of value and accelerate adoption and use of agritech solutions. Adopting a farmer first approach, the State government and World Economic Forum (WEF) jointly invited proposals from startups, Farm Producers Organisations (FPOs), industries, academia and civil society to showcase end-to-end value chain transformation with new age technologies, under its ambitious ‘Saagu-Baagu’ project. The last date for submission of proposals is September 30 and the ...
Stubble Burning
“As an entrepreneur, you need to be comfortable with discomfort”: Strawcture founder Shriti Pandeyedit
Money Control – Online
After earning a master’s degree in construction management from New York University, Gorakhpur’s Shriti Pandey returned to India. She travelled across the country, chiefly to the rural heartlands, understanding the needs of low-income families from a sustainable construction standpoint. Her research contributed to founding Strawcture Eco Pvt. Ltd in 2018. Strawcture is India’s first company to use bio-composite panels for construction purposes. In 2020, Shriti was named a ‘Climate Fellow’ by the New York-based non-profit organisation Echoing Green, and received $90, 000 seed funding, too. This year, Forbes named her in its 30 Under 30, Asia, ‘Industry, Manufacturing & Energy’ category.
Tractor industry
Auto Sector: Continued sequential recovery seen in July, says Ind-Raedit
ET Auto – Online
Continued sequential recovery has been seen in the auto sector in July 2021, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). Ind-Ra believes that the 18 per cent sequential and 4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in the domestic auto sales volumes in July 2021 was led by the continued easing of lockdown restrictions. “Automotive dealerships have reopened in almost all parts of the country and consumer sentiments have improved on a steady decline in daily Covid cases. July 2021 volumes remained below pre-Covid levels (16 per cent below July 2019),” the rating agency said.