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Shivraj Singh Chouhan clears procurement of 3.37 lakh tonnes of tur in Maharashtra
New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting in New Delhi today and approved the…
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…