Shimla, April 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday that the Agriculture Department has set a target to integrate one lakh farmers with natural farming this year. He noted that the state government is actively promoting natural farming and encouraging farmers to adopt this method, as it enables them to earn higher profits at lower costs.As of now, 222,893 farmer and horticulturist families have adopted natural farming practices.The Chief Minister in a st…
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New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. This marked his first meeting with the Prime Minister since assuming charge as the Governor. During the meeting, the Governor held detailed discussions on matters related to the development and welfare of the state.He apprised the Prime Minister of several significant initiatives being implemented in Himachal Pradesh, notably the Drug-Free Himachal Campaign and the TB-Free H…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra in Haryana, strongly endorsed the Finance Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, describing it as a transformative and forward-looking roadmap that will shape the future of 140 crore Indians.He emphasised that India’s growth story is being powered by the combined strength of its taxpayers and the private sector — both of whom are indispensable partners in nation-building.Highlighting the critical role of the pri…
Gandhinagar, March 13 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Friday that gas cylinders will be available to everyone on time, claiming there was no shortage despite the current global situation. The Chief Minister was addressing farmers during a state-level programme of the PM-Kisan scheme.Patel urged people not to spread rumours about LPG supply and assured that those who require gas cylinders would receive them without difficulty.“There is no difficulty in the global situation…
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Gujarat has achieved unprecedented growth in agriculture over the past two decades, with cotton production rising by 696 per cent and groundnut by 575 per cent, Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani said in the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Describing the state’s agricultural and cooperative model, Vaghani said: “Farmers are not just providers of food, they are the living arteries keeping the economy beating.”Vaghani highlighted Gujarat’s transformati…
Barwani, March 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday appealed to farmers in Madhya Pradesh to adopt natural farming rather than excessive use of chemicals to maintain soil fertility and reduce the environmental impact of chemical use. The Chief Minister stated that natural farming will be lower in the initial years, but it will initially increase soil fertility, and production capacity will gradually increase. He said that the Madhya Pradesh government is actively promoting a trans…
Bhopal, March 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved 16 schemes across six key departments dedicated to farmers’ welfare at a special agriculture cabinet meeting held in Nangalwadi in Barwani district. Altogether, the state will invest Rs 27,746 crore in these initiatives.The approved schemes include one from the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, three from the Horticulture and Food Processing Department, four from the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department, two fr…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Monday said that it has organised a two-day national workshop on natural farming under its State Support Mission (SSM), bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, start-ups and civil society groups from across India to discuss ways to promote sustainable agriculture.A major highlight of the event was the launch of new training manuals on natural farming in both Hindi and English.These manuals are designed to provide practical and region-specific …
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Natural farming was described as essential to safeguarding soil, water, the environment and public health at a state-level seminar held at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex in Gandhinagar under the National Mission on Natural Farming.The seminar was chaired by Governor Acharya Devvrat and attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary and Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.A natural farming fair was organised within the Ass…
Gandhinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday transferred Rs 6.97 crore directly into the bank accounts of 35,829 farmers across 33 districts as an incentive to promote natural farming, marking a continued push to expand chemical-free agriculture in the state.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel released the assistance through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at a ceremony in Gandhinagar, in the presence of Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani and Minister of State for Agriculture Rameshbhai…