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Agriculture Industry
Low rainfall in North India can hit agriculture, says IMDedit
A protracted dry spell in North India for the past six months could hit agriculture and freshwater reserves across the entire northern region, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Lack of rainfall may lead to a scarcity of freshwater, which could significantly impact horticultural and agricultural activities, IMD scientists said.
Budget
Budget 2024 Expectations: Agri-credit to fertilizer subsidy—here’s what agriculture sector expects this yearedit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the Interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 (FY25) on February 1, 2024, which is likely to keep the focus on fiscal consolidation and increase welfare spending, but may not involve any major policy changes. Since 2024 is an election year, with Lok Sabha Elections expected in April-May, the finance minister will present an Interim Budget or a Vote on Account in February, rather than a comprehensive annual budget.
Competition
Case IH presents autonomous and automated solutions at IGW’s Agricultural Engineering Innovation Forumedit
Case IH is capitalising on the Agricultural Engineering Innovation Forum at this year’s International Green Week in Berlin as an opportunity to reinforce its role in resolving concrete challenges in agriculture. The brand is breaking new ground to assist farmers in boosting productivity and profitability, whilst generating additional value and promoting resource conservation.
Issue Special: New Holland 3600 2WD — Farm Candyedit
It has been a while and some more since I’ve actually pulled out a laptop to type a story. The keys, which were once so easy to navigate in my past life as a motoring journalist and a communications specialist for an automobile major, are suddenly so very unfamiliar today. But I hope some of the skills around writing a story for you return soon, as a part of a combined muscle and cerebral memory that must somewhere, deep down, still be alive, under the cobwebs and dust of disuse of some 20+ years.