Assam Chief Secretary asks agriculture department to collect photographs of successful cultivatorsThe Chief Secretary appreciated the low-cost innovative application of Solar powered pumping station on a floating barge made of recycled U...
12 Oct, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
Manthan 2023: Over the last 9 years, narrative of NE has been tremendously transformed: Rajeev Chandrasekhar“We will have programmes for self-help groups, for FPOs, all of those who today have this incredible opportunity to enhance the digitizatio...
01 Sep, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
Patanjali Foods to invest up to Rs 1,500 cr on capex in next 5 years"Our estimation is over five years, we'll invest about Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 1,500 crore of capital expenditure...Most of the expenditure wi...
19 Jun, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Assam budget: Rs 200 crore allocation proposed to make state child marriage-freeBesides, the budget has proposed to provide one lakh eligible beneficiaries with a one-time Seed Capital of Rs 2 lakh for starting micro-en...
16 Mar, 2023, 08.41 PM IST
Work on climate resilience agriculture for greater good of farmers: Atul BoraBora said that each eligible farmer of the State must get the benefit of PM- Kisan scheme. He was addressing on the second day of the two-d...
07 Mar, 2023, 01.00 AM IST
NABARD initiates measures to augment millet production in AssamMillets Day was organized by NABARD at Kalashetra, Punjabari, Guwahati and was attended by Dr C V Ratnavathi, Director, Indian Institute of...
10 Jan, 2023, 01.20 AM IST
Assam plans to cover 20,000 hectares under organic farming in 4 years: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the Agriculture Department to hold gaon sabhas in collaboration with Panchayat and Rural Dev...
18 Dec, 2022, 09.48 AM IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Assam Millet MissionThe Chief Minister said that the mission has been launched in synergy with Prime Minister’s aim of Atmanirbharta (self-sufficiency). With t...
17 Nov, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
Assam planning to start Millet Mission, says state agri ministerWith an aim to strengthen the Agro-Economy in Assam, the First State Level Conclave cum Exhibition of the Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) ...
08 Jun, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
World Environment Day: A healthy water footprint is key for a healthy earthWhat will really move the needle for the climate change agenda is to evolve a citizen’s action framework that is water-centric.
05 Jun, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Great Indian cattle count: An inside storyAn army of veterinary doctors and para-veterinary officials are using tablets to conduct livestock census.
27 Jan, 2019, 10.15 AM IST
Is climate change the culprit behind floods and farming woes?From the floods of Houston to those in Gujarat, from Niger to Mumbai, climate change may not be the central trigger, but it may be aggravat...
03 Sep, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Budget 2011-2012: Speech of Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of FinanceOur growth in 2010-11 has been swift and broad-based. The economy is back to its pre-crisis growth trajectory.
28 Feb, 2011, 07.11 PM IST
- We need to build our food security: MS Swaminathan
Scientist and Member of Parliament MS Swaminathan in an interview with ET says that the future belongs to nations with grains and not guns.
11 Feb, 2010, 06.21 PM IST