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Govt targets to present Seeds Bill in Parliament during Budget session; 9,000 suggestions received: Agri SecretaryBudget session: The government plans to introduce the Seeds Bill 2025 in Parliament in February. This new bill will replace the old Seeds A...- 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...
- Govt to push green fuel farm equipment, boost access for small farmers: Agri SecyIndia aims to be a global food basket by 2047, prioritizing green fuel-based farm machinery and enhancing mechanization access for small fa...
- India urges hotels to buy direct from farmers, cut out middlemenAgriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi urged hotels and restaurants to procure produce directly from farmer-producer organisations (FPOs) ...
- India holds significant potential to help other countries boost their food security: WFP officialIndia can help other nations improve food security. The World Food Programme (WFP) wants to work more with India to fight food insecurity. ...
- Need incentives for farmers to adopt non-chemical fertiliser-based farming: Agri secretaryAgriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi emphasized the importance of incentives for farmers to embrace non-chemical fertiliser-based farmin...
- Agrinnovate India declares maiden dividend of Rs 1.42 croreAgrinnovate India Limited (AGIN), the commercial wing of ICAR, has announced its inaugural dividend of Rs 1.42 crore for fiscal year 2023-2...
- Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges quick transfer of farm tech from labs to fieldsAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan emphasized the swift transfer of farm technologies from labs to fields, highlighting the importa...
- India, Israel discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in agri sectorAmbassador of Israel to India, Reuven Azar, met Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi to discuss bolstering agricultural cooperation. The...
- Budget 2025: Agri minister reviews schemes with states; expects 3.5-4 pc growth in FY25Agriculture minister Shivaraj Singh Chouhan reviewed various schemes with state agriculture ministers. He sought their suggestions for ongo...
- Australia keen to explore opportunities in India's agri-tech space: GovtAustralia's High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, met with Indian Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi to discuss collaborations in ...
- Govt pushes for scalable food security measures, local crop promotionIndia aims to integrate scalable food security measures into existing government programmes while promoting local crop varieties. Agricultu...
- Government to begin farmer registration for Aadhaar-style IDs from October; targets 5 crore by MarchThe government will soon start registering farmers nationwide to provide them with a unique ID similar to Aadhaar. This initiative, part of...
- Centre urges states to adopt new tech initiatives for better farm dataAgriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi has encouraged states to adopt new technology-driven initiatives quickly to improve farm production...
- PM Kisan scheme: 21 lakh farmers selected in UP found ineligible, says state Agri Min Surya Pratap ShahiA total of 2.85 crore farmers were selected under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme in the state, out of which 21 lakh ...
- Licences of over 600 fertiliser sellers suspended in Uttar Pradesh"After discrepancies were found, licences of 623 sellers were suspended, while show-cause notices have been issued to 517. FIRs have been r...
- State governments buy from farmers to ease rural distressIn the absence of trading and market auctions, the farmers are finding it difficult to sell their produce, resulting in the piling up of ve...
- Fire at Maha Kumbh; 19 injured, two pandals guttedThe fire was brought under control after half an hour of fire-fighting though by that time both the tents were gutted, Mela Officer Mani Pr...
- Rare turtle rescued, two arrestedDelhi police today claimed to have rescued a rare turtle, which smugglers clandestinely export to China, and arrested two youths who were t...
- Tourist arrivals to touch ten million by 2010The figure has touched 3.5 million in the first nine months of this year as compared to three million in the corresponding period last year.
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