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September 3, 2024 10:24 PM
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Agrisure Scheme, Tuesday. This initiative aims to advance the agricultural and rural start-up ecosystem in India, marking a crucial step towards improving the nation's agricultural landsca...
August 28, 2024 4:50 PM
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the expansion of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), a financing facility under the Central Sector Scheme. The move is aimed at boosting agricultural infrastructure ...
August 28, 2024 11:53 AM
The record high temperatures and sweltering weather that suffocated Japan this summer did not stop 77-year-old farmer Yasuyuki Kurosawa from tending his crops. Kurosawa, who grows rice, cabbage, wheat and corn in Meiwa, a town in the eastern Gunma p...
August 27, 2024 8:19 PM
Kharif crop sowing is at its advanced stage with farmers in India having sown crops across 1,065.08 lakh hectares so far this year as against 1,044.85 lakh hectares in the same period last year. On a yearly basis, the sowing is about 1.93 per cent h...
August 15, 2024 12:51 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for major reforms in the agricultural sector and emphasized efforts to improve the lives of farmers across India. Speaking on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day, PM praised farmers for embracing organic far...
August 13, 2024 3:24 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 109 new varieties of field and horticultural crops on Sunday at PUSA, New Delhi, marking a significant step towards enhancing India's agricultural output and farmer incomes. The new varieties, developed by vario...
August 6, 2024 5:09 PM
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that there are problems in the sector and he will discuss the issues with the farmers and their unions. "There are problems in agriculture but solutions are also there. We will speak to ...
July 30, 2024 9:02 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the parliament on Tuesday, responding to discussions on the recent budget. She emphasized significant increases in allocations for various social sector schemes compared to both the previous year and 2013...
July 24, 2024 9:15 PM
Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reut...
July 23, 2024 12:47 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors while presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Sitharaman emphasized the importance of research and developme...
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