Meghalaya CM inaugurates 'CM Elevate programme' in ShillongThe Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K. Sangma, has launched the CM Elevate program to empower and engage the youth of Meghalaya through...
Uttarakhand residents reach Nepal to shop tomatoesThe high prices of tomatoes in India, with prices ranging from Rs 120- Rs 130, have forced residents of Dharchula and Banbasa to cross into...
U'khand man quits job for farming, dispels myth of moving to cities for employmentBalak Ram Nautiyal left his job at the Jolly Grant airport and carries no regrets of making farming his full-time occupation as the abundan...
Mauritius to adopt Indo-Israel project to grow vegetablesDuring his visit, Vyapoory took information about all horticulture techniques being used for vegetable production and went around the Centr...
Committed to developing LoC areas together with civil administration: Army CommanderBrigadier H S Sahi was speaking at a function organised by the army to dedicate two community centres to border village of Balakote in Poon...
ICAR to train 24 lakh agri-workers by 2022ICAR has been training farmers in such activities but not as per the Skill Development Ministry's standard of 200 hours coaching to provide...
Punjab empanels 5 firms to set up polyhouses to boost vegetable cultivation under controlled atmosphereThe empanelled firms include Earth Agro Structures, Farming Solutions, M.F. Agro & Export, Poly Agro Engineers and E.P.C. Industries Ltd. N...
Nabard awards record Rs 1696.24 cr loan to Himachal Pradesh in 2015-16As many as 170 infrastructural projects relating to roads, bridges, polyhouses, flood protection were given loan assistance of Rs 644.92 cr...
INKEL Ltd ventures into modern agri farmingINKEL Ltd, in association with govt agencies & investors, has introduced yellow seedless hybrid of watermelons for the first time in Kerala...
Bayer CropScience opens new multi-crop breeding station in HaryanaThe modern facility will focus on breeding activities, screening of diseases, evaluation and selection of breeding materials.
NABARD projects Rs 89,049 crore of credit potential for HaryanaUnder the state credit plan, NABARD has estimated crop loan at Rs 45,210 crore which contributes 51 % of the priority sector credit estimat...
Agricultural ties with Israel helping Indian farmersIsraeli farm technology has helped farmers in about 500 acres to switch to vegetables and floriculture.
India losing sheen as agricultural nation: Narendra ModiIndia would not have lost its sheen as a country of farmers if Vallabhbhai Patel had been the first PM, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi said today
- Farmers worried over climate disturbances
The disturbed rhythm in the country’s climate has worried farmers and agriculture experts over the future of open farming.
- Global slump hurts rose exports real bad
Being at the top of the pyramid of non-essential commodities, flowers are the first to face the brunt of cost-cutting measures in the wake ...
- Board gets mandate to flavour up 5 spices parks
The Spices Board has got the mandate from the commerce ministry to act as nodal agency for setting up five spice parks, which were recently...
- Centre gets cracking on pesticide-free chilli farms
Spices Board plans to work on the commodity on priority basis.