India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...

The Centre has flagged West Bengal's failure to implement key central schemes for tribal welfare. Programs like PM-JANMAN and DAJGUA, launc...

The Indian government has launched a five-year mission to significantly increase cotton crop productivity. With an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 cr...

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured Bihar agriculture minister Mangal Pande of unwavering support for state farmers an...

Union minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...

In view of doubling farmers' income by 2022, an outlay of Rs 100 crore has been proposed for Atma Nirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojana in ...

The government plans to conduct training programmes at 690 Krishi Vigyan Kendras aimed at intensifying the pace of skill development in agr...

Agri-extension services focus on educating farmers about the application of scientific research and new knowledge of agri-practices.

A nearby village panchayat has been declared as the first e-literate panchayat, marking a milestone in Kerala's bid to become the first e-l...

Lauding Kerala's pioneering efforts in achieving total e-literacy, PM Manmohan Singh said reducing digital divide was vital to improve live...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive here tomorrow evening on a three-day visit of Kerala packed with engagements in the state capital...

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar asserted FDI in retail was in the interest of the farmers and the consumers across the country.

After private companies and state governments, it is now the turn of Nabard to offer SMS-based weather and crop advisory services.

President Pratibha Patil today underscored the need for another green revolution to meet the rising demands for foodgrains in the country.

An anti-cancer drug extracted from cow urine and developed by an affiliate of the RSS has got a US patent for the third time for its anti-g...

The country has received 25 per cent less than normal rainfall so far this year, a senior agriculture scientist today said here.

Sustainable agro-forestry models for different agro-climatic zones will be developed for the benefit of farmers in the 11th Plan, a senior ...