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…
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Ahmedabad/New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) South Asia, and particularly India, can unlock significant opportunities for employment, investment, economic growth and poverty reduction through agricultural and food transformation with the help of key government initiatives, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday.The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in collaboration with the World Bank Group-led SAPLING initiative, inaugurated the Regional High-Level Policy Dialogue in Ahmedabad.At the ‘SAPLI…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The agriculture and allied sector’s gross value added rose from Rs 20.9 lakh crore in 2014‑15 to Rs 48.7 lakh crore in 2023‑2024, accounting for about 18 per cent of total GVA, supported by sustained policy focus and increased public investment, an official statement said on Friday.The agricultural sector registered a compound annual growth rate of 8.83 per cent at current prices over the period and that crop GVA alone climbed from Rs 12,92,874 crore in 2014‑15 t…
Saharanpur, May 22 (IANS) Padma Shri awardee farmer Seth Pal Singh hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for receiving the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) highest honour, the ‘Agricola Medal’ for 2026, calling it a matter of pride for the entire country and the farming community.Speaking to IANS, Seth Pal Singh said the recognition by the Food and Agriculture Organisation reflects the growing global stature of India’s agriculture sector under Prime Minister Modi’s leadersh…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India’s economic activity exhibited resilience in April, with industrial and services sectors maintaining strength across several segments even as the global economy continued to be shadowed by uncertainties in West Asia, according to the RBI’s monthly bulletin released on Friday.Industrial and services activity stayed strong in many segments. Early results of listed private non-financial companies for Q4:2025-26 also showed an improvement in business performance ove…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the eastern states to focus on pulses, oilseeds, and crop diversification during the current kharif season and give special attention to small and marginal farmers. Addressing a press conference during the Eastern Regional Kharif Agriculture Zonal Conference here, the minister said that Eastern India’s agriculture sector can achieve new heights through a subject-specific, region-specific, and state-spe…
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Slamming the ruling Congress party over organising a convention in Tumakuru on May 19, to mark the completion of three years in office, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in Karnataka, accusing it of holding “achievement conventions” while farmers across the state were reeling under crop losses, financial distress, and rising suicides. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on…
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Transporters in Pakistan’s Peshawar and across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province held protests against a hike in prices of petroleum products, local media reported on Sunday. Dozens of transport operators gathered at the Hajji Camp Terminal in Peshawar on Saturday and demanded an immediate reduction in prices of petrol and diesel, The Express Tribune reported.While addressing the protesters, transport leader Zubair Ahmed Qureshi said that the prices of petroleum are increasing…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s agriculture sector is better protected from the impact of El Niño this year, owing to several factors such as diversified income sources and improved irrigation coverage, a report has said.The report by Elara Capital noted that while concerns over El Niño’s effect on agricultural output, inflation and rural demand remain valid, structural changes in rural India have significantly weakened its transmission to farm growth and incomes.Moreover, factors such as expa…
Surat, May 1 (IANS) A series of policy and industry discussions at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Surat on Friday emphasised strengthening self-reliance in the fertiliser sector alongside expanded investment in tourism infrastructure across the state’s tribal regions. At Auro University, a national-level panel discussion on the theme “Strategies to achieve self-reliance through import substitution in the fertiliser sector” was held, jointly organised by the state govern…