Concern over keeping arecanut out of PMKSY’s purview
At a time when arecanut growers are reeling owing to slump in the price of the produce and decline in the yield due to drought, the Union government’s decision to keep arecanut out of the purview of...
View ArticleTackling anarchy of groundwater
The challenge is to shift groundwater governance such that aquifer-based practice gets mainstreamed. The agriculture ministry has drawn plans to dovetail the recently launched Rs 50,000 crore Prime...
View ArticleKarnataka delaying submitting utilisation certificate: Centre
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday expressed his unhappiness over Karnataka for the delay in submitting fund utilisation certificates related to centrally sponsored schemes -...
View ArticleAgriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
New Delhi: Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as the Ministry for 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare' with a view to take care of farming community needs, Prime Minister Narendra...
View ArticlePM to review agriculture welfare programmes, farmer indebtedness on Friday
The agenda of the meeting also includes steps being undertaken to double farmers income by 2022. The focus will be on availability of credit and access to capital at reasonable rates to farmers,...
View ArticleHorticulture gets a boost with drip irrigation in Tiruchi
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 ArticleHorticulture gets a boost with drip irrigation
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 ArticlePilot projects under PMKSY to be implemented in 3 dists.
HYDERABAD: The Government of India has selected Nalgonda, Adilabad and Warangal districts in Telangana for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to be implemented for five...
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 ArticlePMKSY pilot project in Nalgonda, Adilabad and Warangal
The Government of India has selected Nalgonda, Adilabad and Warangal districts in Telangana for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to be implemented for five years...
View ArticleM'rashtra to get Rs 30k cr for irrigation projects
In a major boost to Maharashtra, the Centre on Tuesday indicated to give Rs 22,000 to Rs 30,000 crore over the next three years to complete the ongoing projects. The assurance...
View ArticlePM reviews progress of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today reviewed the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) - the Union Government's flagship irrigation programme. The meeting was attended...
View ArticleBudgetary allocation for agriculture doubled
Reaching out to farmers facing back-to-back droughts, the Centre on Monday more than doubled the budgetary allocation to the agriculture sector with an emphasis on improving irrigation and reducing the...
View ArticleScheme for Farmers under PMKSY
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year 2015-16, with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve...
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 Article400 hectares to come under fruit farms 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 ArticleModi for merging job and irrigation schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked officials to focus on fast-tracking the Rs. 1,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), for creation of irrigation assets for...
View ArticleOfficials told to prepare district irrigation plan for Tirunelveli
Officials attached to various government departments have been urged to prepare the ‘district irrigation plan’ to calibrate the existing irrigation system further for ensuring maximum yield and taking...
View ArticleModi pitches for rural irrigation scheme
PM wants scheme to be dovetailed with NREGA A day after passing an ordinance on land acquisition laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for fast-tracking his pet pro-farmer initiative –...
View ArticleFarmers not keen on drip irrigation in parched Kolar
With farmers not keen on adopting drip irrigation in the drought-hit Kolar district, grants to the tune of Rs 12.60 crore released for the purpose may go back to the government, unutilised. Kolar...
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