Amaravati, July 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged the Union government to adopt policy measures to stabilise the prices of raw materials used in shrimp feed production, highlighting that the sharp increase in input costs is severely affecting aqua farmers and seafood exports.During a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at his official residence, the Chief Minister said the aquaculture sector provides livelihoods to lakhs of farmers, w…
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Namakkal, July 12 (IANS) An acute water shortage has gripped the Kumarapalayam region of Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district, leaving farmers struggling to save their crops as delayed monsoon rains and the non-release of water from the Mettur dam have pushed the area towards a severe agricultural crisis. More than 20 irrigation lakes in Kumarapalayam, Pallipalayam and Veppadai have dried up completely, depriving thousands of acres of farmland of their primary source of irrigation.With no significant …
Bhopal, July 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh on Thursday launched the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) (VB-G RAM-G), with the state-level programme held in Jabalpur and similar events organised across all districts. Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Singh Patel attended the state-level launch in Jabalpur. Rajya Sabha MP Sumitra Valmiki, public representatives and senior officials were also present.Addressing the gathering, Patel said the mission will…
Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced the statewide rollout of the ‘VB-G RAM-G’ initiative, saying the scheme would significantly enhance rural employment opportunities and strengthen livelihoods across villages. Sharing the development on social media, Sarma said the programme has officially been launched across the state from Wednesday.”With VB-G RAM-G now underway, our villages are set to benefit from greater employment and stronger livelihood…
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…
Jaipur, April 30 (IANS) Ahead of the International Workers’ Day, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, raising serious concerns over low minimum wage levels in Rajasthan and urging immediate corrective measures.In his letter, Gehlot highlighted that Rajasthan ranks among the lowest-tier states in the country in terms of minimum wages, according to data from the state’s Labour Department as of March 2026. He described the situation as “extremely…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The trade deal signed by Bangladesh with the US is nothing but a dumping of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) through meat and dairy products and will hit the livelihood of poor farmers in the Asian country, according to an article in The Daily Star, a Dhaka-based newspaper.The article by Farida Akhter, former adviser in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, points out that importing meat and dairy products from the US poses unequal trade terms for Bangladesh du…
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) The national multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI) data from Niti Aayog indicates a reduction in poverty levels in Jammu and Kashmir, while also suggesting that access to education and safe drinking water is no longer considered a luxury in the union territory.Niti Aayog’s MPI measures simultaneous deprivations across health, education and standard of living using 12 indicators.Based on NFHS data, it acts as a policy tool for monitoring poverty. Recent data shows a signi…