New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) On the fifth day of the ongoing Monsoon Session, the Rajya Sabha on Friday failed to transact any substantive business as Opposition members continued pressing for a detailed discussion on the NEET paper leak scandal and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The House witnessed repeated adjournments amid noisy protests, with only papers being laid and committee reports tabled since the session commenced at 11 a.m.As the House assembled for the …
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Central government has unveiled a Rs 175.45‑crore integrated development mission to position Meghalaya’s Geographical Indication (GI)‑tagged Lakadong turmeric as a globally recognised premium product, while substantially enhancing farmers’ incomes and expanding cultivation in the state over the next five years, officials said on Tuesday. The Meghalaya Lakadong Turmeric Integrated Development Mission was launched by Union Minister for Development of North Eas…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season so far is estimated at 658.19 lakh hectares as on July 17, compared with 700.47 lakh hectares in the same period last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday. The official figures show that the area under rice is 166.41 lakh hectares so far this year, compared with 167.83 lakh hectares during the same period last year. The decline in the area sown is attri…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season so far is estimated at 531.25 lakh hectares as on July 10 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 632.69 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The official figures show that the area under rice is 114.69 lakh hectares so far this year, compared with 125.53 lakh hectares during the same period last year. The dec…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Kisan Sarathi platform has a network of 4,767 ICAR scientists and 113 ICAR institutes, with 2.95 crore registered farmers, including 56.16 lakh women beneficiaries, the government said on Monday.The integrated digital agro‑advisory platform — launched in July 2021 — has handled 19.21 lakh queries to date while releasing 21,900 advisories covering 351 commodities, an official statement said.Around 2.89 crore farmers registered themselves by visiting the nearest K…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, on Saturday defended himself against allegations that he received a subsidy of Rs 99.03 lakh for his cucumber farming project under a government scheme administered by the ministry in which he serves. He maintained that the entire process was carried out in accordance with the prescribed guidelines and asserted that he was ready to present all relevant documents whenever required.The cont…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The total area sown under kharif crops in the current season so far has gone up to 119.90 lakh hectares as on June 19 this year, compared with the corresponding figure of 117.95 lakh hectares in the same period last year, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Monday showed.The official figures show that the area under rice is 12.36 lakh hectares so far this year, which has increased by 4.27 lakh hectares from the corresponding figure of 8.0…
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…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday dismissed reports claiming that Nepal had imposed a ban or suspension on the import of mangoes from India, describing such reports as “factually incorrect and misleading”.In an official statement, the Ministry said the Nepal government, through its Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, which serves as the country’s National Plant Protection Organisation, has clarified that no ban has been imposed o…
Aizawl, June 1 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General (Dr) V.K. Singh (Retd) on Monday launched the ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’, a nationwide initiative of the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare aimed at preventing soil degradation through balanced fertiliser use based on soil testing and the promotion of natural farming practices. The campaign seeks to enhance soil health, improve agricultural productivity, and encourage sustainable farming by reducing the excessive and indiscriminate …