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Centre pushes states to speed up farm scheme spending, warns of fund delays
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged states to adopt a strategic approach to budget utilisation, warning that delays in spending allocated funds…
Farmers in Kashmir say India-New Zealand FTA on apple violation of promises made by central government
Srinagar: Apple farmers in Kashmir expressed concerns over India’s decision to grant preferential market access with a reduced import duty of 25% to New Zealand…
ET Graphics: A new job framework for rural India
The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha by rural development minister Shivraj…
Parliament Winter Session: Govt tables bill for new rural employment policy set to replace MGNREGA
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday introduced ‘The Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB – G RAM-G Bill, 2025’…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan stresses on balanced fertiliser use to avoid soil degradation
New Delhi: India’s farm sector is expected to expand 4% in 2025-26, compared to 3.5% in the previous fiscal owing to the growth in fisheries…
Horticulture production up 4% to 369.05 mn tonne in 2024-25
The country’s horticulture production rose marginally by 4 percent to 369.05 million tonne in the crop year ended June 2025 on higher production of fruits…
Government eyes to increase pulses production by 40% by 2030-31 crop year
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the government has set a target to increase pulses production by 40 percent to 350 lakh…
Farm sector clocked world’s highest growth at 3.7 pc in Q1: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
India’s agriculture sector recorded a growth rate of 3.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2025-26, the highest globally, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan…