New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) An FIR has been filed against Telangana-based Nunhems India Private Limited as per the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s directions after farmers from Dhar and Khargone districts of Madhya Pradesh reported severe losses from substandard bitter gourd seeds and saplings, an official statement said on Friday.Farmers from Madhya Pradesh met the Union Minister here and apprised him of the heavy losses they suffered and Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed it a dire…
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Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Western Regional Conference organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and outlined three key objectives.Speaking on the first objective, he stressed ensuring food security for citizens and maintaining a smooth supply of grains, fruits, milk, and other essentials. He emphasised that India should stay self-dependent in terms of food supply in line with the P…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) India’s commercial drone industry had a market size of $1.88 billion (Rs 17,000 crore) in FY26, which is expected to grow at a compounded 17.98 per cent rate during FY25–29, a report showed on Thursday.Globally, the US leads the commercial drone industry, followed by China, with India currently ranked seventh, according to a research report by B2K Analytics.As per the report, drones can cut the cost of agrochemical spraying by nearly 80 per cent compared with manual s…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday convened a review meeting and stressed shoring up fertiliser supplies, curbing black marketing and other measures amid conflict in the Middle East, according to an official statement.The meeting also sought to ensure strategic preparedness for the upcoming Kharif season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare said in the statement.Singh emphasised the need to ensure an equitable and uninterrupted su…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha took up voting on the Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the financial year 2026-27 on Wednesday.The Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,40,529 crore in the Union Budget, reflecting a 5.4 per cent increase over the revised estimates of 2025-26.Nearly 93 per cent of this allocation is directed to the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, which oversees farmer-centric schemes, subsidies, crop insurance, and welfare …
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The total area covered under summer crops in India has reached 36.22 lakh hectares (as on March 13) this year, with the sowing season in full swing, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed on Tuesday.The normal summer area, calculated on the basis of average coverage from 2022-23 to 2024-25, is 75.37 lakh hectare. In comparison, the final summer area achieved in 2025 was significantly higher at 83.92 lakh hectare, suggesting that the cur…
Guwahati, Feb 11 (IANS) Hailing the Union Budget 2026-27 as historic and futuristic, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that Rs 6,812 crore has been allocated to the Ministry of Development of the Northeastern Region (MDoNER), which is Rs 897 crore more than the previous Budget.The Budget will bring positive change to the nation as well as to the Northeastern region, he added.Addressing a press conference here, Chouhan also informed that the Ministry of Agricultur…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The total area sown under rabi crops in the ongoing winter season has increased by 15.88 lakh hectares to 676.84 lakh hectares as on January 30 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 660.96 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The increase in sown area is expected to lead to higher production, which, in turn, would increase the incomes of farmers and also help to keep fo…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The total area sown under rabi crops in the ongoing winter season has increased by 18.24 lakh hectares to 660.48 lakh hectares as on January 23 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 642.24 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday showed.The increase in sown area is expected to lead to higher production, which, in turn, would increase the incomes of farmers and also help to kee…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The total area sown under rabi crops in the ongoing winter season has increased by 20.88 lakh hectares to 652.33 lakh hectares as on January 16 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 631.45 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The increase in sown area is expected to lead to higher production, which in turn would increase the incomes of farmers and also help to keep foo…