Gujarat Assembly: Adani group has sought 94,000 sq mt land for SEZ, township, says CM Bhupendra PatelResponding to a query raised by Aam Aadmi Party's Jamjodhpur MLA Hemant Ahir, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who handles the reven...
Amit Shah asks cooperative banks to focus on extending more long-term financing to agriculture sectorThe government is building a database on cooperatives to expand this sector, as it is important for boosting farm growth and doubling farme...
Bengaluru: ‘B’ Kharab land in private hands around city to be regularisedIn the process, the Cabinet also reversed its decision last month to regularise such ‘B’ kharab plots that are in private hands in rural ar...
With rising population and declining arable land, China may be staring at a major food crisisSince 1949, China lost one fifth of its arable land to urbanisation and industrialisation and currently only about 10 to 15 per cent of the...
Centre to convert ravines of Chambal region into arable land with World Bank support: TomarHe further said the project will not only help in improving agricultural development and environment but will also create employment opport...
India unlikely to be among top 3 agriculture exporters by 2020: GovernmentIndia is unlikely to become one of the top three agriculture export countries of the world by 2020 due to high domestic consumption base an...
China bans cities from encroaching farmlandsFor the first time in two decades, China has banned cities from encroaching nearby farmlands, scaling down its massive urbanisation push .
Policy for acquisition of arable land needed, says an expertThere should be a policy for acquisition of the arable land for developmental purposes in order to ensure food secutiry, an agriculture exp...
- M Karunanidhi for protecting interests of farmers hit by GAIL project
Govt had directed GAIL to lay the pipes on roadsides along the National Highways to ensure that farmers don't lose their arable lands.
Noida Extension farmers hold protest, stop construction workFarmers in Noida Extension today held a protest and stopped construction work at private builders site, demanding enhanced compensation for...
Declining farm rentals worry rural landlordsThe decline in rents is in stark contrast to the significant appreciation in the capital cost of farmland across the country.
- Haryana government dragged to SC on another land acquisition
Haryana government has been dragged to the Supreme Court for acquiring over 2,700 acre of fertile land in Rohtak district for developing a ...
- Sikkim makes an organic shift
The next time you stop by in Sikkim, you might want to look for a souvenir with a difference - perhaps a packet of organic paddy or ginger ...
- Bengal government bats for organic farming
The West Bengal government plans to bring at least 20% of the state’s arable land under organic cultivation by the end of the 11th Plan, sa...
- Will global hunt for arable land lead to neo-colonialism?
Land is today redefining the political economy of agriculture, a sector that has seen stagnant growth, and also the growth-hungry manufactu...
- China says farmland down close to 'critical' level
The amount of farmland in China shrank closer to critical levels last year, state press reported Thursday, amid concerns in the world's mos...
- Farmers should give away wasteland for industries: FM
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has called upon farmers to give away their non-arable land for setting up industries, while assuring t...