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Centre to release Rs 335 crore to Maharashtra as second instalment under RKVY scheme: Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh ChouhanAccording to an official statement, the minister chaired a virtual review meeting to assess the utilisation of funds released under the RKV...
Govt approves MSP procurement of gram, mustard, lentils for Rabi 2026 seasonAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced approval of gram, mustard and lentil procurement under the Price Support Scheme for Ra...
Why maize deserves centre stage in India’s agricultural roadmapPolicymakers and industry stakeholders say it is time to unlock maize’s untapped potential, calling for better crop management and a strong...
Centre pushes states to speed up farm scheme spending, warns of fund delaysUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to strategically utilize budgets by March to avoid losses and ensure timely c...
Cabinet meeting highlights: Modi & Co's nod to two farm sector schemes worth over Rs 1.01 lk cr and moreThe Union Cabinet, led by PM Modi, allocates ₹1,01,321 crore focusing on farmers' income and food security through PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vika...
Pandemic induced labour scarcity increases demand for sugarcane harvesting machines in South IndiaMaharashtra, the country’s second-largest sugar producing state, employs close to 1 million migrant labours every year to help in sugarcane...
Progress of top development schemes remains constrained in India: Study"Progress across major development schemes in India, including education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, agriculture and rural...
Niti Aayog urges government to link financial grant to states' agriculture reformsSuch a move will compel states to bring about significant changes in the agriculture marketing and other reforms pending in the sector.
Government to geotag Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna assets for better monitoringNRSC will provide the required app and impart training to officials to facilitate uploading of photos of assets to the Bhuvan-RKVY platform.
Maharashtra to increase onion storage capacity by 20 per centMaharashtra has the largest onion storage capacity in the country, which was mostly created with the help of government subsidy, though the...
Farmer suicides higher in Maharashtra compared to others: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan SinghIn August last year, Parliament was informed that Maharashtra saw 37 farmer suicides - highest in all states, due to agrarian reasons till ...
Not traders, farmers turn onions into storehouse of valuePermanent storage structures of onions have allowed farmers to decide on phased release of the crop.
- India's organic foods market growing at over 20%
Organic foods industry presently is metro-based, with about 95 per cent of the brands existing in top 10 metros.
Budget 2012 India: Highlights of Pranab Mukherjee's speechThe Union Budget 2012-13 speech made by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee saw a number of changes being announced across the sectors of...
- For more focus, restructure and reduce agriculture schemes: Ministry
Agri ministry has proposed reduction in welfare schemes after restructuring and rationalising them. Ministry aims to have lesser but more f...
- Bihar, Gujarat shortlisted for setting up vegetable clusters
The Centre has shortlisted seven states, including Bihar and Gujarat, for setting up vegetable clusters to ensure the uninterrupted supply ...
- Maharashtra sugarcane acreage likely to decline in 2012-13 due to water shortage
The state machinery expects that the farmers will be less inclined to keep the ratoon crop due to scarcity of ground water this year.
- Govt gives 87% more funds in FY'11 under RKVY
The Centre said it has allocated Rs 6,755 crore to the states in this fiscal, 87 per cent more than last year, under the Rashtriya Krishi V...
- IMD rains pains for Pawar
Farm ministry irked at IMD (which is under earth sciences ministry) making rain data public, as it has to do ground work to minimise the ad...