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October 13, 2026 12:47 PM
The Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) has completed its first year, with all 100 identified agricultural districts preparing District Action Plans and the average score across six key objectives rising from 18.85 in April 2026 to 46....
September 17, 2026 12:49 PM
India has moved its agricultural carbon market from policy to the farm level, with more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana set to receive over ₹2.9 crore in digital payments for adopting regenerative farming practices. The first ...
September 9, 2026 5:41 PM
The Centre is preparing to introduce a stringent new Seed Act aimed at curbing the sale of fake and substandard seeds and protecting farmers from financial losses. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Cho...
September 8, 2026 11:21 PM
Researchers at the ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR-NRC on Mithun) in Nagaland have developed an artificial intelligence-based system that can detect and track the behaviour of Mithun in real time, a development that could transform live...
August 14, 2026 5:48 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) pilot in Chandigarh, aimed at making foodgrain delivery under the Public Distribution ...
August 13, 2026 5:43 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday approved a combined allocation of Rs 605.71 crore for Rajasthan and Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY) and the Krishonnati Yoj...
August 12, 2026 5:29 PM
More than 50,000 saplings were planted across 31 states on Wednesday as part of a nationwide plantation campaign led by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in collaboration with the Vriksh Mit...
August 12, 2026 1:12 AM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called upon people across the country to mark Hariyali Amavasya on August 12 by planting saplings, with members of the Vriksh Mitra Parivar pledging to ...
August 10, 2026 10:54 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday launched a National Scholarship Portal-based system for agriculture students, under which more than 6,000 students received a total of ₹21.35 crore through Direct Ben...
August 4, 2026 10:22 PM
Farmer leaders from across the country have expressed strong support for the expansion of ethanol production, describing it as a major opportunity to boost farm incomes and strengthen India's energy security, during a meeting with Union Agriculture a...
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