‘Create new water sources to increase farm yield’
Farmers in the district are asked to create new water sources through minor irrigation under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) programme of the Union Government. The objective of the...
View ArticleAgriculture ministry: Old schemes renamed, other misleading claims
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS/India/Spend) The agriculture ministry has claimed that in the first year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's term, it launched several new initiatives, such as soil-fertility...
View ArticleDraft Operational Guidelines of PMKSY Approved
Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has approved the Draft Operational Guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which was formulated in consultation with different...
View ArticleAgriculture minister approves PMKSY draft operational guidelines
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Tuesday approved the draft operational guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) which was formulated in...
View ArticleGovt to pump in Rs 50,000 crore over 5 years to boost irrigation facilities
NEW DELHI: Government has decided to pump in Rs 50,000 crore to develop basic irrigation infrastructure and water conservation models over next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana...
View ArticleGovernment to spend Rs 50,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai...
NEW DELHI: With an eye on improving farm productivity, the government will spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). "It has been decided...
View ArticleGovt to spend Rs 50,000 cr under new irrigation scheme
With an eye on improving farm productivity, the government will spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). "It has been decided that in 5...
View ArticleThe Prime Minister will be The Chief Guest at the Plenary Session of The...
(Source: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region of the Republic of India) National Conference is a Fine Example of Cooperative Federalism where The Ministers and Officers, Responsible for...
View Article‘Intl Saffron Market to be setup in Kashmir’
SRINAGAR:- Minister for Agriculture Production, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura yesterday said that the Government has taken various steps taken for the promotion Agriculture sector, the Minister said Rs....
View ArticleUP Govt begins implementation of Centre’s ambitious irrigation scheme
LUCKNOW: Getting the Centre's latest rural irrigation scheme off the block in Uttar Pradesh, chief secretary Alok Ranjan on Thursday sanctioned different projects proposed by eight departments during...
View ArticleSteps to Farmers welfare will Improve if there is Increase in net incom
Steps to Increase Farmers' Income Government believes, that farmers welfare will improve if there is increase in net income from the farms. With this end in view, the approach is to reduce cost of...
View ArticleRs.20,000 Crore Long Term Irrigation Fund to be Raised (Ministry of Water...
(Source: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India) In a move that aims to address the perennial irrigation water crisis affecting rural India,...
View ArticleSubsidy for drip irrigation
The Department of Horticulture has proposed to bring 140 hectares of cultivable area under drip irrigation during 2016-17 by offering a subsidy of Rs. 96.32 lakh to...
View ArticleArecanut growers need help from Centre: MLC
MLC and Chief Whip of the government in the Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza urged the Central government to come to the rescue of arecanut growers who are in distress. Briefing mediapersons here on...
View ArticleFarm sector needs urgent action
As the Modi government enters its third year of power, any review of its functioning over the last two years will be incomplete without examining its performance on the farm front. In the FY15 and...
View ArticleFarmers told to adopt scientific methods of irrigation
In the wake of the drought prevailing in the district, the Department of Horticulture has launched a campaign to apprise farmers on the need to adopt scientific practices of making judicious...
View ArticleCan it deliver Har Khet Ko Paani?
Most of India’s irrigation happens through pumping of groundwater. (Source: Thinkstock) Post-2000, India has witnessed some glorious irrigation successes and disastrous failures. Politics has played a...
View ArticleBudget 2016-17 presented in Parliament; major focus on agriculture and...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) A massive mission announced to provide LPG connection to poor households New Health Protection Scheme to provide Health cover upto Rs. 1 lakh per...
View ArticleCentre giving priority to agriculture sector by allocating maximum funds for...
Total food grain production target for 2017-18 to be 273 million tonnes: Shri Singh Price stabilization Fund now increases from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1500 crore: Shri Radha Mohan Singh Shri Singh...
View ArticleFocus primarily on rural sector, jobs & education
Finance Minister Haryana Captain Abhimanyu presents the Budget in Haryana Vidhan Sabha, in Chandigarh on Monday. (Express Photo by Jasbir Malhi) The Haryana budget for the financial year 2016-’17,...
View ArticleBudget 2016-17 presented in Parliament; major focus on agriculture and farmers
Budget 2016-17 presented in Parliament; major focus on agriculture and farmers’ welfare 28.5 lakh Hectares to be brought under irrigation Rs. 2.87 lakh crore Grant in Aid to Gram Panchayats and...
View ArticleCaring for water: Incentivise farmers to save & liberalise import of water –...
Scattered ‘mango rains’ have brought some respite from scorching heat in certain places. Earlier, IMD’s forecast of above normal monsoon rains had given some hope of forthcoming acche din. Yet, a...
View ArticleYear End Review: Highlights of the Achievements of the Ministry of Finance...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) During the current fiscal, Ministry of Finance has undertaken various initiatives and measures for enhancing the Revenue Collection ,easing and...
View ArticleA barren field
Not surprisingly, farmers are unhappy and agriculture is stagnant. Farmer suicides are perversely high and rural indebtedness remains a grave issue. As the Modi government celebrates two years in...
View ArticleBudget 2016: Top 6 pain points to address by PM Narendra Modi govt in rural...
Budget 2016: This year, one of the loudest calls for attention in the Budget will be from the rural sector, specifically agriculture, which has been reeling after three consecutive weather shocks and...
View Article‘Suit-boot ki sarkar is definitely better than suitcase sarkar,’ PM Narendra...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, in an exclusive interview to ANI, has hit out at the opposition for ridiculing and dubbing his government as...
View ArticleReaping better agri-growth in 2016
India became the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2015. Indian agriculture, however, fared much worse. Agriculture grew only by 0.2% in FY15. Two consecutive years of drought, unseasonal rains in...
View ArticleAfter ruling for 60 years, Congress has suddenly remembered the poor, says Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview to ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a 'suit-boot ki sarkaar' is definitely better and more acceptable than being...
View Article'Suit Boot ki Sarkar is definitely better than Suitcase,' PM Modi says
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, in an exclusive interview to a news agency hit at the opposition for ridiculing and dubbing his government as "suit...
View Article'Suit Boot ki Sarkar is definitely better than Suitcase,' PM
May 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a...
View ArticleSuit-boot ki sarkaar is definitely better than suitcase ki sarkaar: PM...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview to ANI, said the opposition alleging that his government is a 'suit-boot ki sarkar' is definitely better and more acceptable than being labelled...
View Article'Suit Boot ki Sarkar is definitely better than Suitcase,' says PM Modi to ANI
New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently completed one year in office, has, in an exclusive interview with Smita Prakash, Editor, ANI, said the opposition alleging that his...
View ArticleBudget 2016: How they stack up
Automobiles The FY17 Union Budget was a mixed bag for automobile manufacturers. The higher allocation towards rural and agriculture spend, including highest ever allocation of Rs 38,500 core towards...
View Article‘Doubling farm incomes is our priority’
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. (Illustration: Subrata Dhar) With back-to-back monsoon failures impacting farm output and incomes in the last two years, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh...
View ArticleAddress by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to the Joint Session...
Honourable Members, 1. In this Basant season of renewal and growth, I welcome you all to the Joint Sitting of the Two Houses of the Parliament. I am confident that your deliberations will live up to...
View ArticleBudget 2017-18: All you wanted to know about it
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fourth Budget that he announced in Parliament on February 1, 2017 for the first time merged the General and Railway Budgets. Here is everything you wanted to know about...
View ArticlePM’s exclusive interview with Times Now: Full transcript (Prime Minister’s...
(Source: Prime Minister’s Office of India) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with Times Now has shared his views on a range of issues. Here is the complete transcript of the Prime Minister's...
View ArticlePM Modi's exclusive interview with Times Now: Full transcript
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with Times Now has shared his views on a range of issues. Here is the complete transcript of the Prime Minister's interview with Arnab Goswami. ARNAB: Prime...
View ArticleSpeech of Shri Radha Mohan Singh Hon’ble Agriculture & Farmers Welfare...
Dr. S.V. Nagchan, Director of ICAR- National Research Centre for North Eastern Region, Barapani, Dr. P.K. Pandey, Dean College of Fisheries, Dr. B.C. Deka, Director ATARI, Zone 6, the Scientist...
View ArticleMoA signed with NABARD for providing central assistance to 99 prioritized...
(Source: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India) Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti...
View ArticleFirst installment of Rs. 1500 crore released to states as central assistance...
(Source: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation of the Republic of India) Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2017-18: Full speech of FM Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha. Here is the text of his full speech. Madam Speaker, 1. On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2017: Full speech of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Madam Speaker, On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to present the Budget for 2017-18. Spring is a season of optimism. I extend my warm greetings to everyone on this occasion. 2. Madam...
View ArticleFull text of Arun Jaitley's Budget Speech
Budget 2017-2018 Speech of Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance Madam Speaker, On this auspicious day of Vasant Panchami, I rise to present the Budget for 2017-18. Spring is a season of optimism. I extend...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2016: Full text of Arun Jaitley's Budget speech
Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2016-17. 2. I am presenting this Budget when the global economy is in serious crisis. Global growth has slowed down from 3.4% in 2014 to 3.1% in...
View ArticleSteps to Enhance the income of Farmers
Government is taking several steps to enhance the income of farmers including:- (i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the farmers can know the major and minor nutrients available in their soils...
View ArticleNational Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign – 2017-18
The National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign - 2017-18 is being organized on 19 - 20 September, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Conference was inaugurated by Union Agriculture &...
View ArticleFacilities to Farmers
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare (DAC&FW) has taken up several initiatives in the field of agricultural extension which includes 'Support to State Extension...
View ArticleFarmers Welfare Schemes
Government of India is according high priority for welfare of the farmers and is implementing several farmers' welfare schemes to revitalize agriculture sector and to improve their economic conditions....
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