Tag: farmers
Retail inflation for farm workers eased to 5.96% in Aug; 6.08% for rural labourers
Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers eased to 5.96 per cent and 6.08 per cent, respectively, in August against the comparative figures of…
2.5 million farmers added to PM-KISAN: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi: The government has implemented several farmer-friendly policies in its first 100 days of the third term with focus on improving agricultural productivity, reducing…
BhuMeet: Software firm PDRL launches SaaS platform BhuMeet to connect farmers, drone service providers
Software firm PDRL on Wednesday launched BhuMeet, an advanced SaaS (Software as a Service) platform to help bridge the gap between drone service providers and…
Ensure farmers get full benefit of govt schemes: Uttarakhand CM directs officials
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while reviewing the Agriculture and Horticulture Department in the Secretariat on Tuesday, directed the officials to make effective efforts…
India plans to raise vegetable oils import taxes, government sources say
By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj India plans to raise vegetable oils import taxes, government sources say MUMBAI -India is considering an increase in import…
India plans to raise vegetable oils import taxes, government sources say
By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj India plans to raise vegetable oils import taxes, government sources say MUMBAI, – India is considering an increase in…
Govt invites over 1,000 farmers to special prog on I-Day, to launch AI-powered pest mgmt system
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has invited more than 1,000 farmers and their spouses to the National Capital for a special two-day programme…
Paddy acreage rises 4.28 pc, cotton area lags in kharif season so far: Govt data
Farmers have increased the area under paddy cultivation by 4.28 per cent to 33.18 million hectares, while cotton acreage declined in the ongoing 2024-25 kharif…
Cabinet approves Rs 1,766-cr Clean Plant Programme to boost horticulture exports
The government on Friday approved a Clean Plant Programme with an outlay of Rs 1,766 crore to improve the quality of planting material for horticultural…
India will have to import 80-100 lakh tn of pulses by 2030 if paddy subsidies continue: Expert
India will have to import 80-100 lakh tonnes of pulses by 2030 to meet domestic demand if the existing government policies of giving huge subsidies…