New Delhi, March 31 Highlighting environmental concerns, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday called for greater efforts in tree plantation and rainwater harvesting, saying conservation is the need of the hour.She was speaking at an event to commemorate the 122nd Foundation Day...
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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...
Gwalior, March 24: With the harvesting of Rabi crops such as wheat, gram, mustard, and lentils already underway in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has appealed to farmers not to burn crop residue after harvesting, as this reduces soil fertility.Yadav said the state government has...
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...
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...
Barwani, March 2 – Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday appealed to farmers in Madhya Pradesh to adopt natural farming instead of excessive use of chemicals to maintain soil fertility and reduce the environmental impact of chemical use.The Chief Minister stated that natural farming will...
Patna, February 21 The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) registrations of 1,807 farmers in Bihar were suspended due to stubble burning in 2025-26, according to a report presented in the assembly by the Department of Agriculture.Subsidies and incentives for 1,758 farmers were blocked in 2025 for...
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Gandhinagar, February 17 – As part of efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, the state of Gujarat has issued Soil Health Cards to 2.19 crore farmers under the Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme, which aims to promote scientific soil management and improve crop productivity.The scheme was first...