Agriculture

Agriculture & India’s Income Tax : Part 1 – Meaning of “agricultural income”

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The definition of “Agriculture Income” has been defined in “Section – 2 (1A), Income-tax Act, 1961-2015” .. this definition as per act is as follow, (1A) 1“agricultural income”2 means—     (a)  any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for agricultural purposes;     (b)  any income derived … Read more

Agriculture & India’s Income Tax : Part 2 – Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ )

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If you have already read “Agriculture & India’s Income Tax : Part 1 – Meaning of “agricultural income” continue with this post. Question: I am a Farmer / an agriculturist. Is my income taxable ? Answer: As per section10(1), agricultural income earned by the taxpayer in India is exempt from tax. Agricultural income is defined … Read more

Hydroponic – Information & Demo – Part I

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  [su_button url=”hydroponic-information-demo-part-ii/” style=”flat” background=”#0FBE7C” wide=”no” center=”yes” radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-right”] Check Hydroponic – Part 2 [/su_button]   [su_button url=”hydroponic-information-demo-part-ii/” style=”flat” background=”#0FBE7C” wide=”no” center=”yes” radius=”0″ icon=”icon: arrow-right”] Check Hydroponic – Part 2 [/su_button]

What is GMOs (genetically modified organisms) ?

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Genetically Modified Organisms ( GMOs ) are organisms such as plants, animals and micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, etc.), the genetic characteristics of which have been modified artificially in a way that does not occur naturally through fertilisation and/or natural recombination in order to give them a new property (a plant’s resistance to a disease or insect, … Read more

Cultivating Hope campaign : NDTV’s initiative to highlight farming crisis

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Cultivating Hope

In 2014, the National Crime Records Bureau of India reported 5,650 farmer suicides. The farmers suicide rate in India has ranged between 1.4 to 1.8 per 100,000 total population, over a 10-year period through 2005. Taking off from this grim reality, NDTV together with Piramal Foundation launches Cultivating Hope campaign which aims at highlighting farmer related … Read more

Android Mobile Applications for Agriculture Market, Crop Insurance #1

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Crop Insurance application by Govt. of India Crop Insurance mobile app can be used to calculate the Insurance Premium for notified crops based on area, coverage amount and loan amount in case of loanee farmer. It can also be used to get details of normal sum insured, extended sum insured, premium details and subsidy information … Read more

International Free Agriculture Magazines

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Magazines published by International Plant Nutrition Institute ( IPNI ) IPNI which works  to develop and promote scientific information about the responsible management of plant nutrition for the benefit of the human family publishes four magazines as below. All the magazines are available in softcopy on the website to download for free. IPNI also sells … Read more

Ram Saran Verma, Farmer who is changing destiny of others – Inspirational Farmer II

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Ram Verma

Ram Saran Verma, 48, from Daulatpur village of Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, who devised his own hybrid and tissue culture technique to increase crop yields by as much as 300 per cent and chose to share his secret for free; he has imparted his techniques to over 10,000 farmers not just from his own state … Read more

What is Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) & related all information

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What is Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) ? The Minimum Support Price (MSP) Scheme is a scheme of the Government of India (GOI) to safeguard the interests of the farmers. Under this Scheme the GOI declares the minimum support Prices of various agricultural produces and assures the farmers that their agricultural produce (of FAQ) … Read more