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Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
Maharashtra govt braces for possible El Nino impact, Fadnavis calls for effective water management
UP Cabinet clears land ownership rights for over 12,000 families resettled after PartitionUttar Pradesh government has approved land ownership for over 12,000 families. These families were displaced from Pakistan during Partition...
From guns to gills: How fish farming is transforming former Naxalites in JharkhandA central government scheme is helping former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand. They are now choosing fishing over violence. The Pradhan Man...
UP govt targets 12 pc increase in Kharif production to 293 LTUttar Pradesh is set to boost farmers' income with a new Kharif strategy, aiming for a 12% increase in foodgrain and oilseed production, ta...
Take up pisciculture, go for solar energy: Nitish Kumar to farmersHe said farmers should be motivated to do plantations on the borders or embankments of the ponds and other waterlogged areas
On the lines of smart cities, Rajasthan to develop smart villagesRajasthan will develop 3169 smart villages, which will have clean drinking water, roads, sewerage system, Wi-Fi facility, e-library, sports...
Government to geotag Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna assets for better monitoringNRSC will provide the required app and impart training to officials to facilitate uploading of photos of assets to the Bhuvan-RKVY platform.
Farmers unhappy over linking of MNREGA with water conservation works in BudgetGovernment has increased the budgetary allocation for MNREGA to higest-ever Rs 48,000 crores in 2017-18.
Nine goodies for rural India in Budget 2017Against a target of 5 lakh farm ponds under MGNREGA, 10 lakh ponds would be completed by March 2017. During 2017-18, another 5 lakh farm po...
Ministry seeks Rs 48,000 crore for NREG Scheme next yearThe government has so far allocated Rs 43,500 crore in the current financial year, one of the highest allocations made for the rural develo...
Karnataka all set to build one lakh farm pondsKarnataka has already spent Rs 782 crore, with another Rs 560 crore in the pipeline, on the project which is seen as panacea for farmers in...
Maharashtra government committed to provide drinking water to people: CM Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was committed to provide drinking water to the people.
Narendra Modi government sets ambitious asset creation targets for MGNREGSThe government said delayed payments have been slashed by 72% and it wants to bring down the level to single digits by June.
Chandrababu Naidu asks collectors to meet farm ponds targets by March-endInteracting with the collectors via video-conference, Naidu asked them to meet targets on construction of farm ponds by March end.
How a drought-hit Maharashtra farmer braved penury by cultivating freshwater pearlsGandate, whose family traditionally cultivates rice, started freshwater pearl farming after getting basic training from a scientist at the ...
Akshay Kumar donates Rs 50 lakh for water conservation schemeBollywood star Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 50 lakh for the Maharashtra government's flagship 'Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan'.
Punjab extends 50 per cent subsidy on fish farming to all districtsThe Punjab government extended the 50 per cent subsidy scheme on fish farming to all districts besides releasing Rs 3 crore for water-logge...
Polythene-lined ponds to rescue farmers from unseasonal rainsApart from the polythene-lined ponds, around 1,750 farmers have also opted for poly-houses or poly-roofs, to grow vegetables under shade.