The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The irrigation department of Sivasagar district has been successful to a great extent in reviving some of the irrigation projects of the district leading to better productivity of rabi and pre-kharif crops. Although there are several Irrigation schemes in different areas of the district, most of the schemes were either …
Despite the loan waiver proposal for farmers, Jhe latter still face a shortage of agricultural credit Finance minister P. Chidambaram's has taken cynics and critics of his Rs60,000 crore farm loan waiver scheme head on. When he announced the proposal in his speech for the Union Budget for 2008-09, the …
Small is not beautiful for small farmers. As farmers with small holdings find agriculture unviable, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) is planning to pool up such small farmers to make them a big player. The Nabard is looking at a chunk of not less than 1,000 …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 7.21 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)-XIII to Mizoram minor irrigation department for implementation of 17 new and 12 ongoing drinking water projects in the state. The total cost of the projects is Rs 12.46 crore of …
WITH the formal inauguration of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on the outskirts of Hyderabad on March 14 by United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, India will have its first greenfield airport. Developed on 5,500 acres (1 acre = 0.4 hectare) in Shamshabad at an initial cost of Rs.2,478 crore, …
The 131st meeting of State Level Bankers' Committee was held today under the chairmanship of K Subbaraman, Executive Director, Central Bank of India at the Zonal Office of Central Bank of India, Bhopal. The meeting was conducted by PC Tiwari, Zonal Manager and convenor of the Committee and reviewed the …
Kurseong, March 23: Some residents of Ambootia Tea Estate, 6km from here, have formed a farmers' club and tied up with Nabard in a bid to solve the unemployment problem that is plaguing the hills. The Ambootia Farmers' Club, formed on February 16, is the first of its kind in …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a total amount of Rs 22.33 cr loan for development of roads and drinking water facilities in Mizoram, an official statement said here today A sum of Rs 7.21 crore would be spent for implementing 17 new and 12 ongoing …
The performance of agriculture sector during the year 2007-08, despite its record production of food grains, is still a cause for concern due its low rate of growth (2.6%) affecting the well being of farmers in various parts of the country. This calls for bold measures for bringing about a …
This article critically examines the use of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund by different states and finds that a number of aspects need to be improved to ensure proper utilisation and to reduce intra-rural disparity in India. Feb 16-22, 2008
The Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech for 2008-2009, announced a Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme for farmers. The Scheme will cover direct agricultural loans extended to ‘marginal and small farmers’ and ‘other farmers’ by Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Cooperative Credit Institutions (including Urban Cooperative Banks) and …
The contradications of our rural credit system are somehow camouflaged by the "achievements" of disbursed targets and, of recent, by the success of programmes like doubling of agricultural credit. The time has come when we need to seriously look into the emerging possibility of zero-credit based organisation of production by …
Narmada is the Life-line of Madhya Pradesh both literally as well as figuratively. One of the two rivers in the India which flow from East to West, Narmada originates in Amarkantak- an enchanting hill station and a place of pilgrimage in the Shahdol district of the state and covers a …
The Micro Financial Sector (Development & Regulations) Bill 2007 has been under the scanner of late. The bill proposes to make the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (nabard) the regulator of micro-finance sector in the country. Until now, the Reserve Bank of India has been regulating financial organisations …
Self-Help Group and linkage banking programme has come a long way from a small pilot project of NABARD to become a major poverty financing programme in India. Several organisations have participated in the country-wide programme with several models, but the essence remained the banking linkage through groups of poor women. …
the ministry of environment and forests ( mef ) has proposed the creation of a banking institution in which various State Forest Corporations will have a holding. This would be done by drawing funds from the present State Forest Corporations and would not require additional expenditure. Through this institution, funds …
