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[Podcast] Mark Kahn of Omnivore on the evolution and future of agritech in India Mark Kahn, Managing Partner of Omnivore, talks to Prashanth Prakash, Partner at Accel, about the evolution of agritech in India and what lies ahead. 0 claps Taking cues from a top-down structural approach, the agritech industry has many layers to it.  On top of them, however, like every other major industry, financial services is also a critical part of agritech. However, it is largely unorganised and has plenty o...

Unitedworld School of Law renews focus towards legal education amid COVID-19 ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 12:35 IST Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Among the many issues raised in the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is the ability of law to respond to the crises. Like global economy, legal systems too have come under immense stress. Regular functioning of courts has been hampered, the businesses are halted resulting in contracts being ...

Why Congress cant field its reforms heroes Manmohan and Montek in farm debate Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently reminded critics of the new laws that Manmohan Singh and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar wanted to bring the same reforms Abhijit Majumder December 18, 2020 04:13:44 IST Representational image. Reuters On the farm laws debate, the ...

NEW DELHI: On a day the Supreme Court stepped in to help resolve the stand-off over the new farm laws, the government doubled down on its outreach to protesters, with agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar seeking to demolish the “wall of lies erected by vested political interests” to mislead farmers about the provisions of the trio of farm enactments. In an 8-page letter which was flagged by PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, the minister seemed to target Congress, Left-alig...

Farms Acts necessary for Green Revolution 2.0; transparency, income support, incentives and communication are key Indias Farm Acts are a much needed step to get us to Green Revolution 2.0, which in turn will ensure food security at an environmentally appropriate cost. But the laws need transparency, appropriate incentives, and good communication to happen right. Mridula Ramesh December 18, 2020 ...

Farm Follies: ‘Yes, But’ Economists Like Kaushik Basu Are Allowing Politics To Infect Their Critiques by R Jagannathan - Dec 18, 2020 09:22 AM Kaushik Basu and Nirvikar Singh Snapshot Kaushik Basu supports the idea of reform but not this specific one, and none of his criticisms is more than partially valid, and some are outright wrong. Here’s why. There are simply too many yes-but economists trying to make the ideal the enemy of the good when it comes to the Narendra Modi gov...

New farm laws essential for long-term sustainability of agriculture, promoting private participation in farming The Centre needs to convince the farmers of the short and long-term benefits of these new laws, and ensure that reforms in the agriculture sector are here to stay Anand Kochukudy December 17, 2020 17:14:30 IST Representational image. Reuters With the farmers’ a...

Protesting parties had recommended same farm reforms during UPA tenure, says Hardeep Singh Puri SECTIONS Share Synopsis During the UPA government’s tenure, Puri highlighted that the committees set up by then agriculture minister Sharad Pawar had made recommendations in line with the current farm reforms. According to Puri, many people who are sitting in protest probably are not aware of what theyre protesting against. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has pointed out the contradictory stance ...

URL copied Image Source : PTI/FILE Tomar also reiterated that MSP will continue as it is and underlined that the new laws have been welcomed in various states across the country. Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the government is willing to hold talks with the genuine farm unions to break the logjam over the three farm laws. Tomar also reiterated that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will continue as it is and underlined that the ne...

Indian agriculture suffers from several fundamental shortcomings. First, the extreme level of fragmentation of holdings is debilitating. The second is the inability to scientifically estimate economic and social value of inputs and the inability to calibrate choice of crops and pricing of produce. The third is the excessive usage of nitrogenous fertilizers. The fourth is the lack of mechanization and technology. The fourth is the poor agricultural infrastructure in terms of storage, warehousing...