Agriculture sector

Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs on major aid to farmers through DPI: ‘Loans will be sanctioned in 20 mins… – The Economic Times Video

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Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs on major aid to farmers through DPI: ‘Loans will be sanctioned in 20 mins… – The Economic Times Video

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on September 02 briefed the seven important decisions by the Centre on the development of Agriculture sector of the country. During the briefing, he informed that now through Digital Payment Infrastructure the loans to farmers would be sanctioned within 20 minutes minimizing the paperwork hustle. “This is being developed on lines … Read more

Andhra Pradesh lost ₹7L cr due to YSRCP govt policies, says CM Chandrababu Naidu

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Andhra Pradesh lost ₹7L cr due to YSRCP govt policies, says CM Chandrababu Naidu

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh suffered a loss of Rs 7 lakh crore because of economic policies of the YSRCP government, a new white paper released by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has revealed.Naidu tabled the white paper on state finances in the state assembly on Friday. So far, the newly-formed TDP government has released white … Read more

Canadian unemployment rate rises to 6.4%, with student summer jobs especially hard to come by

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Canadian unemployment rate rises to 6.4%, with student summer jobs especially hard to come by

The Canadian economy was virtually unchanged in June, shedding 1,400 jobs, while unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.4 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The unemployment rate has trended upward for more than a year, with 1.4 million people unemployed in June, according to the agency’s monthly Labour Force Survey. Of those who were … Read more

Rapid digitalisation of agriculture sector increasing cybersecurity risks: Report

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Rapid digitalisation of agriculture sector increasing cybersecurity risks: Report

New Delhi: While the adoption of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the agriculture sector is helping fight labour shortages and climate change, it is also raising the risk of cyberattacks, according to a report on Friday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, showed that food suppliers … Read more