-The Tribune The agency-wise share indicates that agricultural credit dispensation in the country is heavily dependent on commercial banks and points towards the poor credit delivery capability of cooperative banks and regional rural banks. THE availability of finance is a key driver of progress in any SECtor. In the case of agriculture, access to adequate credit assumes vital significance since most of the agriculturists are small or marginal farmers. It has been...

-The Telegraph Demand for sustainable or organic cotton on the rise, providing an opportunity for the country to excel A few years ago, images of the drying up of the eastern bed of the Aral Sea had shocked millions. It was linked to the widespread growing of unsustainable cotton, backed by the Uzbekistan government, to pocket greater forex earnings and satiate the demands of the global fashion industry. The demand for sustainable...

-Business Standard The headline figure has been in the expansion zone for the sixteenth conSECutive month since August 2021 India's services activity recovered to a three-month high in November as services firms benefited from accommodative demand. New business inflows rose markedly and at the quickest pace in the last three months. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the services SECtor released by credit rating agency S&P Global improved to 56.4 in November from...

-The Hindu Soil degradation can have irreparable consequences on human and ecosystem health, which cannot be ignored Healthy soils are essential for our survival. They support healthy plant growth to enhance both our nutrition and water percolation to maintain groundwater levels. Soils help to regulate the planet’s climate by storing carbon and are the SECond largest carbon sink after the oceans. They help maintain a landscape that is more resilient to the...

-The Hindu Business Line Enhancing resilient and agroecological strategies is vital for the environment and welfare It is widely accepted that it takes nearly thousand years for formation of top soil, but when not cared for, can be damaged quickly. India adopted intensive agriculture practices in a few pockets, ushering in the Green Revolution. But this had consequences — loss of soil structure and fertility. Research shows that nine major minerals and nutrients...