Tag: Agriculture Ministry
PM Modi Releases 21st PM-KISAN Instalment; Rs 18,000 Crore to Reach Nearly 9 Crore Farmers
Nearly 9 crore farmers will collectively receive Rs 18,000 crore through Direct...
PM to Release 21st PM-KISAN Instalment on November 19; Direct Transfers Cross Rs 3.70 Lakh Crore
The Government of India has also undertaken various village-level special Saturation...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Directs Timely Rollout of ‘Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission’ and ‘Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed senior officials to ensure...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Calls for Strengthening KVKs and Effective Redressal of Farmers’ Complaints
Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted that there are currently 731 KVKs nationwide,...
e-NAM Platform Expanded: Nine New Commodities Added to Boost Digital Agri-Trade
Number of commodities on the e-NAM platform rises to 247, further enhancing coverage...
MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report
The government constituted the committee in July 2022, comprising representatives...
20th PM-KISAN Installment to Be Released on August 2; PM Modi to Transfer Funds from Varanasi
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Chairs High-Level Meeting to Review...
SFAC Begins Grading as Many Farmer Producer Companies Turn Defunct
A large share of FPOs registered under the Companies Act are known as Farmer Producer...
Centre steps in on hybrid paddy issue, plans to override Punjab govt’s ban using Seed Act
The central government is working to nullify the Punjab government’s order banning...
Industry Projects India's Mustard Production at 115.2 Lakh Tonnes, 10% lower than Govt. Estimates
The survey, conducted by SEA in collaboration with SatSure Analytics, included remote...
Government approves implementation of transportation component of MIS for Tomato
In view of the falling prices of tomato in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and other...
Tomato farmers in crisis as prices crash to Rs 2-5 per kg at farm level
Due to price crash, farmers are uprooting and discarding their tomato crops rather...
Rabi sowing: Farmers prefer wheat as pulses and oilseeds suffer price setbacks
The area under wheat increased by 2.46 percent to 312.28 lakh hectares, while the...
USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped
The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...
Cabinet Approves Rs 13,966 Crore for Seven Major Schemes to Improve Farmers' Lives and Livelihoods
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that these major schemes are aimed at...
Kharif Crops Sown in 64% area; Significant Progress in Pulses and Oilseeds but Area of Coarse Grains Decline
As of July 19, sixty four percent of the sowing of Kharif crops has been completed...
