Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday expressed concern over soil degradation affecting 30 per cent of India's land and stressed the need for urgent measures to maintain soil quality for sustainable farming.
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Thu, Oct 24, 2024
The agriculture ministry will host its 13th National Seed Congress (NSC) in Varanasi from November 28-30, bringing together stakeholders to address challenges in the agricultural seed sector amid growing concerns over climate change and food security.
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
The government is reviewing the possibility of lifting the export ban on certain varieties of non-basmati rice, according to Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra. In a statement made on Wednesday, Chopra indicated that the ban on the export of non-basmati white rice is under evaluation.
Tue, Nov 22, 2022
The round of meetings on budget preparations is going on. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the people associated with agriculture and agro today. Apart from this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also had a meeting with financial market experts. Know complete details from Tarun Sharma.
The round of meetings on budget preparations is going on. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the people associated with agriculture and agro today. Know complete details from Tarun Sharma.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Biotech regulatory Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the environmental release of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard in the country. The DMH-11 variety claims a 30% higher yield. This will significantly increase the production of mustard in India. If the government approves its commercial cultivation, it will be the first GM food crop to be approved in India.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
The central government is preparing to increase the MSP of 6 Rabi crops including wheat and pulses by 9%.Cabinet approval is possible this week. Know full news from Ambarish Pandey.
Mon, Sep 19, 2022
The minister informed that the government has started the work of creating 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO), for which Rs 6,865 crore is being spent.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to achieve self-reliance in agriculture sector, she said agri start-ups have to put in their efforts to realise this vision.
Thu, Sep 08, 2022
Kisan Credit Card: Farmers in most parts of India have to depend on monsoons in order to have a good harvest. Any delay in monsoon may result in farmers sowing crops again.
Sat, Aug 27, 2022
The minister informed that even auto-rickshaws can be run on bio-ethanol, in the construction equipment industry too, alternative fuels can be used.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
PM Kisan 12th Installment Latest News: eKYC is MANDATORY for PM KISAN Registered Farmers. OTP Based eKYC is available on PM KISAN Portal or at the nearest CSC centres
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
Cabinet Decisions Today: Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took several important decisions on Wednesday including restoring the Interest Subvention of 1.5% for agriculture loans up to Rs 3 lakh and enhancing the ECLGS to Rs 5 lakh cr
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the restoration of interest subvention of 1.5 per cent on short term agriculture loans for all financial institutions for lending short term agri-loans upto Rs 3 lakh to the farmers. The government says that this decision has been taken to ensure adequate credit flow in the agriculture sector.
Interest Subvention of 1.5% will be provided to lending institutions including public and private Banks, Small Finance Banks, RRB, Cooperative Banks and Computerised PACS directly ceded with commercial banks for FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 for lending short term agri-loans up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers
Mon, Aug 15, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said natural and chemical-free farming can boost the country's efforts to be more self-reliant in agriculture.
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
To promote cooperative movement and to expand it across all panchayats and tehsils in the country, Shah called for devising a different strategy.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
It also highlighted that while the initial 10,000 startups were recognised in 808 days, the latest 10,000 were achieved in only 156 days.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
PM Kisan 12th Installment Date 2022: The 12th installment of the PM Kisan scheme is due for disbursement and the announcement on it is expected to come in a month’s time. The installment is expected to be disbursed in the August to November period
Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Beneficiaries of this flagship scheme of the government must complete their eKYC’s by 31 July, failing which they may not be able to receive their 12th PM Kisan installments
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
In 2020-21, the country's wheat production stood at 109.59 million tonnes.
When PM Kisan scheme was launched on 24 February 2019, benefits were limited for farmer families who were small and marginal with combined landholding up to 2 hectare; .later it was revised and extended to all farmer families irrespective of the size of their landholdings
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
PM Kisan 12th Installment: The deadline for completing the eKYC is nearing for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The amount will be released by Prime Minister Modi and the announcement is expected to be made about the date of release in a months time
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