Direct connectivity expected to boost industry, tourism in Daman as NAMO Airport begins operationsDirect air connectivity between Daman and Delhi has now commenced. Alliance Air launched the inaugural scheduled commercial flight from NAM...
17 Jul, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
ICAR to cap rice, wheat area under crop diversification plan; forms 52 task teams for 2047 roadmapThe Indian Council of Agricultural Research plans crop diversification by 2047. This roadmap aims to significantly increase agricultural an...
16 Jul, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Maharashtra cabinet clears draft bill to recognise women farmers, widen welfare accessMaharashtra's cabinet has greenlit a groundbreaking bill to legally recognize women farmers, even those without land. This initiative aims ...
26 Jun, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
From pet to pest: A 2026 experiment reveals that releasing goldfish into lakes triggers a full ecosystem regime shift, and no lake type is immuneReleasing pet goldfish into local waters causes extensive ecological damage. These fish grow large, stir up sediment, consume prey, and out...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
India leads consensus on future of agriculture as BRICS adopts historic Indore declarationThe declaration outlines several landmark decisions aimed at strengthening food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture, ag...
13 Jun, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari keeps home, Swapan Dasgupta gets finance, Tapas Roy industryVeteran journalist turned politician Swapan Dasgupta was allotted finance while senior-most party leader Tapas Roy, with his long legislati...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure worldWith India’s leadership and BRICS+ cooperation, agriculture can become not only a source of food, but a foundation for resilience, prosperi...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
Assam Repealing Bill 2022 to repeal 48 obsolete ActsLast week the cabinet had decided that 27 obsolete Acts to be repealed through tabling of Assam Repealing Bill, 2022 in next Assembly sessi...
06 Sep, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
What has the WTO ministerial conference achieved?Developing countries will be allowed to authorise the use of a patent for production and supply without the patent holder's consent for fiv...
18 Jun, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
TN CM K Palaniswami launches mobile Amma Canteens to cater better to working classesMarking the inauguration of the mobile services of the low-cost food chain, Palaniswami distributed food items from the eateries on wheels ...
04 Nov, 2020, 05.13 PM IST
Gender bender in farming: Centre may add women names in land recordsIn the absence of land ownership, women are deprived from accessing institutional credit, extension services and other government entitleme...
16 Oct, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Consultancy firm KITCO to provide assistance to startupsThe major thrust areas of 'myenterprise' season 2 are tourism, IT/ITES, education, electronics, food processing, fisheries, fashion technol...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
New facilities at Beypore portKerala government was planning to implement Coastal Cargo Service in the state to increase quantity of goods being transported through sea.
28 Sep, 2015, 09.02 PM IST
Rs 20 crore sanctioned for various projects for KUFOSKUFOS said the government accorded the administrative sanction of the amount that was allocated to the university in the state budget for t...
22 Jul, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
Government focusing on increasing farm productivity: MinisterSingh shared several initiatives such as irrigation and soil health card schemes are being implemented in a mission mode to boost farm prod...
27 Oct, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
- Farm sector may achieve 3-3.5 pc growth in 11th plan
India's farm sector is likely to grow by 3-3.5 per cent annually during the 11th Five-Year Plan ending 2011-12, lower than the target of fo...
22 Jul, 2010, 08.10 PM IST
- Govt approves signing of MoU between India and South Africa
The government on Thursday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and South Africa on agricultural coope...
07 Feb, 2008, 07.47 PM IST