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You stood with AAP, why blame BJP for police action against farmers: Shivraj to Opposition
Replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha on the demands for grants of the agriculture ministry, the minister said the opposition tried to paint the BJP in poor light in addressing the issues raised by the farmers but failed miserably. He listed a number of initiatives, including access to credit and crop insurance, taken by the central government for the farm sector and asserted that every effort would be made to ensure farmers’ welfare
Published on Mar 22, 2025 09:18 AM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
Updated on Mar 15, 2025 10:42 AM IST
AFP |
Centre's next round of talks with protesting farmers in Chandigarh today
Protesting farmers will meet with the central government in Chandigarh on Saturday to discuss demands, including a legal guarantee for MSP on crops.
Updated on Feb 22, 2025 08:12 AM IST
Tomato price crash triggers farmer angst, farm ministry starts transport subsidy
Wholesale rates of tomato have slid 80% over the past couple of weeks in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, and are selling for ₹8-10 a kg
Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:52 PM IST
Uptick in monsoon rain boosts kharif sowing
South-west monsoon boost summer crop planting in India, critical for food supply & price control. Sowing up 14% from last year, with pulses area up 50%.
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
Edible oils, pulses in focus as agriculture minister Chouhan takes charge
Agriculture ministry led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan aims for self-sufficiency in pulses by 2027-28 and plans to boost edible-oil production to reduce imports.
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Emerging ecosystem of agritech startups and FPOs
This paper is authored by Ashok Gulati and others from ICRIER.
Published on Nov 20, 2023 12:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times
War plunged Israel's agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future
War plunged Israel's agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 08:58 PM IST
PTI |
Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis
This article is authored by Kanishka Chatterjee, director, The/Nudge Prize.
Published on Aug 31, 2023 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times
Replanting of rain-hit crops likely to push back summer harvest: Analysts
Torrential rains and flooding have damaged summer crops across states, forcing farmers to replant or wait for the water to recede from submerged fields
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 02:47 AM IST
75% of sugar mills finish operations 2 months earlier
Experts said the impact of tightening supplies could show up around October-November, the beginning of a long-drawn festival season when demand peaks
King of fruits takes sea route to foreign lands, shore benefits for Maharashtra farmers
MSAMB facilities are linked with registered farmers and warehouses giving importers assurance about quality of mangoes and increase exports
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:11 AM IST
‘Normal’ monsoon expected this year: IMD
Private forecaster Skymet Weather on Monday forecast “below normal” rainfall during the monsoon season between June and September, citing a strengthening El Nino phenomenon
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 02:25 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: Follow these steps to installment status
The money is credited directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiary farmers. The Centre has so far given eight installments to the farmers.
Published on Jun 30, 2021 07:51 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Will discuss with open mind’: Govt again writes to farmers
In a new letter to over 30 farm leaders, govt urges them to suggest a convenient date to resume talks on laws.
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 05:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘I come from farming family,’ Tomar writes open letter to farmers; PM Modi urges to read
“Several farm unions have welcomed the reforms and are happy,” Tomar said adding that there were farmers from some regions who had already stared availing the benefits of these reforms.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
Govt extends relaxed norms for onion imports till Jan 31
In an official statement, the Agriculture Ministry said it has decided to extend the relaxation for imports up to January 31, 2021, in the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market.
Published on Dec 17, 2020 05:01 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh
Soon, price info system for farmers
The Union government will set up a price information and market intelligence system for farm produce to enable price discovery for farmers in accordance with provisions of a set of laws enacted to liberalise agricultural trade, according to an agriculture ministry presentation seen by HT.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 05:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Soon, mid-day meals likely in kindergarten
Currently, the MDM scheme caters to 116 million children from classes 1 to 8 in 1.134 million government schools.
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 06:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Amandeep Shukla
Thaw in sight as Punjab farmers meet to decide on strategy for talks with Centre on farm laws
Agriculture ministry sent a second invite to farmers of Punjab for talks on October 14; two major farmer bodies, namely Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) and BKU (Dakounda), have accepted the invite, while Majha-based Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh has decided to skip the meeting
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Gurpreet Singh Nibber
Farmers leaders in Punjab invited by Central govt for talks
Jagmohan Singh, state general secretary (BKU Dakaunda), has confirmed the development
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 05:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Sangrur | Avtar Singh, Sangrur
Agri exports rise 43.4% in April-September: Govt
Positive growth was recorded in export of groundnut (35 per cent), refined sugar (104 per cent), wheat (206 per cent), basmati rice (13 per cent) and non-basmati rice (105 per cent) during the April-September of this fiscal from over the year-ago, the agriculture ministry said.
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 09:51 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
More swarms expected; tech keeps locusts at bay
Locust numbers are said to cross the economic threshold level when their numbers cross 10,000 adults per hectare (one hectare equals 2.4 acre). Beyond this limit, the pest become economically ruinous and needs aggressive control.
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 05:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Declare locust menace a national disaster, Rajasthan minister urges Centre
During a video conference with the Union Agriculture Minister, Rajasthan agriculture minister Lalchand Kataria also demanded the Centre to release the first instalment of centrally-sponsored schemes at the earliest.
Published on Jul 11, 2020 10:09 AM IST
Jaipur | Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Centre’s rural spending doubles amid Covid-19 pandemic
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30 announced the extension of the provision of free rations to 800 million people until November.
Updated on Jul 10, 2020 05:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Hold agricultural hackathons to boost economy: PM Modi
Hackathons are events where software developers, domain experts, and programmers come together to collaborate for developing problem-solving software products.
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 05:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India first nation to control locusts through drones: Agriculture Ministry
According to the information given by the ministry, all the groups of locust swarms are being tracked by teams of the state agriculture departments of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, local administrations and officials of the Central Locust Warning Organisation, and control operations are underway.
Published on Jun 28, 2020 07:38 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Agriculture ministry sets up wing to push recent reforms
The agriculture ministry is gearing up to new challenges and making all preparations in the wake of the government’s decision to free agricultural markets of middlemen
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 05:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Zia Haq
Covid-19: Stocks of free pulses shipped to states
States that have started distributing 1 kg of free pulses to each household include Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 08:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Govt sets foodgrain production target at record 298.3 mn tons for 2020-21 crop year
The foodgrain output in the 2019-20 crop year (July-June) is estimated at an all-time high 291.95 million tonnes, as per the second advance estimates released by the ministry in February.
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 01:48 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
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