Mother Dairy to recycle 832 tonnes of plastic by March 2020

Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, will recycle 832 tonnes of plastic by March next year.

RCEP talks: Commerce Ministry to take views from dairy-consuming industry

The Ministry of Commerce is set to meet members of the dairy consuming-industry to seek their opinion whether or not to allow dairy as a part of negotiations under RCEP.

Rashtriya Pension Yojana Launched for Traders & Self-Employed

Government launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana’ scheme to secure the lives of farmers.

Bt cotton regains farmers' confidence, acreage under crop goes up to 93.6 per cent

The total acreage under Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton jumped to 93.5 per cent this kharif sowing season after falling to 90 per cent three years ago.

Centre to invest Rs 25,000 crore in fisheries in 3-5 years

The Union government has planned an investment of Rs 25,000 crore (US$ 3.57 billion) in different segments of the fisheries sector in the next three to five years.

Cabinet approves Rs 6,268 crore export subsidy for 6 mn tonnes of sugar

To absorb the surplus sugar, the Cabinet has approved an export subsidy of Rs 10.44 per kg. This would enable mills to ship around six million tonnes (mt) of the sweetener in the coming season.

Amul to add over 50 dairy products in the next two years

Amul plans to introduce 40-60 new value-added dairy products over the next two years which will help it to reach Rs 50,000 crore (US$ 6.95 billion) turnover by 2021.

Kerala Agricultural University develops a new Vetiver variety for soil conservation

Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has developed a new variety of Vetiver, which is standard for both oil yield and soil conservation.