rural economy

New Delhi, March 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged farmers to leverage India's diverse climate to increase productivity and export strength, and emphasized the need to scale up the production of high-value crops to make the country's agricultural products globally competitive...

KATHUA, March 5, 2026: Vikrant Sharma, a young farmer from the Korepunnu village in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua, has achieved success in the horticulture sector by cultivating strawberries. Starting with 20,000 plants with support from the Department of Horticulture, he expanded to nearly one...

The Holistic Agriculture Development Programme has established over 17,000 productive units in Kashmir, driving a shift towards sustainable and commercial farming.Mar 04, Srinagar: The Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) is driving structural reforms in the rural economy of the...

In the world-renowned tourist town of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh, the state government is developing unexplored tourist destinations in the Kullu district under its Eco-Tourism initiative. The Forest Department, Kullu Circle, has identified more than 16 eco-tourism sites. Of these, five...

The state government in Himachal Pradesh is developing the relatively untouched tourist destinations in the Kullu district as part of its eco-tourism initiative. The Kullu Circle of the Forest Department has identified over 16 eco-tourism sites for this purpose. Five of these sites have been...

Sonipat, March 3 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday released ₹68.34 crore in grants for cow shelters across the state.Addressing a gathering during a state-level grant distribution program held in Bhatgaon village in Sonipat, Saini said that the cow is a symbol of culture and...

Chandigarh, March 2 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a state budget of Rs 2.23 crore for 2026-27, a 10.28 per cent increase over the revised estimate of Rs 2.02 crore for 2025-26, with a focus on strengthening the rural economy.He announced the creation of a third...

Hubballi (Karnataka), February 28 – Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, on Saturday, alleged that the Congress is spreading misinformation among the people of the country regarding the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G)...

Patna, February 27 – A three-day exhibition was organized in the Rohtas district of Bihar to raise awareness about the PM Vishwakarma scheme and also to encourage people to avail assistance under the scheme.District Magistrate Udita Singh inaugurated a 3-day exhibition-cum-trade fair at the...

Bhopal, February 25 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday described the success of women associated with the government's Livelihood Mission as a living example of the power of unity, and said their efforts are strengthening the state's economy.The Chief Minister was...

Kolkata, February 25 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Wednesday that the Union Cabinet's decision to significantly increase the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute will benefit lakhs of farmers in West Bengal.Amit Malviya, the chief of the BJP's Information Technology (IT)...

Today, the Department of Agriculture organized a two-day training program-cum-refresher course for Krishi Udhyamis under the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP), aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship and enhancing the capabilities of progressive farmers in the district.The...

Patna, February 23 The Bihar government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. on Monday to revive two closed sugar mills in the state, a minister said.The MoU was signed at a function held at the Deep Narayan Singh Regional...

Bhopal, February 23 Members of the opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh staged a demonstration in the state assembly on Monday to protest the India-US trade deal, calling it a "threat" to farmers and alleging that it would seriously impact agricultural markets and the rural economy.On the...

Hyderabad, February 21 Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the Centre would strive to achieve the target of creating six crore 'Lakhpati Didis' under the rural livelihoods mission by 2029-30.He said the previous target set by PM Modi to create three crore...

Lucknow, February 21 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced the disbursement of ₹285 crore as crop compensation to over 2.51 lakh farmers, asserting that the government is ensuring their protection from natural calamities.Addressing a programme for the distribution...

Guwahati, February 19 – Highlighting the Assam government's focus on agricultural infrastructure, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that irrigation has become a key driver of transformation in the state's rural economy over the last five years.In a post on the social media...

Ahmedabad, February 17 Union Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting of cooperation ministers from different states and Union Territories on Tuesday to discuss strengthening the cooperative structure and boosting the rural economy.The ministers present at the meeting extensively...

Lucknow, February 17 – The Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (M-PACS), launched to strengthen the cooperative banking network and enhance outreach to grassroots workers, are yielding wide-ranging results in Uttar Pradesh.According to an official statement, more than 2...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ‘Bharat Vistaar AI Tool’ from Jaipur today, marking a significant step towards strengthening digital agriculture and smart advisory services across the country.The launch event was broadcast live at Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)...