Union 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 ArticleDraft district irrigation plan to be submitted by month end
Agriculture Department Joint Director Kempe Gowda said that a draft of a district irrigation plan will be submitted to the State government by the end of the month. This plan is under the Pradhan...
View ArticleEvery field in MP will be irrigated: CM Chouhan
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View ArticleWater for all farm lands, says Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said providing sufficient water to all agriculture lands in the country was the aim of the Union government. The government was committed to conservation...
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 ArticleModi woos farmers at Punjab rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today listed out the initiatives taken by his government to benefit farmers, saying his dream was to double their income by the year 2022. He mentioned the NDA government's...
View ArticleTS to seek Rs.6,700 cr. for 11 projects
The Telangana Government has decided to seek an assistance of Rs.6,700 crore to the State under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) from the Centre to complete 11 major and medium irrigation...
View ArticleGovernment of India and World Bank sign $178.50 Million Agreement for...
(Source: World Bank Group) The project will directly benefit at least two million people in nine states NEW DELHI, January 14, 2016 - The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a US$...
View ArticleConcern 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
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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 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 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...
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