Tag: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

National
Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright

Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright

As the sowing of rabi crops almost comes to a close, the total area under wheat...

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One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

One Nation-One Ration Card has benefited the poor: Narendra Singh Tomar

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that...

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Wheat sowing up 3pc this rabi season; oilseeds area up 8pc

Wheat sowing up 3pc this rabi season; oilseeds area up 8pc

Wheat acreage has increased 3 per cent so far in the ongoing rabi season at 286.5...

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DAP goes along the lines of urea; fertilizer consumption imbalance increases fast in Kharif

DAP goes along the lines of urea; fertilizer consumption imbalance increases fast in Kharif

For the last several decades, the government and the fertilizer industry have been...

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22 crore Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers across the country: Union Agriculture Minister

22 crore Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers across the country: Union Agriculture Minister

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...

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Natural farming costs less, yields more: Narendra Tomar

Natural farming costs less, yields more: Narendra Tomar

Tomar has said that natural farming is the need of the hour, in which the cost is...

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Wheat sowing up 5.36% in rabi season so far

Wheat sowing up 5.36% in rabi season so far

Area sown under wheat has increased by 5.36 per cent annually to 211.62 lakh hectares...

National
Farmers to benefit from Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP): Union Agri Min

Farmers to benefit from Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP): Union Agri Min

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...

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More area under wheat and mustard in current Rabi season than last year

More area under wheat and mustard in current Rabi season than last year

The effect of high prices of wheat and mustard is visible in the area sown for the...

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International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event

International Year of Millets: Pre-launch event

The Government of India has kickstarted the pre-launch celebration in a big way...

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Fertilizer companies to lose Rs 3,000cr due to reduction in DAP subsidy

Fertilizer companies to lose Rs 3,000cr due to reduction in DAP subsidy

While the Union Government has increased the subsidy rate for N under the NBS scheme...

Cooperatives
NAFED signs MoU with Gujarat University

NAFED signs MoU with Gujarat University

NAFED has signed an MoU with Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, in the presence of Acharya...

International
India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet

India hosts 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers’ meet

The 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministerial Meeting adopted the Action Plan for Strengthening...

National
Stubble trouble: Politics overtakes economics

Stubble trouble: Politics overtakes economics

Stubble burning begins around October and peaks in November, coinciding with the...

National
India to promote nutritious cereal products for public health: Narendra Tomar

India to promote nutritious cereal products for public health: Narendra Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has urged the ASEAN member countries...

Opinion
Know your onions: Cheers to govt, tears to farmers

Know your onions: Cheers to govt, tears to farmers

For the government and the consumers, it could be a win-win situation as both are...