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…
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,…