Agartala, June 23 (IANS) Tripura’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department is fully prepared to tackle any drought-like situation, although the state is unlikely to face such a scenario as it has already received more than 1,000 mm of rainfall this season, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Tuesday. The Minister made the statement after participating in a video conference chaired by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. With the possibility of …
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Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said the state has developed a robust disaster management system and stressed the need to preserve and further strengthen it to ensure effective disaster preparedness and response.Majhi made the remarks while chairing a review meeting of the State-Level Natural Calamity Committee in Bhubaneswar.According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the meeting held detailed discussions on the possible impact of El Niño on a…
Hyderabad, June 14 (IANS) Taking a serious view of the traffic chaos witnessed in Hyderabad during recent rains, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday warned officials that strict action would be inevitable if traffic disruptions continued during heavy downpours.He directed that everyone, from constables to the Police Commissioner, should be on the roads to prevent chaos and stated that, if necessary, he himself would come out onto the streets.At a review meeting with officials of …
Agarala, June 13 (IANS) Tripura Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Saturday said that the state government has undertaken a series of initiatives to achieve self‑sufficiency in edible oil production through large‑scale oil palm cultivation and is extending extensive support to farmers to encourage the crop. Highlighting India’s agricultural achievements while inaugurating the “Mega Oil Palm Plantation Programme” in Gomati district, Nath said the country ranks am…
Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government has warned fertiliser, seed and pesticide dealers of stringent legal action, including imprisonment and fines, if they are found selling substandard agricultural inputs, hoarding essential commodities or engaging in other practices that harm farmers, officials said on Wednesday. Announcing a crackdown on irregularities in the agricultural supply chain, State Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said the state had adopted a “zero tolerance” policy a…
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) In a strong signal of its anti-corruption stance, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday removed Jugal Kishore, a non-official director of the Rajasthan State Seed Corporation (RSSC), from the Board of Directors with immediate effect following his arrest in the Rs 2.43 crore bribery case unearthed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The Rajasthan government, on its official X account, said, “Prioritising the interests of the corporation, the Rajasthan State Seed Corporatio…
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has appealed to farmers not to rush their sowing activities, even though the monsoon has arrived in South Konkan; however, its overall intensity and progress across the state will remain sluggish until June 15.The Meteorological Department has clarified that while there is a possibility of thunderstorms and gusty winds in parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada, Khandesh, and Central Maharashtra until June 15, these showers do not yet appear sufficient to s…
Patna, June 6 (IANS) Bihar Agriculture Minister and Gopalganj district in-charge minister Vijay Kumar Sinha visited Gopalganj on Saturday, where he participated in a meeting of the district’s 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee at the Collectorate and reviewed the progress of various development projects and public welfare schemes. Following the meeting, the minister interacted with the media and outlined the state government’s priorities for strengthening the agriculture and horticultur…
Imphal, June 6 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday stressed the need for greater adoption of organic fertilisers, saying their use should be promoted in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture. The Chief Minister said excessive dependence on chemical fertilisers poses risks to human health and the environment, and emphasised the importance of encouraging farmers to increasingly adopt organic alternati…
Gandhinagar, June 1 (IANS) Gujarat has launched a month-long statewide ‘Save Farm Campaign’ with an emphasis on reducing chemical inputs in agriculture and expanding natural farming practices, as the state government seeks to address concerns over declining soil fertility and rising health risks linked to intensive farming methods.The campaign was launched from Shertha village in Gandhinagar district by Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and will be conducted across the state from June 1 to June …