UP govt offering subsidies on purchase of agricultural drones, machineryThe Uttar Pradesh government is offering subsidies on agricultural drones and machinery to boost productivity for farmers. Applications are...
28 Jun, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Budget 2024: A bid to woo farmers, or a dry spell?Budget 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, beginning his third term, prioritized the release of the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Nidhi s...
22 Jul, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
PM Modi addresses farmers, says he wants Indian products on every dining table in worldPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the importance of Indian food products in the global market at a PM Kisan Samman Sammelan. He emph...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
What will it take for India's drone industry to fly higher?India aims to be a major global hub for drones by 2030, boosting GDP by 1-1.5% and creating jobs. The industry has requested expansion of t...
15 Feb, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' reaches out to 10 crore people: Anurag ThakurThe Indian government's Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra has reached a milestone of connecting with 10 crore people, with 7.5 crore pledged to b...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
India can become a global drone hub, but the flight plan needs some adjustmentsThe government is trying to create a drone ecosystem from scratch. There are no blueprints and it is a tough path. But experts see a few ar...
02 Jul, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
PACS can be roped in as drone entrepreneurs for spraying fertilizers, pesticides: Coop MinPACS will also be connected with the marketing of organic fertilizers, especially Fermented Organic Manure (FoM)/ Liquid Fermented Organic ...
08 Jun, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Government should hike assistance under PM-KISAN, give tax sops for agritech startups: IndustryEdible oil industry body SEA has demanded that a national mission should be launched to increase oilseeds production and reduce imports of ...
29 Jan, 2023, 06.33 PM IST
Gujarat Assembly Polls: Gujarat could become top state as people rejected lucrative promises and false propaganda, says PM Modi"In the past, people used to say Gujarat can't progress because it lacked natural resources, it has a long coastline. That it has the deser...
22 Nov, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
PM releases ₹16k cr for farmers, rolls out 'one nation one fertiliser' schemeThe prime minister also inaugurated 600 Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and the One Nation One Fertiliser Scheme at a conclave of farmers. Around 1...
18 Oct, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet increases excise duty on liquor by 15 per centThe rates of excise duty in respect of military or paramilitary units shall be 50 per cent of the rates of excise duty fixed to be paid bef...
22 Sep, 2022, 12.24 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh: Excise duty on hard liquor to go up by 15%The cabinet meeting has decided that the rates of Excise Duty in respect of Military/Paramilitary Units shall be 50% of the rates of Excise...
21 Sep, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Add AI, drones, marketing tools to improve yield and modernise, Modi urges farmersContinuing with his webinar on provisions in the budget, Modi on Thursday asked farmers and those involved in agriculture sector to leverag...
25 Feb, 2022, 01.07 AM IST
Budget 2022 focusses on making agriculture smart, modern: PM ModiIncreasing farmer’s income, reduce farming cost and connecting farmers to market is the aim of the government, PM Narendra Modi emphasized....
24 Feb, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
PM Modi says shrinking farm sizes a challenge; need to increase 'collective power' of small farmersAsserting that his dream is to make small farmers the pride of the country, the Prime Minister said, "In the coming years, we will have to ...
15 Aug, 2021, 01.58 PM IST
Maharashtra to use drones to spray insecticides on locust swarms: Agriculture MinisterBhuse also said that 32 lakh farmers had applied under the 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule' crop loan waiver scheme, and the amount of Rs 12,000 cro...
02 Jun, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
New crop insurance will be more attractive: Radha Mohan SinghThe government will launch a new crop insurance scheme next month, which aims to keep the premium burden on farmers below 3 per cent, Agric...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.01 AM IST