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Farmers protest

29 Dec 2020

Farmers Protest: Understand the complete confusion on agricultural law

Efforts are being made continuously between farmers and the government to find a solution on the agriculture law. The talks will be held tomorrow between the two sides.

31 Jul 2020

Govt encouraging start-ups in agriculture to enhance income of farmers: Tomar

Tomar said the Agriculture Ministry is funding start-ups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana In the first phase (2020-21), 112 startups in the area of agro-processing, food technology, and value addition will be funded for a sum of Rs 1185.90 lakhs This fund will be released in instalments to contribute in enhancing the income of farmers, he added

23 Sep 2019

Govt estimates kharif crop output for 2019-20 slightly lower than last y

As per the data released by Agriculture Ministry, the foodgrain production of the country is estimated slightly lower at 140.57 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2019-20 crop year.

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11 Dec 2018

Agriculture ministry launches online portal Ensure to connect with DBT

Through this process, the flow of information/funds will also be quicker and more accountable.

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29 Nov 2018

Agri Ministry withdraws report from Parl panel on impact of note ban on farmer

A panel chaired by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily had met Tuesday where RBI governor Urjit Patel had made a presentation on the state of the economy.

Farmers' income

20 Feb 2018

How to double farmers' income - PM Modi's agenda for today

Modi, who is scheduled to attend the final session of the two-day national conference being organised by the agriculture ministry, will address on farmers issues.

07 Dec 2017

Govt ropes in ICICI Bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM

At present, e-NAM participants are doing payments through traditional ways via bank branches, debit cards and net banking.

20 Jun 2017

Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 80/quintal, pulses by up to Rs 400/quintal

The government has approved Rs 80 per quintal hike in paddy MSP, while support price of pulses has been raised by up to Rs 400 per quintal to encourage farmers increase area sown under Kharif crops this season.

07 Jun 2017

Govt okays kharif MSP; decision secret amid farmers protest

The government on Wednesday approved higher support price of 14 kharif crops including paddy and pulses in a bid to provide comfort to farmers who begin sowing in full swing from next month.

07 May 2017

Agri Min proposes hike in tur dal import duty to 20%

Ahead of summer sowing, the Agriculture Ministry has proposed further hike in the import duty of tur dal (pigeon pea) from 10 percent to 20 percent in a bid to curb overseas purchase, arrest steep fall in wholesale prices and keep farmers' morale high.

25 Apr 2017

Wheat production likely to touch record 98 million tonnes this crop year

Wheat production is set to touch a record 98 million tonnes (MT) in the ongoing 2016-17 crop year ending June, on account of higher yields.

14 Sep 2016

Bird flu now a thing of the past; India declares itself free from H5N1!

Now, India has declared itself free from the highly contagious bird flu even as it stressed the need for continued surveillance.

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16 Aug 2016

Agriculture Ministry demands Rs 11,000 cr more to implement PMFBY this year

The Agriculture Ministry has demanded an additional Rs 11,000 crore to settle crop insurance claims this fiscal under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

14 Jul 2016

Govt taking measures to control prices of pulses

With pulses still ruling as high as Rs 200 per kg, the government said it is taking several measures to boost domestic output and imports, besides taking action against hoarders to control rates.

03 Apr 2016

States asked to stock up pulses from central buffer system

Centre has asked state governments to stock up pulses, especially tur and urad, from the central buffer system to avert price spikes in the coming months.

Agriculture Ministry

10 Mar 2016

Give vague assurances to MPs: Union Agriculture Ministry to Babus

'The matter is under consideration', 'I shall look into it', 'I shall see what can be done' are some statements that the Members of Parliament seeking information on matters will get to hear from the bureaucratic class.

05 Oct 2015

Food items contain over 12% unapproved pesticides, claims govt report

The government has found residues of unapproved pesticides in vegetables, fruits, milk and other food items collected from various retail and wholesale outlets across the country.

03 Jul 2015

Govt to spend Rs 50,000 crore under new irrigation scheme

With an eye on improving farm productivity, the government will spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY).

02 Jul 2015

Govt to spend Rs 50,000 cr over 5 years on Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana: FM

The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) will have an outlay of Rs 50,000 crore over a period of five years (2015-16 to 2019-20), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday.

01 Jul 2015

Cabinet clears scheme for providing irrigation to all villages

In order to reduce farm sector's dependence on monsoon, the Centre on Wednesday approved a central scheme for providing irrigation facility to every village by converging the ongoing schemes being implemented by various ministries.

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