agriculture

Chandigarh, March 18 Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat emphasized the need to adopt natural farming to preserve the environment and ensure a sustainable future for coming generations.He was delivering a special lecture on natural farming on the concluding day of the budget session of the...

New Delhi, March 18 Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused opposition-ruled states of "politicizing" the rejection of public welfare schemes simply because they bear the Prime Minister's name.Chouhan also urged the states to...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated on Wednesday that the government had ensured irrigation for fields equivalent to the Bhakra Canal in four years by unlocking 10,000 cusecs from seasonal rivers and reviving a collapsing canal network.The Chief Minister said that...

Chandigarh, March 18: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini urged public representatives on Wednesday to actively promote natural farming, emphasizing that certain issues must transcend partisan politics."It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders not only to adopt natural...

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, stated that the government is focused on ensuring food security, increasing farmers' income, and providing nutritious food to the people. Responding to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the grants requested by the Ministry...

Latur, March 18 A hailstorm accompanied by thunder and strong winds has affected both standing and harvested crops in Latur district of Maharashtra, farmers said on Wednesday.The district is currently in the peak harvesting season for Rabi crops such as wheat, gram, and jowar. In addition...

New Delhi, March 18 The Lok Sabha passed the grants for various ministries for 2026-27 on Wednesday, approving an expenditure of over ₹53 lakh crore.The House passed the grants by using the guillotine procedure.Earlier, the Lok Sabha discussed the grants for the ministries of Railways and...

Lucknow, March 18 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the state has witnessed significant transformation across sectors over the past nine years, with agriculture, infrastructure, education, and welfare seeing major gains.Addressing a programme at Lok Bhavan...

Ranchi, March 18 The Jharkhand government will set up cold storage facilities in each assembly constituency across the state, Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey told the assembly on Wednesday.Responding to a question, she said that a cold storage facility with a capacity of 5,000 metric...

Jaipur, March 18 – A new weather system is expected to affect Rajasthan as a Western Disturbance becomes active in the region. The Meteorological Centre in Jaipur has issued an alert for thunderstorms, strong winds, rainfall, and isolated hailstorms over the next few days.A cyclonic...

Gandhinagar, March 17 – A delegation of officers from the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi met with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Tuesday to study the state's economic development model as part of a national-level program on economic security.The visit was...

New Delhi, March 17 – Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan strongly criticized the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.He accused them of petty politics over renaming rural employment schemes and of ignoring the real benefits provided to the poor under the Modi...

Jaipur, March 17 The Rajasthan government will vaccinate over two crore cattle heads under the seventh phase of its foot-and-mouth disease control program, officials said on Tuesday.The seventh phase of the statewide campaign, which was launched by Animal Husbandry Minister Joraram Kumawat...

March 17, New Delhi: Most parts of Himachal Pradesh are experiencing continuous snowfall and rainfall due to the ongoing activity of a Western Disturbance.While the rain and snow have brought cheer to farmers and horticulturists, the weather conditions have also boosted the tourism sector in...

Kathmandu, March 17 Nepal's outgoing Prime Minister Sushila Karki called on non-resident Nepalis worldwide to strengthen unity and actively contribute to Nepal's economic prosperity and development.The government alone cannot achieve the country's development goals, she said on Monday while...

Dharmapuri, March 17 Farmers in parts of the Dharmapuri district, particularly in the Harur and Pappireddipatti regions, have announced a boycott of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing prolonged delays in the implementation of the Thenpennai Surplus Water Scheme.The protest...

New Delhi, March 16 A parliamentary panel has recommended that the budget allocation for the agriculture department needs to be increased to deal with challenges such as climate change and market volatility.A Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing presented a...

Lucknow, March 15 Several areas in Uttar Pradesh experienced a drop in temperatures following light rainfall and thunderstorms caused by a western disturbance, the weather department said on Sunday.According to the Meteorological Centre in Lucknow, the western disturbance over northern Punjab...

Hazaribagh, March 15 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the 22nd installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Guwahati, transferring approximately ₹18,640 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to the bank accounts of around 9.32 crore farmers...

Deoria (UP), March 15 Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal supremo Jayant Chaudhary said on Sunday that farmers can expand their businesses by accessing better markets through farmer producer organizations, and they need to work in an organized manner to become economically stronger.He said...