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Indian Agriculture a Global Superpower…

The more progress we make, the more prosperous we become, it seems the more skeptical people become – about the future. Currently the media is…

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10+ Interesting facts about agriculture in India you must…

Indian agriculture is on a Permanent Decline Fact: India rank 2nd in the world in agriculture production. India’s world rank in services and…

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Doubling farmers’ income by 2022 – India’s goal

We’ve all been hearing a buzz about ‘Doubling farmers’ income by 2022′ and our Prime Minister has successfully taken this discussion at the policy level…

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Needed – A Rethink on Assessing Agriculture’s…

“True, the service and industry sectors are engines of economic growth, but the fuel that powers the engines comes from agriculture. That’s why the entire economy catches a cold when…

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Importance of Agriculture in Indian Economy

Importance of agriculture in Indian Economy Innovative, Progressive, Competitive, Vibrant and Very Differentby CENTEGRO | Nov 24, 2019It was Elizabeth Noelle Neumann, a German political scientist…

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Indian Agriculture: The Monsoon Myth

The English word “monsoon” – first used in British India – comes from the Arabic word “mausium” meaning season. It describes the seasonal wind shift over a region that is usually accompanied by…

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Pesticides are not responsible for rise…

Much contrary to the claims made by a few NGOs that usage of crop protection chemicals increases cancer incidences, a government survey shows that such claims are incorrect, says Crop Care…

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Pesticides are Toxins; so are Medicines & Foods

The word toxin (poison) is frequently understood to mean pesticides. A toxin i.e. poison can be natural or synthetic substance-either solid, liquid or gas- and need not necessarily be pesticide…

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Alcohol – A Cancer Causing Substance

Alcohol is one of the most well established causes of cancer -Sara Williams, Cancer Research, UK What are the cancers causing substances? If this question were put before educated…

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Give agriculture its due

Like financial literacy, knowledge of Indian agriculture too is a must for every Indian Recently, Raghuram Rajan, governor, Reserve Bank of India, had stressed the need for increasing ‘financial literacy’…

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Solid Facts About Water

It is ironical, the richer we become, the more resources we consume, the longer we live, the more pessimistic we become about the future and start panicking in the present. The latest panic…

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Everything you know about Indian Agriculture is…

Contrary to popular perception, Indias agriculture sector has been outperforming the much-discussed services and manufacturing sectors…