New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India has historical relations with Fiji which is growing further on mutual respect, cooperation and strong cultural and people-to-people ties, according to Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.In a bilateral meeting with Tomasi Tunabuna, Minister for Agriculture and Waterways of Fiji here, both the leaders discussed ongoing cooperation and outlined future areas of collaboration.Chouhan further underscored that both countries recognise…
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Guna, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Friday that the 4G network connectivity will cover the entire rural parts of the country in June this year. The Union Minister added that there are more than 120 crore mobile users in the country and the reach of 4G network in every corner will strengthen the ‘Digital India’ vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Union Minister Scindia made this announcement while addressin…
Guna, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday that the two significant agreements between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Department of Post signed recently will pave the way for economic empowerment in rural parts of India, especially for women and farmers. Union Minister for Communications and Development of Northeastern region, Scindia added this while inaugurating a sub-post office in Badarvas area under his Lok Sabha constituency Guna on Fri…
Shivpuri (MP), Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, reiterated on Friday the importance of two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) that had been signed earlier on January 7 with Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Addressing a public gathering in Badarwas (Shivpuri), he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring real-time monitoring of fertilisers so that farmers receive transpa…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the Department of Posts on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a nationwide system for transporting pesticide, seed and fertiliser samples to testing laboratories across India. The agreement aims to ensure faster, safer and more reliable testing of agricultural inputs, helping protect farmers from fake and substandard products.The MoU was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Communications…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, on Monday said the Centre would move to establish a regional office of the National Turmeric Board (NTB) in Erode, Tamil Nadu, along with an accredited turmeric testing laboratory, to strengthen the turmeric ecosystem in one of the country’s key production hubs. Responding to a representation submitted by M. Sathyamurthy, secretary of the Erode Turmeric Merchants and Godown Owners’ Association…
Bhopal, Jan 5 (IANS) Several BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh, including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, former Chief Minister and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP chief, Hemant Khandelwal and senior Cabinet Minister Prahlad Singh Patel greeted people on the 91th birthday of veteran politician and one of the founding fathers of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Murli Manohar Joshi on Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav exchanged his greetings with Joshi on a social media post and wished for g…
Bhopal/New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a sharp rebuttal to the Congress’ recent announcement of a “Save MGNREGA Movement”, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has accused the Opposition of attempting to shield corruption rather than protect rural workers. In a press conference, Union Minister Chouhan said that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), once envisioned as a lifeline for rural labourers, had over time become synonymous with irregularities and mis…
Dehradun, Jan 3 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday announced plans to launch a “Malta Mission” to promote the production of the citrus fruit to make the state the horticulture capital of India. Speaking at the Uttarakhand Malta Festival 2026, he said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are committed to the welfare of farmers. We have decided to provide an 80 per cent subsidy to the farmers for micro irrigation.”“Just as the Apple an…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is misleading the people by making a false claim that Rs 23,446 crore is pending under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) from the Centre, state BJP General Secretary Anil Sarin said here on Thursday.Launching a sharp attack on Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Sarin alleged that figures from the Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2024–2025) are being misrepres…