Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) In a landmark decision that will empower and uplift agricultural workers in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced a revision in the minimum wage rates. The hike in wages is set to bring a smile to the faces of lakhs of rural families as the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, July 17 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan has strongly criticised Bihar Police ADG (Headquarters and STF) Kundan Krishnan’s statement linking rising murders in Bihar to farmers’ idle months, calling it extremely reprehensible and unfortunate. Taking to social media platform X, Chirag Paswan … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India’s high-level official delegation, led by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, has returned from Washington after the trade talks with US officials without reaching a final agreement on the sensitive issue of trade in agricultural and dairy products that the US is pushing for. However, there … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate on Tuesday said that the government is focussing on transforming agriculture in the state and the aim is to enhance productivity using cost-effective and innovative technologies to improve the lives of farmers. In his speech at the workshop on the ‘MahaKrishi … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 22 (IANS) In a major initiative to protect and promote the state’s indigenous agricultural wealth, the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB) has moved to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) tags for five native farm products. The move, announced in the state’s Agriculture Budget 2025-26, is aimed at … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for May this year declined to 2.84 per cent and 2.97 per cent, respectively, compared to 7 per cent and 7.02 per cent in the same … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan has achieved widespread success across the country and would continue as a sustained movement to modernise Indian agriculture and enhance farmers’ prosperity through direct field-level engagement. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of an above-normal monsoon is expected to lead to a robust increase in agricultural production and rural demand while helping to keep inflation under control, according to a Crisil report released on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted above-normal rainfall … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for April this year eased further to 3.48 per cent and 3.53 per cent, respectively — compared to 7.03 per cent and 6.96 per cent in … Read more
