organic farming

Raisen, April 11 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for further reforms in the agriculture sector on Saturday, saying it is the backbone of the Indian economy, and that a lack of funds would not hinder efforts to support farmers and rural India.Addressing the three-day Unnat Krishi...

Raisen, April 11 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pledged on Saturday that a lack of funds would not hinder efforts to further develop the agricultural sector, saying that the government's efforts to improve farmers' lives were not sufficient and that more needs to be done.Addressing the...

Raisen, April 11 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the government is implementing the "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" slogan by promoting millets in the armed forces to strengthen farmers economically.Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri coined the iconic slogan in 1965 during...

Gangtok, April 9 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang met with Union DoNER and Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi on Thursday and discussed key development projects in the Himalayan state.In a social media post, the CM stated that he had a meaningful discussion with...

Raipur, April 7 Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam warned on Tuesday that those involved in black marketing and hoarding of chemical fertilizers in the state will face strict legal action, including imprisonment.Addressing a review meeting of his department at the Indira Gandhi...

Jaipur, April 7 Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that the Centre is working with states to prepare crop-specific agricultural roadmaps based on their geographical and climatic conditions to promote scientific farming and enhance farmers'...

Ahmedabad, March 29 An educational institution in Gujarat has been preparing more than 500 meals daily using biogas, eliminating the need for LPG cylinders, under the state's Institutional Biogas Plant Scheme, officials said.The institution has become self-reliant in cooking gas, amid concerns...

Ahmedabad, March 28 An educational campus in Gujarat is preparing over 500 meals daily using biogas, eliminating the need for LPG cylinders, under the state’s Institutional Biogas Plant Scheme, officials said on Saturday.At the Shrimati Manekba Vinay Vihar Educational Complex in Gandhinagar...

In Gandhinagar, on March 28, students and staff at the Shrimati Manekba Vinay Vihar Educational Complex near Adalaj have become self-sufficient in cooking gas, preparing over 500 meals daily using biogas produced on-site.The institution, managed by the Vasumati Charitable Trust, operates two...

New Delhi, March 27 A parliamentary panel on Friday criticized the Union Ministry of Agriculture for not fixing a minimum support price (MSP) for all organic crops, in addition to traditional crops, to protect the interests of farmers.The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing...

Gangtok, March 26 Governor Om Prakash Mathur expressed confidence on Thursday that Sikkim would make a significant contribution to a developed India, and said that the Himalayan state was on track to achieve its own development goals with assistance from the central government."Sikkim is...

The National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (NCONF), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, concluded the National Seminar-cum-Exhibition in Ghaziabad today. The two-day seminar aimed to promote organic and natural farming across the country. The seminar was inaugurated...

Shimla, March 21 – Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, on Saturday described the state's budget as "the most disappointing and directionless in the state's history," offering absolutely nothing to the people.He stated that the budget...

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...

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...

A one-day training program on the organic cultivation of agricultural crops and medicinal plants was organized for farmers at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra Samba in Samba, by the Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla, with financial support from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management...

Jammu, March 11 Newly appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta thanked the country's leadership on Wednesday for entrusting him with the responsibility, and said he would work for the overall development of the state, taking all sections of society along.Gupta (66), the former...

Kewal Kumar, a progressive farmer from Dhanu village in the Tikri block of Udhampur, has revolutionized his farming practices after 35 years of traditional agriculture by adopting modern techniques supported by government schemes.A major turning point in his journey came with the installation...

Agartala, March 7 – Tripura's food grain production has increased by 12 per cent this year compared to last year, while the participation of young people in the agricultural sector has also risen, with many adopting innovative practices, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath...

New Delhi, March 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged farmers to leverage India's diverse climatic conditions and focus on scaling up the harvest of high-value crops to enable the country's agricultural products to effectively compete in global markets.Addressing a post-budget...