256 districts in 12 states are drought affected: Govt tells SC
AMN / Government has informed that Supreme Court that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states are affected by the drought. Additional Solicitor General…
Centre asks Drought-hit States to utilise 10% of central funds
Centre has asked the states reeling under severe drought to utilise 10 per cent of the central funds lying with them for mitigating the problems like natural calamity. Rural Development…
Met dept predicts above normal monsoon this year
Good news for farmers who are mainly dependent on monsoon, the country is expected to receive good rainfall this year. The India Meteorological Department, IMD has predicted that the South-West…
105 more Villages Electrified
AMN / 105 villages have been electrified across the country during last week (from 4th to 10th April 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). Out of these…
CWC teams to visit drought-affected areas
The Centre has decided to send Central Water Commission teams to drought-affected areas across the country to assess availability of water and prepare reports. The situation has forced many people…
SAARC agriculture ministers agree for “food bank” and “seed bank”
AMN / DHAKA The agriculture ministers of SAARC countries who met here today aggreed for the proposed “food bank” and “seed bank” to tackle possible crises in member nations. “So…
Transformation of India depends on empowerment of farmers: PM
NEW DELHI/ AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that transformation in India will come only if country’s farmers are empowered and rural area is developed. Speaking after inaugurating…
Unseasonal rain damages crop in Punjab & Haryana
Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in the past few days have damaged wheat crop in some parts of Punjab and Haryana. Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak talking to the reporters in…
Govt fixes Bt cotton seed price, reduces royalty fee
AMN / In a move that will benefit hundreds of cotton farmers across the country, the Centre Government has for the first time fixed a uniform price for Bt cotton…
PM launches new crop insurance scheme for farmers
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a new crop insurance scheme for farmers. Releasing the guidelines at a farmers’ convention in Sherpur village of Sehore district in Madhya…