UP govt disburses ₹285 crore crop loss compensation to 2.51 lakh farmers: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh's farmers are receiving a vital boost as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announces the release of Rs 285 crore, benefitting mo...
21 Feb, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
Chikkaballapur MP Sudhakar urges Centre to expand PM Fasal Bima & Kisan Yojana with more farming activitiesBJP MP Dr K Sudhakar called for the inclusion of sectors like sericulture, livestock farming, and aquaculture under PM Fasal Bima Yojana an...
30 Nov, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
Govt invites over 1,000 farmers to special prog on I-Day, to launch AI-powered pest mgmt systemThe Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has invited over 1,000 farmers and their spouses to the National Capital for a two-day eve...
14 Aug, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
Govt made cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh cr under PM-KISAN scheme, says FM SitharamanInitiatives such as PM-KSIAN, PM-Fasal Bima Yojana and forming agriculture infrastructure fund have provided much needed support to the sec...
01 Feb, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
UNDP to provide technical support in PMFBY, Kisan Credit Card SchemeAs per the MoU, UNDP will provide responsive, demand-driven technical assistance for effective implementation of agriculture credit and cro...
12 May, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Assam's Agriculture department has set a ambitious target for enrolling five lakh farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana for ensuing Sali paddyAgriculture minister Atul Bora said that district Agricultural Officers of the State has to take the responsibility to achieve the target f...
12 Jul, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Govt approves changes in PMFBY to make it optional for farmersUnder the PMFBY, which was launched in February 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is mandatory for loanee farmers to take insurance ...
19 Feb, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Babus to get PM's award for promoting digital paymentsThe awards, aimed at honouring excellence in public administration, will be given on the occasion of civil services day on April 21.
22 Feb, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
If I were FM! Lower corporate tax; offer tax sops on bank FDUse Budget speech as a strong platform to dispel any fears over safety of deposits under FRDI.
16 Jan, 2018, 03.38 PM IST
Agriculture Ministry receives Rs 16,094 crore in Q1 to run various schemesThe amount is 53 per cent higher compared to Rs 10,498.90 crore received by the ministry in the same period last year, it said in a stateme...
03 Aug, 2017, 09.35 PM IST
AIR lines up special programmes to mark 3 years of Modi govtPeople would be interested to know the outcome and implementation of various decisions taken by the government in the last three years, the...
14 May, 2017, 02.14 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour babus for promoting key programmesThere shall be a maximum of 15 awards under the priority programme category and two awards under the innovation category according to a pre...
20 Feb, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
West Bengal govt decides to take up programme to train youths from farming communityThe youths are being trained in sorting, grading and preservation of their produce.
18 Oct, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to honour civil servants for implementing govt's priority programmesThe Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provides crop insurance and the Start Up India/Stand Up India is for fostering entrepreneurship.
28 Aug, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit MP; elaborate security arrangements madeThe visit assumes more importance as BJP yesterday won the Maihar by-poll for the second time in the history with more than 28,000 votes.
17 Feb, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
- Programme to provide pre-harvest crop estimate
The government has developed a system for pre-harvest crop production forecast using satellite data, Tariq Anwar said
23 Apr, 2013, 06.11 PM IST