Adopt water conservation techniques to increase yield, Collector tells farmers
Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal has appealed to the horticulturists to adopt water conservation measures such as drip irrigation and construction of farm ponds in order to increase the yield....
View ArticleGovt approves Rs 50,000 crore for new irrigation scheme
New Delhi: The government plans to spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) to improve farm productivity. "It has been decided that in 5...
View ArticleFruit farms to come up in 400 hectares in Ramanathapuram district
The Department of Horticulture has proposed to promote vegetable cultivation under mulching technology with drip irrigation system in 100 hectares and set up fruit farms in 400 hectares in...
View ArticleDrip irrigation proves fruitful to horticulture
Drip irrigation has helped the farmers of the district to take up horticulture cultivation in a big way. Under the drip irrigation method, water is supplied without much wastage for a long time...
View ArticleCentre mulls mega fund flow to push irrigation
India’s apex rural-development bank will manage a Rs. 77,000-crore corpus as part of a Central government push to complete 99 unfinished irrigation projects across the country by 2019, and bring water...
View ArticleThree districts to benefit from PM irrigation scheme
Soon farmers in Dindigul, Krishnagiri and Tirunelveli will benefit from the Prime Minister’s Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The Central government has chosen the districts to implement this programme...
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 ArticleAddress by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee to Parliament
Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi: 09-06-2014 Honourable Members I am delighted to address this after the elections to the 16th Lok Sabha. Let me begin by extending warm greetings to my fellow...
View ArticleFull text of the President's address to both houses of Parliament
NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Monday. He laid down the goals of the newly-elected Narendra Modi government. Following is the full...
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 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 ArticleSteps Taken by the Government Starts Showing Results: GDP Shows A Growth Rate...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) When the new Government came to power around three months ago, it faced various challenges on economic front. The economic growth was showing a...
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 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 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...
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