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Agriculture Industry
ICAR funds promise for Birsa Agricultural University developmentedit
Telegraph – Online
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has promised grants for Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi, for construction and development of a women’s hostel and library. The university has been asked to submit a proposal.
The chairman of the accreditation team of ICAR, A. R Pathak, is on a five-day visit to BAU. Pathak, who was the vice-chancellor of Gujarat-based Navsari and Junagadh Agricultural University, was addressing teachers of BAU at Ranchi Agricultural College Auditorium when the audience drew his attention to the lack of latest research equipment in the departments and laboratories. The university has been asked to submit a proposal to the department of science and technology, department of biotechnology, government of India, and ...
Technology in Agriculture
Indian Agricultural officers from seven states on Israel tour to learn new approaches and techniquesedit
The Economic Times – Online
Agricultural officers from seven different states of India are on a fifteen-day tour of Israel to learn about new approaches and technologies in the sector that can add more value to the farmers. The 18 agricultural officers from Indo-Israel Centers of Excellence (CoE) are taking part in an extensive state course, “Managing Centres of Excellence: Developing value for farmers”, organised by Mashav Agricultural Training Centre (MATC) in Israel under the Indo-Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP), a press release said.
Govt. Policies
PM Modi lauds Central schemes for empowering farmersedit
The Times of India – Online
Ahead of the harvest season and the festival of Baisakhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi” and other schemes are giving new strength to crores of farmers in the country.
PM Modi on Sunday in a tweet while sharing details of the benefits of different schemes of the Central government for the farmers said that empowered farmers are key for a prosperous nation. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “The country is proud of our farmer brothers and sisters. New India will be more prosperous if the farmers in the country are further empowered.