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agriculture ministry news

Row over ₹99 lakh subsidy to union minister from own ministry: ‘Hid nothing’

Bhagirath Choudhary is an MP from Ajmer Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan.
india news
Updated on Jun 27, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan pitches fertiliser subsidy revamp

Food security in the world’s most populous nation is closely linked to timely availability of fertilisers, bulk of which India imports to meet domestic requirements.
india news
Published on Feb 26, 2026 06:04 am IST

You stood with AAP, why blame BJP for police action against farmers: Shivraj to Opposition

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Sansad TV)
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 22, 2025 09:18 am IST

Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops

Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
world news
Updated on Mar 15, 2025 10:42 am IST

Centre's next round of talks with protesting farmers in Chandigarh today

In February 2024, four rounds of talks were held between the Centre and protesting farmers. However, all of them remained inconclusive.
india news
Updated on Feb 22, 2025 08:12 am IST

Tomato price crash triggers farmer angst, farm ministry starts transport subsidy

Labourers pluck tomatoes and collect them in a basket from fields for sale in Nagpur in January 2025. (ANI FILE)
india news
Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:52 pm IST

Uptick in monsoon rain boosts kharif sowing

Millions of farmers depend on the summer monsoon to plant a range of crops. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
india news
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 05:50 am IST

Edible oils, pulses in focus as agriculture minister Chouhan takes charge

Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds a meeting regarding the 100-day action plan of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, at Krishi Bhavan, in New Delhi. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 08:10 am IST

Emerging ecosystem of agritech startups and FPOs

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climate change
Published on May 11, 2024 12:56 pm IST

War plunged Israel's agricultural heartlands into crisis, raising fears for its farming future

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world news
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 08:58 pm IST

Addressing India's Agri-Water Crisis

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climate change
Published on May 11, 2024 12:00 pm IST

Replanting of rain-hit crops likely to push back summer harvest: Analysts

Farmers forced to replant summer crops due to deficient rainfall at some areas or submerged fields in others. (HT Archive)
india news
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 02:47 am IST

75% of sugar mills finish operations 2 months earlier

Lower output could also hamper India’s ambitious ethanol-blending programme. (File image)
business
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 01:49 pm IST

King of fruits takes sea route to foreign lands, shore benefits for Maharashtra farmers

Mangoes produced in the state are packed in boxes and exported by sea to the U.S., Japan and Australia. (HT PHOTO)
pune news
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:11 am IST

‘Normal’ monsoon expected this year: IMD

The monsoon is critical for a healthy rural economy. (REUTERS)
india news
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 02:25 pm IST

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: Follow these steps to installment status

The PM-KSNY was launched in 2019 and under this programme ₹6,000 every year is provided to small and marginalised farmers as financial support.
india news
Published on Jun 30, 2021 07:51 pm IST

‘Will discuss with open mind’: Govt again writes to farmers

India's agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar adjusts his face mask during a press conference with representatives of foreign media organizations in New Delhi, India.
india news
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 05:54 am IST

‘I come from farming family,’ Tomar writes open letter to farmers; PM Modi urges to read

The agriculture minister on Wednesday had thanked farmers of Madhya Pradesh for supporting the reforms brought in the month of September.
india news
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 08:29 pm IST

Govt extends relaxed norms for onion imports till Jan 31

To facilitate import of onion, the government had on October 21 relaxed the conditions for fumigation and additional declaration on the Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) under the Plant Quarantine Order (PQ), 2003 for import up to December 15, 2020.
business
Published on Dec 17, 2020 05:01 pm IST

Soon, price info system for farmers

The agriculture ministry is also undertaking a massive drive to publicise the three controversial laws that have led to protests by farmers groups in some states.
india news
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 05:47 am IST

Soon, mid-day meals likely in kindergarten

Proposals by government departments, especially new ones that involve substantial financial implications, are reviewed by EFCs before they get the go-ahead.
india news
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 06:46 am IST

Thaw in sight as Punjab farmers meet to decide on strategy for talks with Centre on farm laws

Farmers raising slogans on rail tracks with hands tied in chains as part of their rail blockade agitation against the new farm laws, at Devi Dass Pura in Amritsar on Monday.
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 12:03 pm IST

Farmers leaders in Punjab invited by Central govt for talks

Farmers block railway tracks in protest against the farm reform laws passed by Parliament recently.
chandigarh news
Updated on Oct 11, 2020 05:36 pm IST

Agri exports rise 43.4% in April-September: Govt

The agriculture ministry has also prepared a comprehensive action plan towards promotion of agri trade.
business
Updated on Oct 10, 2020 09:51 pm IST

More swarms expected; tech keeps locusts at bay

A swarm of locusts seen around Aliganj and Vikas nagar areas in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on July 12, 2020.
india news
Updated on Jul 24, 2020 05:49 am IST

Declare locust menace a national disaster, Rajasthan minister urges Centre

Giving information about crop loss in the state due to locusts, state agriculture minister Lalchand Kataria asked the Agriculture Insurance Company to pay the outstanding insurance claim of Rs 380 crore for Kharif-2019 of farmers as soon as possible.
jaipur news
Published on Jul 11, 2020 10:09 am IST

Centre’s rural spending doubles amid Covid-19 pandemic

Workers at a construction site in Seoni, MP, on May 19.
india news
Updated on Jul 10, 2020 05:54 am IST

Hold agricultural hackathons to boost economy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held discussions with senior officials of the department of agricultural research and extension as well as the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the top farm research body.
india news
Updated on Jul 05, 2020 05:25 am IST

India first nation to control locusts through drones: Agriculture Ministry

More control teams from Rajasthan have been moved to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to help control operations being carried out to ward away locusts in these two states, the release said.
india news
Published on Jun 28, 2020 07:38 am IST

Agriculture ministry sets up wing to push recent reforms

A farmer sprays pesticide in the cotton field at Pandharkawada in Maharashtra.
india news
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 05:32 am IST
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