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Agriculture Industry
Consumer ministry to ink pacts with cooperatives to set up world’s largest grain storageedit
To set up the world’s largest food grain storage, the ministry of cooperation plans to sign agreements with the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Ltd (NCCF).
Farm Mechanization
J-K: Chief Secretary reviews implementation of projects under Holistic Agriculture Development Programedit
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday reviewed the major achievements and progress on the implementation of all the 29 projects and sub-projects of the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) in the Union Territory.
Technology in Agriculture
‘Drone queens’: 4 women farmers turn pilots to make strides in agri fieldedit
Ludhiana deputy commissioner Surabhi Malik and ADC (general) Gautam Jain on Tuesday felicitated four women drone pilots, who have been trained to use the aerial vehicle for agricultural purpose. Farmers Gurinder Kaur, Rupinder Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, and Simranjit Kaur were successfully certified as “skilled drone pilots” after the completion of a training module under “Prime Minister Mahila Kisan Drone Kendra” scheme that was conducted in Haryana’s Manesar in partnership with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative and a private bank.