New Delhi, April 1 The Centre on Wednesday asserted that the country has an adequate supply of seeds and agro-chemicals for the upcoming Kharif season, and asked states to check hoarding, black marketing, smuggling, and diversion of fertilizers for non-farm usage.Addressing an...
Chandigarh, March 10 The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution stating that any agreement with the United States that disregards the interests of farmers is unacceptable, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cautioning against the proposed India-US trade deal.Mann said the...
Kolkata, February 27 Crop protection major Godrej Agrovet Limited on Friday said it is expanding its crop coverage and strengthening its product portfolio as part of a strategy to revive growth in its crop protection business amid a prolonged demand slowdown in the agrochemical industry.The...
New Delhi, February 24 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met an injured auto-rickshaw driver outside his residence on Tuesday while he was leaving for Bhopal. Seeing the injured driver on the road, the Congress MP stopped his convoy and came out of his car to check on...
New Delhi, February 24 – Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Bhopal on Tuesday to lead a major protest against the interim India-US trade framework, which the party alleges severely harms Indian farmers by opening the...
February 23, Kohima: In a significant boost to soybean cultivation and farmer empowerment, Nagaland hosted its first-ever Soybean Festival at Agri Expo, Chümoukedima from February 20 to 21, bringing together over 200 farmers, scientists, and agricultural officials from across the state...
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Ahmedabad, February 21 AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the Centre of "selling" India and its farmers to the US through the interim trade deal, and claimed that it is for the first time that the country's interests in the agriculture sector have been compromised in such a manner...
New Delhi, February 17 Across the tropics, each square metre of a forest could be contributing about 240 litres of rainfall annually, highlighting the importance of protecting tropical forests amidst increasing water and climate pressures, a new study has estimated.Tropical forests help...
New Delhi, February 13 Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met with leaders of agricultural unions from across the country at the Parliament House complex on Friday, and discussed with them the need for a nationwide movement to oppose the India-US interim trade deal, as well...
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New Delhi, February 13 Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi met leaders of farm unions from across the country in the Parliament House complex on Friday, during which the need for a nationwide movement to oppose the India-US interim trade deal, as well as to safeguard the livelihoods of farmers...
New Delhi, February 13 Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched a sharp attack on the opposition Congress for "spreading lies" about the India-US trade agreement, asserting that the Narendra Modi government has completely safeguarded the interests of the farming community...