Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced that tribal families holding land under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) will be issued independent land registry documents, a move expected to benefit over two lakh families across the state.Announcing this in both Houses of the state Legislature, the Minister said eligible beneficiaries will now receive separate Satbara Utara (7/12 extract) entries through newly introduced Form 7E and Village Form 12E…
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New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India’s success stories across various sectors are making Indonesia look towards it as a trusted source of technology, policy ideas and development solutions, government officials said on Sunday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Indonesia from July 6 to 8 comes at a time when the partnership between the two countries is moving beyond traditional cooperation.”In India’s development in several sectors, from food security and digital governance to healthcare,…
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that farmer welfare remains a key pillar of the BJP-led double-engine government’s developmental agenda, highlighting the state’s progress in implementing the Centre’s AgriStack initiative to improve access to agricultural services and benefits. In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that more than 12 lakh farmers across 31 districts of Assam have been enrolled under AgriStack, a digital platform aimed…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release over Rs 18,880 crore directly into the accounts of more than 9.44 lakh farmers across the country as the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at a function to be held at Tarakeswar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.There are over 2.18 crore women farmers among the beneficiaries of the 23rd instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Jan Samarth Portal has processed around 54.10 lakh credit applications amounting to Rs 3,00,951 crore and enabled digital approvals for 49.55 lakh beneficiaries totalling Rs 2,76,493.78 crore, an official statement said on Friday.The portal, launched on June 6, 2022, completes its fourth and has become a single‑window digital gateway for accessing institutional credit for sectors such as agriculture, business, housing, renewable energy and livelihoods.Jan Samarth suppo…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Amid a potential El Nino threat, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed all state departments to prioritise disaster mitigation through rigorous water planning, accelerated soil conservation, and the rejuvenation of old water resources.Presiding over a high-level review meeting, he emphasised that the state must remain “battle-ready” to minimise the impact of a predicted rainfall deficit.Fadnavis asked the administration to immediately focus o…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Mahayuti government on Friday announced loan waiver up to Rs 2 lakh for farmers, fulfilling the promise made during the 2024 Assembly elections. While presenting the state Budget in the Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojana’ for farmers with overdue crop loans as of September 30, 2025.Under this scheme, eligible farmers will receive a loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh.Additionally, an in…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the nature of markets and employment. To build a ready and capable administration, the government has begun prioritising the effective use of ‘AI’ in official operations. He was speaking during an interactive session at the Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum 2026.Fadnavis noted that the government is focusing on building a robust Digital Public I…
Jaipur, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday launched Bharat-Vistaar app, saying that it marks the beginning of a digital revolution in agriculture. Through this AI-powered platform, farmers will gain timely and accurate access to a wide range of farming-related information, said Chouhan, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Launched nationally from the Pink City of Jaipur, Bharat-Vistaar will deliver comprehensive agricultural services to farmers throu…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India has created a large-scale digital foundation for agriculture with over 7.63 crore farmer IDs and 23.5 crore crop plots surveyed under the Digital Agriculture Mission, an official statement said on Saturday.According to the statement, the National Pest Surveillance System supports 66 crops and over 432 pest types, providing real-time advisories to more than 10,000 extension workers for early pest detection.“As of December 2025, the Kisan e-Mitra chatbot has answer…