New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday that India’s success of the Viksit Bharat @2047 rests on the robust integration of agriculture, knowledge, research and innovation. Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national conference “Sustainable Agriculture for Viksit Bharat@2047: Tradition, Technology and Tangible Outcomes”, Birla said, “India’s agriculture is not merely the backbone of the economy but also the cornerstone of our cultural consciousne…
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Agricultural scientist and former Chairperson of the National Biodiversity Authority P. L. Gautam has been appointed as chairperson of an Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity, an official said on Saturday. The NBA reconstituted the Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity under Section 13(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for a period of one year to provide expert guidance on the conservation, sustainable use and access and benefit-sharing (ABS) of agricultural biod…
Aizawl, June 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, L. Murugan, on Wednesday underscored the pivotal role of students in achieving the government’s vision of building an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) and transforming the country into a fully developed nation by 2047. Murugan, who is on a two-day visit to Kolasib district in northern Mizoram, interacted with students and highlighted India’s roadmap towards becoming a develope…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday gave a clarion call for launching the ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ from Monday to enlighten farmers across the country on the harm that excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides causes to the health of the soil. Ahead of the national launch of the campaign on June 1 from Ramsiya village in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, Chouhan held a virtual interaction with Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Indian Council of…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India’s total foodgrain production increased by 5.3 per cent to an all-time high of 376.563 million tonnes in 2025-26 compared with the corresponding figure of 357.732 million tonnes for the previous year, according to the third advance estimates of major agricultural crops released on Wednesday. Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: “This marks the highest-ever foodgrain production in the country’s history. The estimates refl…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform the North Eastern region into a major hub for high-value agricultural and horticultural products. Jointly with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and the state’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath, launching the Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura’, Scindia stated, “Under Prime …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday directed officials of both his Ministries to immediately establish a planned, time-bound and result-oriented mechanism to ensure that farmers and poor rural citizens do not have to run from pillar to post either to avail benefits of government schemes or for the redressal of grievances. During a meeting, Union Minister Chouhan told the officials that Prime Minister…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said eastern India, with its fertile land, abundant water resources, diverse climatic conditions, and hardworking farmers, has the potential to emerge as the growth engine of India’s agricultural development with the right interventions and policy support. Chouhan was speaking during the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference held in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the conference alon…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 14 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a series of austerity and energy-saving measures across ministries under his charge, saying the decisions were taken in response to PM Modi’s appeal for fuel conservation, self-reliance, and reduction in unnecessary expenditure. Chairing a high-level meeting of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Departmen…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Union Health & Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda unveiled “SEHAT – Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation”, a national programme designed to translate agricultural advancements into tangible health outcomes for citizens, an official said on Monday.He said SEHAT is an initiative to reinforce the convergence of agriculture, nutrition, and public health and a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indi…