New Delhi: Amid opposition allegations surrounding the India–US Trade Deal, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today firmly stated that the agreement fully safeguards India’s agricultural interests, particularly those of the farm and dairy sectors. He underlined that under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Shri.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday visited the ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The visit symbolised the unity and integrated progress of India’s agriculture sector under the theme “One Agriculture – One Nation – One Team.” At Vellore, Shivraj Singh interacted.
A global coalition of farmer groups and civil society organisations has raised concerns over proposed reforms to the United Nations’ International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, commonly known as the Seed Treaty or Plant Treaty. The coalition warned that the reforms could undermine farmers’ rights and national sovereignty over seeds while.
Patna: Bihar’s Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Kundan Krishnan, issued a public apology on Saturday after his earlier remarks linking the rise in murders to the lack of farm work before the monsoon. In a fresh statement, Krishnan clarified that his comments were misinterpreted and not aimed at disrespecting farmers. The controversy erupted following.
New Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday, raised concerns over India’s growing dependence on “Made in China” products, calling it a serious threat to the nation’s agricultural backbone. In a post on X, Rahul cited a media report that claimed that India’s agricultural sector, the backbone of its economy, is facing a severe.
Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday pitched for a shift in India’s agricultural subsidy framework, urging that government subsidies be transferred directly to farmers, rather than routed through intermediaries or departmental mechanisms. “If subsidies were handed directly to farmers, it could reshape Indian agriculture,” said Vice President Dhankhar The Vice President cited the success.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare on Monday in its release said that area sown in the country under various rabi crops in the ongoing season so far has crossed 640 lakh hectares, up from 637.5 lakh hectares in the same period of the previous year. According to the details released by.
New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26. The meeting held under the PM Modi will help in risk coverage of crops from non-preventable natural calamities for farmers across the country till 2025-26 with an overall outlay.
On Sunday, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that farmers can now access loans from state cooperative banks for the purchase of machinery to manage crop residue. This initiative aims to provide easier rural credit options for farmers to acquire tools that help in managing crop residue, ultimately reducing the practice of burning paddy straw. The.
Agartala (Tripura): During an event in Agartala for the release of the 18th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha highlighted the importance of farmer development for the country’s progress. He announced the launch of a Unified Farmers Database to gather information about farmers, link land records, and carry out real-time crop.
