Suicide by farmers a ‘fashion’ trend, says BJP MP
Our Correspondent / In a most shocking remarks, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP MP from Maharashtra Gopal Shetty has said that there is a fashion, a trend among farmers to committ…
Govt approves over Rs 4,087 crore aid to 7 drought-hit states
Government today approved central assistance of over Rs 4,087 crore to seven states affected by drought. A high level committee chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the assistance from…
253 Villages Electrified Last Week under DDUGJY
AMN / 253 villages have been electrified across the country during last week (from Feb 8-14, 2016) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). Out of these electrified villages,…
Electrification completed in one-third of un-electrified villages: Piyush Goyal
AMN / Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said that, the Government has completed electrification work in nearly one-third of the 18,452 un-electrified villages. He told reporters in New Delhi…
Govt to set up National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim
A National Organic Farming Research Institute will be established in Sikkim by upgrading the Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Gangtok.This will be done within two…
SC vacates interim order of Madras High Court on patta to Forest Dwellers
The Supreme Court has vacated the interim order of Madras High Court staying the issue of patta under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights)…
Rabi Crops Sowing Crosess 590 Lakh Hectares
As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 28th January, 2015 stands at 591.51 lakh hectares. Wheat has been sown/transplanted in…
PM calls for expansion of organic farming across the country
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for expansion of organic farming across the country as part of efforts to transform the agriculture sector. He also asked states…
Himachal govt. to set up Green Fodder Bank
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to set up Green Fodder Bank to meet the fodder shortage for cattle. Animal Husbandry Minister Anil Sharma told this at a meeting in…
National agriculture Conference in Gangtok
GANGTOK/ AMN / More than three hundred Agriculture scientists, academicians, government departmental representatives and Several state ministers and senior officers today discussed issues related to sustainable farming and to chalk…