Hi, NewsWrap for September 08, 2022

08-September-2022: Ayekart, ICAR, IDF WDS 2022, Durga Shankar Mishra, PM Kisan Update

8 September 2022

  • PM Kisan Big Update: 21 Lakh Farmers Found Ineligible During Probe; Next Installment Could be Delayed

    At a time when crores of farmers in the country are eagerly waiting for the government to release the next installment of its most successful scheme ‘PM Kisan Yojana’, an investigation has revealed that 21 lakh farmers are not ineligible for it.Agriculture Minister of Uttar Pradesh Surya Pratap Shahi on Wednesday informed that under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, 21 lakh farmers selected in Uttar Pradesh have been found ineligible during a probe.

     

  • Uttar Pradesh Tops in Milk Production in Country: Durga Shankar Mishra

    While reviewing the preparations for the World Dairy Summit 2022, UP Chief Secretary, Durga Shankar Mishra said that Uttar Pradesh is the leading state in the country in terms of milk production.Mishra along with Devendra Singh Chauhan, the UP police chief were in Greater Noida to assess the World Dairy Summit 2022 preparations that will start on September 12 at the India Expo Centre and Mart.

  • Agri-Fintech Startup Ayekart Secures $5.5 Mn as Equity and Debt fund by Caspian, Siply, & Others

    Ayekart, India's First Integrated tech platform in the food and agri value chain has successfully raised $ 5.5 million through an equity + debt fund round from Caspian Debt a corporate lending financial services company, and Siply a tech-enabled platform providing micro financial services to underserved Indians and HNIs.Founded in December 2020, Ayekart strengthens the traditional businesses and the Agri- value chain through finance, tech, and supply chain management.

  • Scientists Develop 5 New High-yielding Wheat Varieties Approved By ICAR

    Five new high-yielding wheat varieties have been developed by scientists at the Wheat and Barley Research Institute in Karnal and the best thing is that it has got approval from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).It will be made available to farmers from the upcoming sowing season in October.According to scientists at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), the varieties are resistant to climate and can produce up to 75 quintals per hectare, helping farmers to harvest 5 to 10 quintals more than the average yield of 20 to 22 quintals per acre.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Inaugurate IDF WDS 2022 on Sept 12

    Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, a congregation of global and Indian dairy industry leaders, experts, farmers and policy planners centering around the theme of ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’ on Monday, September 12 in Greater Noida.Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation and Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying will be prominent among those to address the Summit, which is being held 48 years after India hosted the International Dairy Congress in 1974.

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