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NHAI to develop ‘Arogya Van’ on vacant land along NHsThe National Highways Authority of India will plant medicinal trees on vacant land along national highways. This initiative aims to boost b...
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to achieve 100% farmer registration for schemes within six months, emphasizin...
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 cr farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed farmer registration, fertilizer distribution, and pulse procurement with state mi...
Economic Survey calls for urea price hike, direct cash transfer to farmersEconomic Survey: The proposed shift from input subsidy to income support aims to correct a three-decade-old imbalance in fertiliser use tha...
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...
Union Budget 2024: Fertilizer stocks in focus. Here's what FM saidFinance Minister Niramala Sitharaman announced the expansion of Nano DAP application on various crops in all agro-climatic zones. This is p...
Arunachal to get three Doppler Radar stations soon: Kiren RijijuUnion Minister Kiren Rijiju has announced that Arunachal Pradesh will install extensive weather reading instruments and three large Doppler...
NMPB, CSIR-CIMAP sign MoUWorking under the Ministry of Ayush, NMPB is mandated to coordinate all matters relating to medicinal plants and support policies and progr...
NMPB inks deal with IHBT for production of planting material for medicinal plantsEstablished under the Ministry of Ayush, the NMPB works towards supporting policies and programmes for the growth of trade, export, conserv...
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to present agriculture road map today“Tomar will discuss promoting water conservation and crop diversification while aligning cropping system to agro-climatic conditions at the...
Government to align agriculture with changing climate and rainfall patterns“Climate changes are happening across the globe. We need to realign our crop planning as per the changes in climate and monsoon pattern. Th...
Arunachal Pradesh government to initiate move for getting GI Registration of Khamti Lahi Rice, Tawang Maize and Adi GingerDeputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein and the Vice-Chancellor of Assam Agriculture University (AAU), Jorhat, Prof Ashok B...
Next season: Government plans hi-tech crop assessment“First we will integrate the new age technology with the age-old method of crop cutting experiments (CCE) used to assess crop losses. Gradu...
Tech holds key to fast-tracking crop insurance claimsThe use of tech to expedite claims has become even more important as the govt has mandated to settle insurance claims within two months of ...
Madhya Pradesh plans to develop 1,100 'climate-smart' villagesThe cabinet includes ministers of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, cooperatives, water resources, Narmada valley dev...
- Madhya Pradesh plans to develop 1,100 'climate-smart' villages
Madhya Pradesh farmer welfare & agriculture development department principal secretary said 100 villages in each of the 11 agro-climatic zo...
India International Tea Convention to be held at Ooty from September 22The convention, whose theme is " let's team up for sustainability ", will have sessions dealing with sustainability issues and product safe...
Punjab Agricultural University signs pact with CPRIPunjab Agri University has entered into an agreement with Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) to intensify research on potato improvem...
- Orissa soon to come out with food processing policy
Orissa will soon announce “State Food Processing Policy” to tap its agri and food processing secor potentials.
- Agro-forestry models for different zones in 11th Plan
Sustainable agro-forestry models for different agro-climatic zones will be developed for the benefit of farmers in the 11th Plan, a senior ...