Advisory group formed for boosting the Bamboo sector development
The Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar had approved the formation of an Advisory Group for streamlining the development of the Bamboo sector....
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar inaugurates the setting up of “Agriculture Investment Portal”
The Co-Chairperson of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ms. Melinda French Gates held a meeting with the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,...
Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure
The Government is implementing Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) under which assistance is provided for construction/...
Implementation of SHMS
The Government is implementing Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme since 2015-16 to ascertain soil health and fertility. Soil Health Card provides nutrient status of...
Women Farmers in The Country
As per the information collected in Agriculture Census 2015-16, about 11.72% of the total operated area in the country was operated by female operational...
GDP Expenditure on Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector
As per Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the State-wise percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) share of animal...
Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for marketing season 2021-22
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for...
Steps taken to ensure availability of fertilizers to farmers at subsidized prices
Government of India is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 22 grades of Phosphatic & Potassic (P&K) fertilizers including Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP), Muriate of...
PM releases 8th instalment of financial benefit under PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released 8th instalment of financial benefit of Rs 2,06,67,75,66,000 to 9,50,67,601 beneficiary farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)...
Import of pulses minimum after the Prime Minister’s call, Over Rs. 15,000 crores annualsavings...
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Food Processing Industries, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that India is moving...
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NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported trafficking, selling and sexual assault of a...
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 17-year-old tribal girl from the Kankadahada area of...
Cabinet approves the construction of new coastal Highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep (Part of...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved the construction of new coastal Highway from...
National Prudence, Fuel Conservation and Responsible Gold Consumption in Times of Global Uncertainty
Calibrated fuel prioritisation policies during emergencies may ensure that essential public utilities receive priority access over luxury or non-essential consumption. Such measures must remain...
