Rabi Crops Sowing Crosess 415 Lakh Hactare
AMN As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 2nd December, 2016 stands at 415.53 lakh hectares as compared to 382.84…
Centre making efforts to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers to farmers
Centre is making all out efforts to ensure that the fertilizers are readily made available to the farmers without any problem giving strict instructions to all the manufacturers and importers…
Govt asks banks to provide funds to farmers through co-operative banks
AMN / Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked banks to make available funds to farmers for rabi season through cooperative banks and said that the the required funds will be…
Demonetisation: Govt allows farmers to use old Rs 500 notes
AMN / FOLLOWING PRESSURE from farmers the government on Monday decided to allow farmers across India to use old Rs 500 banknotes to buy seeds for rabi-seasonsowing. In a notice…
Research in agro-biodiversity is crucial for food security: PM
AMN Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that research in agro-biodiversity was very important to ensure global food, nutrition and environment security. Inaugurating the 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress in New…
Centre to fix minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour
The Centre has decided to fix the minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in central sphere at 350 rupees per day to be effective from Tuesday. Labour…
Centre to establish Krishi Vigyan Kendra in each district
Centre will establish at least one Krishi Vigyan Kendra in each of the districts in country to provide technical assistance to farmers. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced this while…
Satellite pictures show Crop fire in Punjab and Haryana
Despite a ban and dire warnings from the Delhi high court, crop fires have started raging across Punjab and northern Haryana, data from NASA satellites reveals. In what could be…
Haryana govt to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages
Haryana Government has decided to develop 340 villages as Horticulture Villages at a cost of 93 crore rupees during the Golden Jubilee year of the State. It has also decided…
Modern technology important for development in remote rural areas: Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has stressed the need to adopt modern technology and proper planning in order to ensure development of infrastructural facilities in…