punjab agriculture

Chandigarh, April 9 – The Punjab government should immediately provide compensation of ₹50,000 per acre to farmers for losses caused by unseasonal rains, hailstorms, and strong winds in Punjab, said Ashwani Sharma, the working President of the BJP.In a statement here, Sharma said, “According...

Chandigarh, April 8 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to promptly send a high-level team to assess the damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops from recent heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the state.With significant losses and the...

Chandigarh, April 8 Punjab Minister of Soil and Water Conservation, Barinder Kumar Goyal, inaugurated the state's first central pivot irrigation system at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, on Wednesday.This marks the first installation of this modern, automated irrigation...

Chandigarh, April 8 Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday urged the Centre to immediately send a high-level team to assess the damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops by recent heavy rainfall and hailstorms in the state.In a letter to Union Agriculture Minister...

Chandigarh, April 8 Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday attacked the AAP government for allegedly failing to fulfill its promise of Rs 50,000 per acre for crop damage and appealed to the people to stand together in helping farmers who are suffering due to unseasonal...

Chandigarh, April 8 Former Punjab MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who has joined the Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party (BRP), claimed on Wednesday that her husband, Navjot Singh Sidhu, is not involved in any political activity.Speaking about a plan for Punjab, the former Congress leader told reporters that...

Chandigarh, April 8 – Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian urged the Central government on Wednesday to send a high-level team to assess the damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops by unseasonal heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms in the state.In a letter to Union...

In Punjab, the state government has formed teams of 500 officials from the agriculture department to assess the damage to standing crops in the fields caused by the prolonged inclement weather. These teams have been specifically instructed to work closely with the Revenue Department to ensure...

Budhlada, April 7 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Tuesday that his party would formulate a plan to assist distressed farmers whose standing wheat crop was destroyed across 1.25 lakh acres of land due to inclement weather.Addressing a rally here as part of the...

Chandigarh, April 7 Rain lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday, with daytime temperatures registering a significant drop in many places, including Amritsar, which recorded a maximum of 21.7 degrees Celsius.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, received light showers during...

Chandigarh, April 6 – Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Monday that his government has ordered a crop damage assessment to evaluate losses caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will receive compensation.Mann was addressing reporters while presenting a...

Chandigarh, April 6 Senior SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged the Union Minister of Agriculture to send a special team to Punjab to assess the damage caused to the standing wheat crop by hailstorms.She urged Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to release a special...

Chandigarh, April 6 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that his government has ordered a crop loss assessment to assess the damage caused by inclement weather, asserting that affected farmers will be compensated."We have ordered 'girdawari', and after conducting it, those who...

Nabha (Punjab), April 4 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday demanded that the Punjab government release compensation of ₹50,000 per acre for wheat crops damaged in the recent hailstorm and rains in the Malwa region.Addressing a rally here as part of the SAD's...

Chandigarh, March 30 – For decades, Punjab's agricultural landscape has followed a familiar pattern: wheat in the winter and rice in the summer. While this cycle once played a vital role in ensuring the nation's food security, it is now facing challenges.Challenges such as shrinking...

On Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, along with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, inaugurated 109 new Aam Aadmi Clinics for the state's residents.This initiative, a key focus of the AAP's healthcare strategy in Punjab, has already expanded the state's network of such clinics...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday that excessive use of chemical fertilizers and excessive use of water are adversely impacting soil fertility in some parts of the country.In a reply to supplementary queries during Question...

Samana/Lehragaga (Punjab), March 21 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Saturday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is achieving new heights of development; however, he expressed deep concern about the current state of Punjab.Saini reflected on a...

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...

Mohali, March 14 The Punjab government will set up three exhibition centers in the state to significantly boost industry and commerce, said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday.Speaking with industrialists during various sessions at the ongoing Progressive Punjab Investment Summit here...