States

Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Yogi tasks officials with trillion-dollar economy plan

Presiding over a high-level meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has underlined...

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

Turmeric to change fortunes of farmers in Kushinagar

The state government of UP is expected to declare turmeric as the one district one...

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

BRLF to work with HDC to improve HDI in Vidarbha

The HDI project will focus on proper monitoring and effective implementation of...

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

IFAD and Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

Based on the ILSP project's success, REAP will leverage livelihood collectives to...

UP orders private power plants not to import coal

UP orders private power plants not to import coal

The state government does not want to hike energy prices and stoke anger among the...

Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

Yogi espouses ‘Mere Gaon, Mera Desh’ theme with UP Budget

By tabling its first UP Annual Budget 2022-23 here, the Yogi government 2.0, which...

Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

Yogi 2.0 boosting horticultural crops to spur farm income

The UP government will set up centres of excellence (CoEs) and mini-CoEs/hi-tech...

UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

UP doles out 20mn tonnes of foodgrain during pandemic

The free foodgrain was meant to ensure food security for the needy during the pandemic...

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

UP looking to double maize output in 5 years

To boost the rural economy, the UP government is targeting almost double the maize...

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

Punjab govt urges farmers to go for staggered paddy sowing in view of power crisis

The notification issued by the state government says that if farmers follow a staggered...

Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

Yogi 2.0 relaxes global bidding deadline for trillion-dollar blueprint

The state planning department is the nodal agency for conducting the e-bidding process...

Punjab to conclude wheat procurement in phased manner from May 5; decision comes in the wake of decline in arrivals

Punjab to conclude wheat procurement in phased manner from May 5; decision comes in the wake of decline in arrivals

Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak on Tuesday...

Major brands collaborate with MP govt, farmers and civil society to promote regenerative agriculture and sustainable sourcing

Major brands collaborate with MP govt, farmers and civil society to promote regenerative agriculture and sustainable sourcing

The Regenerative Production Landscape Collaborative (RPL Collaborative), founded...

Fino 'BC Sakhis' push rural banking in UP hinterland

Fino 'BC Sakhis' push rural banking in UP hinterland

Since the brick-and-mortar banking model could not be expected to be replicated...

Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice

Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exhorted the farmers to sow paddy using the DSR technique...

Coal crisis: UP plans to import 1.9 MT of coal worth Rs 2,900 crore

Coal crisis: UP plans to import 1.9 MT of coal worth Rs 2,900 crore

Against a daily coal requirement of 87,900 tonnes, UPRVUN is getting 30 per cent...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

National