Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Govt to talk to farmer groups before proceeding with proposed new seed billThe government is set to engage with farmer organizations regarding a forthcoming seed bill aimed at curtailing the distribution of counter...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
25-yr-old dispute ends, Jharkhand & Bihar ink pact to share Sone river waterBihar and Jharkhand signed a water-sharing agreement for the Sone river. This pact resolves a long-standing water dispute between the two e...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026 | Social Enterprise: Varaha delivers carbon dollars to smallholder farmersVaraha is helping farmers adopt sustainable farming practices such as regenerative farming, tree planting, biochar and enhanced rock weathe...
27 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ET Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Social EnterpriseWith this category, we intend to recognise the startup that best embodies the ‘double bottomline’ model, one that combines profits with the...
20 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Jharkhand exports first commercial mango consignment to UKJharkhand has achieved a significant milestone with its first commercial export of fresh mangoes to the United Kingdom. APEDA facilitated t...
07 Jun, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Jharkhand's farmers not getting MSP on time; Hemant Soren should apologise: BJP's Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister and BJP co-in-charge for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has slammed Chief Minister Hemant Sore...
30 Oct, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Govt promotes pulses production in tribal & Naxal-affected areasThe government is promoting pulse cultivation in Naxal-affected and tribal areas of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to boost national production...
08 Sep, 2024, 02.26 PM IST
Jharkhand inches towards drought-like situation due to scant rainfall: OfficialsJharkhand is inching towards a drought-like situation due to 45 per cent rain deficit, leading to around 85 per cent of the arable land in ...
23 Jul, 2023, 12.18 PM IST
Many districts of Bihar, Jharkhand and Bengal may go for early rabi plantingThe country overall received 7% more rains than the long-term average during the 2022 June-September monsoon season. But several regions re...
14 Oct, 2022, 01.34 AM IST
Jharkhand's 'jal, jungle, jameen' to be returned to people if oppn alliance comes to power: Rahul GandhiAddressing a poll meeting here, Rahul said the Congress - JMM-RJD alliance will waive farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh and provide compensation fo...
09 Dec, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi launches 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana' from RanchiUnder the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana', farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will get Rs 3,000 monthly pension after reaching 60.
12 Sep, 2019, 02.06 PM IST
PM Modi to launch pension schemes from Jharkhand on ThursdayThe prime minister will also inaugurate the new building of the Jharkhand Assembly and a multi-modal terminal at Sahibganj, Jharkhand Chief...
11 Sep, 2019, 09.14 PM IST
Modi dubs Congress's farm loan waiver as 'misleading'He further said for the BJP, farmers were the "annadata" (provider of food) for whose genuine welfare his government had been working since...
05 Jan, 2019, 05.12 PM IST
Unstable governments blocked Jharkhand's growth: BJPThe BJP today said unstable governments turned out to be a stumbling block in Jharkhand's growth and appealed to the people to vote for the...
15 Nov, 2014, 10.41 PM IST
- Take some MGNREGA schemes to private farmlands: Hemant Soren
Soren today suggested taking more MGNREGA schemes to private farmland, contending it will help farmers who have been suffering due to weath...
25 Oct, 2013, 09.35 PM IST
- FM failed to enthuse the people of Jharkhand
He added that the state’s demands for a special package had been ignored. “The FM has been generous enough for the development of Bundelkha...
26 Feb, 2010, 09.16 PM IST