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September 21, 2024 9:06 PM

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister highlights India’s potential in disaster risk insurance at NDMA’s workshop

P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, emphasized India's growing role in disaster risk insurance during the National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA) workshop on Friday. Addressing the event titled "Why Disaster Risk Insurance ...

September 19, 2024 3:49 PM

India to produce more rice this year despite heavy rains, Shivraj Singh Chouhan says

India's rice production this year will be higher than last year despite heavy rains and flooding in some states, Union Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. The country is also considering easing curbs on non-basmati rice exp...

September 14, 2024 4:03 PM

India, Argentina hold 7th round of Foreign Office Consultations, discuss areas of cooperation

India and Argentina have concluded their seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) in Buenos Aires, marking a significant step in reinforcing bilateral relations between the two nations. The talks, held on Friday, covered a wide range of t...

September 3, 2024 10:24 PM

Government launches AgriSure scheme to transform agricultural sector

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

Cabinet approves expansion of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

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

Heat stroke risk won’t stop Japan’s ageing farmers as temperatures soar

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 sowing exceeds last year’s figures

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

PM Modi bats for reforms in farm sector, says “India can become organic food basket of world”

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

PM Modi unveils 109 new crop varieties to boost agricultural productivity

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

Solutions to farmers’ problems through dialogue, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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 ...

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