Aizawl, July 20 (IANS) Mizoram Rural Bank (MRB) has crossed the Rs 10,000 crore total business milestone for the first time, reaching Rs 10,656.08 crore during the 2025-26 financial year and registering an 11.26 per cent year-on-year growth, the highest among all Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the Northeast, officials said on Monday. 28 RRBs are operating across the country, with MRB emerging as the fastest-growing RRB in the northeastern region during the last financial year. Each of the eight …
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Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a historic pact that will boost exports, improve the competitiveness of Indian industries and further strengthen economic ties between the two democracies, NABARD Chairman Dr. Shaji Krishnan V said on Thursday.Speaking to IANS, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) chairman said the agreement marks a significant milestone for both countries by providing zero-duty access for several Indian products while …
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), state-run agricultural universities in West Bengal, and agricultural scientists are jointly preparing a scientific agriculture roadmap for West Bengal, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Tuesday. During the day, he first chaired a high-level review meeting in Kolkata along with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. After the meeting, while addressing a joint press conference along with t…
Itanagar, July 1 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is on a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh to assess the flood situation, on Wednesday assured that the Centre and the state government are working in close coordination and will together help the state overcome the ongoing crisis. Chouhan, along with Union Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Wednesday conducted an aeri…
Amaravati, June 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged bankers to extend their cooperation to facilitate economic activities across the state The Chief Minister chaired the 235th State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting held at the Secretariat.The meeting discussed the Annual Credit Plan for 2026-27 and reviewed the credit extended to the agriculture sector, MSMEs, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and tenant farmersBanks reported extending loans worth Rs 3,86,2…
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) Four iconic cultural and artisan products from Assam have been granted Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Geographical Indications Registry of the Government of India, marking a significant milestone in the preservation of the state’s indigenous heritage and promotion of rural livelihoods, officials said on Sunday. The newly GI-tagged products are Karbi Anglong Handloom Products, Assam Bihu Pepa, Assam Bamboo Crafts and Deuri Handloom Products, representing a div…
Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) Gujarat has set an ambitious target to extend the concept of ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) panchayats to all its more than 14,000 local bodies, with state and Union government officials calling for greater efforts to generate independent revenue sources and reduce dependence on government grants. The vision was outlined at a one-day state-level outreach workshop on the Centre’s ‘Atmanirbhar Panchayat’ Programme held in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, where officials from the …
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday inaugurated the SAPLING (South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth) Dialogue 2026 in Ahmedabad, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, development agencies, researchers and entrepreneurs from across South Asia to discuss ways to strengthen food processing ecosystems, generate employment and build sustainable food systems in the region. The two-day regional high-level polic…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Centre has assured the state governments of unlocking the full potential of the fisheries sector through a whole-of-government approach to achieve the Rs 1 lakh crore target for seafood exports while creating greater opportunities for fishers, farmers, processors, startups, and MSMEs, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.The National Workshop on Seafood Exports, which concluded at Visakhapatnam this weekend, highlighted a shared commitment among Centra…
Agartala, June 3 (IANS) Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Wednesday said that the Tripura government would take a series of initiatives to promote grape cultivation in the state, including conducting trials on 18 additional grape varieties. The Minister, while addressing a field day-cum-awareness programme on commercial grape cultivation and the launch of NABARD-funded projects at Chandipur in Unakoti district, said the state government will intensify research activit…