Union Cabinet clears extra fertiliser subsidy, revamped crop-insurance scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government’s first decisions in the new year were dedicated to farmers soon after the Union Cabinet cleared a revamped, flagship crop-insurance scheme to mitigate growing climate risks and additional subsidy for fertilisers as global prices of crop nutrients edged up in recent months due to geopolitical uncertainties. The Union Cabinet, chaired by… Continue reading "Union Cabinet clears extra fertiliser subsidy, revamped crop-insurance scheme"