Follow Us on Google News Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Gujarat Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel on Wednesday said that the state government was promoting pomegranate cultivation to boost famers’ income and meet the strong market demand. In response to a query in the Gujarat Assembly regarding pomegranate cultivation, he said in the Surendranagar district, the cultivation … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the Rajiv Gandhi government for its failure to check the pilferage of Central welfare funds, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday highlighted the gains from the Narendra Modi government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT), especially, under the … Read more
International Women’s Day ‘25 celebrations in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Joins in the movement, #AccelerateAction CropLife India, an association of both Indian and Global R & D driven crop science organizations, and the leading voice of the plant science industry in India, has been … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Rural Prosperity’ on March 1 at 12:30 PM through video conferencing. He will also deliver a keynote address during the session. The session will focus on promoting agricultural growth and rural prosperity by encouraging collaboration among … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday highlighted the six-fold increase in the allocation for agriculture in the Budget for 2025-26 to Rs 1,27,290 crore from the Rs 21,933.50 crore outlay in 2013-14 as a reflection of the increased government support for farmers under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. Addressing the … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Vasantrao Sapkal on Friday demanded the immediate resignation of state Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate, who was convicted of committing fraud using fake documents to acquire two government quota flats. “If the state government does not dismiss him it will amount to a serious lapse. This will prove … Read more
Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that the state government has set a target of achieving 80 per cent irrigation coverage of cultivable land in the next few years. Addressing the 2nd All India State Water Ministers Conference at Udaipur in Rajasthan, the Chief Minister also informed that the … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented the state budget with an outlay of Rs 2,90,000 crore for the financial year 2025-26 giving special focus on agriculture, infrastructure development, urbanisation and the industry sector. The size of the budget for the current financial year of 2025-26 has been pegged … Read more
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Agriculture Department is actively working to raise awareness among farmers about enrolling in the ‘Agristack’ portal. Awareness campaigns will be conducted across districts with significant agricultural activity, including the Delta region, which is considered the rice bowl of the state. The Agristack portal, developed by the Union Ministry … Read more