Follow Us on Google News Kangra, July 30 (IANS) Farmers in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, now have until July 31 to get their insurance of maize and paddy crops under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the central government’s flagship crop insurance scheme. Originally slated to end on June 30, the deadline was extended due … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The minimum support prices offered by the Centre to farmers for various crops have doubled and procurement volumes have shot up under the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Parliament on Tuesday. “Under the previous government, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased by 4 per cent to 829.64 lakh hectares, so far this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 797.91 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The area sown under kharif crops in the ongoing current season has increased to 708.31 lakh hectares so far this year, compared with 580.38 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The area sown under the ongoing Kharif season has increased to 597.86 lakh hectares so far this year, compared with 560.59 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed. The increase in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, June 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has announced its decision to support farmers by procuring summer Moong and Urad at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya confirmed that the move was taken to ensure fair compensation for farmers cultivating these pulses during … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The area under the ongoing kharif crop sowing has gone up to 89.29 lakh hectares so far this year compared to 87.81 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday showed. The increase … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for marketing season 2025-26 to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce, according to an official statement … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Amaravati, May 5 (IANS) Standing crops of paddy and maize in more than 2,200 hectares were damaged due to unseasonal rains that lashed Andhra Pradesh during the last two days, officials said. Officials informed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday that the standing crop of paddy and maize on … Read more