HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd, a joint venture of HDFC Ltd and ERGO International AG, has been authorised by the Karnataka Government to implement its weather-based crop insurance scheme. The scheme will be implemented for kharif 2014-15 for pomegranate, onion, cotton, chilli, grapes and banana in Yadgir, Bellari, Bijapur and Bagalkot districts.
Source - http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
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