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JAMMU, March 29: Director of Agriculture, Jammu, Anil Gupta visited Majalta to review agricultural activities and inspected a Hi-Tech Polyhouse set up under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).The 500 sq m polyhouse, established by a local beneficiary, is equipped for...

Palakkad, March 28 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan firmly rejected allegations of a Rs 700 crore corruption scheme linked to the Cooperative Department’s proposed common software project on Saturday, dismissing Opposition charges as politically motivated and lacking factual basis.He...

Gandhinagar, March 26 The Gujarat government has allocated ₹60 crore to establish new bio-CNG plants through cooperative milk production societies, an official said on Thursday.Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the objective of this budget allocation is to transform the...

New Delhi, March 24 Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government has taken various initiatives for the agriculture sector, and the farmer's income has doubled.During the Question Hour, Chouhan stated that production has increased, and various measures...

Lucknow/Deoria (UP), March 21 Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said on Saturday that the state has experienced a significant transformation in the agricultural sector during the nine years of the Yogi Adityanath government, driven by wide-ranging reforms.Shahi said that...

Ludhiana, March 20 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Friday that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is necessary to revive agriculture and increase farmers' income, as traditional farming is no longer profitable.Addressing a Kisan Mela at Punjab Agricultural University...

Mumbai, March 18 – Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne said on Tuesday that the 8th installment of the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana will be directly deposited into farmers' bank accounts next week.The Government Resolution (GR) regarding this has been issued, and an...

Itanagar, March 14 Arunachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Gabriel D Wangsu emphasized the need to strengthen market linkages for large cardamom growers to ensure transparent trade and better price realization for farmers.The minister made this statement while inaugurating the large cardamom...

Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), March 10 – Modern polyhouse cultivation, supported under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM), is proving to be a major boost for farmers in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, helping them increase their income while creating new employment opportunities in rural...

New Delhi, March 10 Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with the Odisha government for the modernization and expansion of the Badamba Sugar Mill, with an estimated investment of ₹360 crore.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by IPL managing...

New Delhi, March 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a post-budget webinar on the theme "Agriculture and Rural Transformation" via video conferencing on Friday, according to a PMO statement.Under this theme, PM Modi will hold eight different webinar sessions covering four major...

Chennai, March 5 – The Tamil Nadu government has announced a major initiative to promote the cultivation of high-value timber trees on agricultural lands to help farmers diversify their income while expanding the state's green cover.The move also aims to simplify existing regulations governing...

Guwahati, March 2 – Assam's first consignment of GI-tagged ginger from the Karbi Anglong district, destined for London, was flagged off by Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Monday.The export of 1.2 metric tonnes of ginger was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export...

Mumbai, February 28 – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Jayant Patil sharply criticized the MahaYuti government’s newly formulated Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy for agriculture on Saturday.During the debate, he acknowledged the potential of the technology but accused the...

Mumbai, February 28 Senior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil said on Saturday that Maharashtra's artificial intelligence (AI) policy for agriculture is a welcome step, but its implementation has been slow.He also raised concerns about farmers' income, crop prices, and rural infrastructure...

New Delhi, February 24 The government has allowed the export of 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, according to a notification from the Ministry of Commerce.The decision was made earlier this month, but the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced it on Tuesday."The export policy for...

Bhaderwah (J&K), February 21 In an effort to further strengthen lavender cultivation, approximately six lakh free-quality planting material (QPM) seedlings were distributed among 750 farmers in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand, an official said on Saturday.The initiative...

Bhopal, Feb 18 – The opposition Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday criticized the Madhya Pradesh government over the state's budget for 2026-27, arguing that the state's economy was in a dire situation and heavily reliant on borrowing.The Congress described the...

Reasi, February 14: A Step Towards Strengthening Farmers' Income. Shri Bihari Lal, a resident of Chandwa village, Bhagtha Panchayat, Panthal block in the Reasi district, has established an oil extraction unit under the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP) with a subsidy of ₹1.20 lakh...

The government has approved the export of 25 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat, along with an additional 5 LMT of wheat products, to stabilize domestic markets and ensure profitable returns for producers. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution stated that this decision...