Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday urged public representatives to actively promote natural farming, stressing that certain issues must rise above partisan politics. “It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders not only to adopt natural farming in their own lives but also to encourage and educate farmers about its benefits,” he said.The Chief Minister was addressing a special awareness programme on natural farming organised in the Vi…
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Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Jishnu Dev Varma, a member of the Manikya royal dynasty of Tripura and former Governor of Telangana, was on Tuesday sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Maharashtra. Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, administered the oath of office at Darbar Hall of Maharashtra Lok Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar congratulated the Governor by presenting bouquets…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Finnish President Alexander Stubb arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-day State Visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was received at the airport by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh. The Finnish President was also accorded a Guard of Honour upon his arrival.Taking to X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “A warm welcome to India! President Alexander Stubb of the Republic of Finland has arrived …
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Monday said that it has organised a two-day national workshop on natural farming under its State Support Mission (SSM), bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, start-ups and civil society groups from across India to discuss ways to promote sustainable agriculture.A major highlight of the event was the launch of new training manuals on natural farming in both Hindi and English.These manuals are designed to provide practical and region-specific …
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Natural farming was described as essential to safeguarding soil, water, the environment and public health at a state-level seminar held at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex in Gandhinagar under the National Mission on Natural Farming.The seminar was chaired by Governor Acharya Devvrat and attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary and Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.A natural farming fair was organised within the Ass…
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Friday inaugurated an exhibition of natural farming produce at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex, aimed at promoting awareness among farmers and the wider public about chemical-free agriculture.A total of nine stalls showcasing natural farming products were set up within the Assembly premises.The exhibition was organised with the objective of encouraging farmers to adopt natural farming practices and to highlight the range and…
Gandhinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday transferred Rs 6.97 crore directly into the bank accounts of 35,829 farmers across 33 districts as an incentive to promote natural farming, marking a continued push to expand chemical-free agriculture in the state.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel released the assistance through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at a ceremony in Gandhinagar, in the presence of Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and Minister of State for Agriculture Rameshbhai…
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday said that the state continues to be a leading destination for foreign investment, contributing over 13.5 per cent to the national GDP. He further stated that a “Vision Management Unit” has been set up to guide the state’s transition towards a $5-trillion economy by 2047.Addressing the joint session of both houses of the state legislature on the inaugural day of the budget session, the Governor said that Maharashtra receiv…
Gandhinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday presented its state budget for the financial year 2026-27, setting out an outlay of Rs 4.08 lakh crore, the largest in the state’s history.The budget was tabled in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly by State Finance Minister Kanu Desai, marking his fifth consecutive annual budget presentation.In his speech, Desai said the budget is built on five pillars — social security, human resource development, intra‑infrastructural facilitie…
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a bilateral meeting at Mumbai’s Lok Bhavan on Tuesday. External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and other top officials were also present during the meeting.PM Modi and Macron warmly greeted each other before proceeding for the talks.”It’s a delight to meet my friend, President Macron in Mumbai! He told me he really likes the city and also enjoyed …