Budget 2026: Government to train 20,000 vets, develop 500 water bodies for fisheriesThe Finance Minister unveiled plans to boost rural economies. Initiatives will support livestock, fisheries, and high-value agriculture. Th...
02 Feb, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
PM's Rs 35,440 crore farm push to seed self-reliance, nutrition: 100 districts to get focused agri boost under new schemesPrime Minister Narendra Modi has launched two major welfare schemes for farmers. These initiatives, worth over ₹35,000 crore, aim to boost ...
11 Oct, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Tamil Nadu govt to provide Rs 17,000 cr crop loans to farmersThe Tamil Nadu government will provide Rs 17,000 crore in crop loans and Rs 3,000 crore for livestock development this year. Last year, Rs ...
23 Aug, 2025, 10.13 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 crore grant-in-aid for NCDCThe Union Cabinet has approved a significant financial boost for cooperatives. A Rs 2,000 crore grant will be provided to the National Coop...
31 Jul, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Vets in its branch: MSME lender Moneyboxx tries a different approach to lendingDeepak Aggarwal, Co-founder, Co-CEO, and CFO of Moneyboxx, says that the company aims to go beyond merely providing loans, focusing on fina...
23 May, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
Livestock business amounts to the tune of about Rs 4500 crore in Meghalaya: CM Conrad K SangmaSangma on Saturday said that the Government is making the required investment to upscale the dairy sector in the State. He said that throug...
12 Feb, 2022, 07.50 PM IST
Animal husbandry likely to get Rs 2,477 croreThe RBI will soon clear the proposal of extending the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to dairy, livestock and fisheries farmers to help...
31 Oct, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh slaughterhouses set to face the axeThere are nearly 40 legal slaughterhouses in UP that are duly licensed by the Centre’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Deve...
20 Mar, 2017, 07.58 AM IST
Maharashtra government-appointed panel suggests ways to address agrarian crisisChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had recently constituted a panel under activist and Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti chief Kishore Tiwari.
03 Sep, 2015, 10.00 PM IST
Livestock, aquaculture sectors in India need more insurance coverage: Swiss Re reportAlmost 14.6 million people in India make their living from fishing. Marine and farm fish harvests in India have doubled since 1992 to 9.04 ...
02 Sep, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Government nod for continuation of interest subsidy for crop loansGovernment today approved the continuation of interest subvention for short-term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers at 7 per cent per an...
10 Dec, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
- Banks offer term loans to livestock owners in drought-affected Gujarat
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development plans to provide refinance to banks lending for fodder.
07 Sep, 2012, 06.13 AM IST
- 'India plans microlenders' regulatory bill'
The Indian government proposes to introduce a bill to regulate microfinance institutions, a junior finance minister said on Tuesday.
23 Nov, 2010, 06.44 PM IST
- IFAD to boost employment prospects in Rajasthan
IFAD has sanctioned a loan of $30.3 million and a grant of $600,000 to boost agricultural production and employment prospects for some 95,0...
21 Oct, 2008, 08.52 PM IST
- Central govt employees get a 6% DA hike
Bringing festive cheer to 50 lakh Central government employees ahead of Holi, the Cabinet on Friday decided to increase the dearness allowa...
08 Mar, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Dairy livestock sector to get big boost in Budget
The dairy livestock sector - fulcrum of the second green revolution envisaged by the Centre - is set for a big boost in Budget 2007.
17 Feb, 2007, 02.29 AM IST
- Pawar secures safe package
The agriculture ministry wanted the former to be more generous and go that extra mile in finalising the package in view of the gravity of t...
30 Jun, 2006, 02.21 AM IST