Kolkata/Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) More than 51.28 lakh farmers in Gujarat are set to receive direct financial assistance of over Rs 1,025 crore as part of the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme, which will be released nationwide on June 20 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Hooghly (Tarkeshwar) in West Bengal. The nationwide transfer under the instalment will amount to over Rs 18,880 crore, benefiting more than 9.44 crore farmer families across India t…
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Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Shiv Sena-UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, a day after the Chairman and Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were transferred. Thackeray claimed the transfers of the officials to the Agriculture Ministry is a “reward” and they should have instead been taken to a “criminal court”.Former CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and ex-Secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred to the Depa…
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 …
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that the Centre’s preparations for kharif crops are in full swing and ‘Team Agriculture’ is giving top priority to enhancing production for achieving self-reliance in pulses and oilseeds.Addressing a press conference on Kharif Conclave-2026 at Pusa Complex here, the minister said that the government was focused on ensuring food security in the country, improving farmers’ livelihoods…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) India’s consumer rights watchdog on Saturday launched an investigation into major e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and JioMart, over the online sale and promotion of an allegedly unregistered agrochemical product sold as “Cyclosinone Herbicide”. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), functioning under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued notices to the platforms seeking an explanation on their due diligence mechanisms and di…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security for farmers remains strong, stable, and well-managed, with availability consistently exceeding requirement across all major fertilisers, according to an official update issued on Thursday.For Kharif 2026, the fertiliser requirement has been assessed by the Agriculture Ministry at 390.54 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Against this, around 193.38 LMT is available as of Thursday, which works out to 50 per cent, significantly higher than the usual le…
Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung said on Monday the government will continue efforts to stabilise supplies of key agricultural inputs amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.Song stressed at a press conference that sufficient supplies of major agricultural goods, such as fertilisers and agricultural films, needed during the spring planting season have already been secured, reports Yonhap news agency.The agricultural ministry will swiftly execute the 377.5 billion-won (US$256…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The government on Sunday refuted certain media reports regarding the wheat production scenario for 2025–26, stressing that while localised weather-related impacts have been observed, the overall wheat production scenario for 2025–26 remains stable and resilient, supported by increased acreage, improved agronomic practices and enhanced varietal adoption.Agriculture Ministry said the current wheat season may be characterised as mixed but resilient, shaped by both cli…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday unveiled the proposals of the new Seed Act (Seed Act 2026), which include mandatory registration of seed companies and a penalty of up to Rs 30 lakh for selling substandard seeds.The minister said the proposed legislation is a historic step aimed at ensuring farmers’ protection, seed quality, and transparency across the system.Every seed packet will carry a QR code, which, when scanned, wil…
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) South Korea has confirmed two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza at poultry farms, bringing the total number of cases this season to 24, officials said on Saturday.The latest case was found at a chicken farm the county of Yeongam, 380 kilometers south of Seoul, earlier in the day, which raises about 33,000 chickens, according to the Central Disaster Management Headquarters, reports Yonhap news agency.On late Friday, the city of Asan, around 85 km south of …