One-third of rural household are landless: says Govt report
July 4 @ 1:25 / AMN One out of three families living in villages is landless and depends on manual labour for livelihood. There are a total number of 24.39…
More centres to be set up in Haryana to train rural youth
AMN 59 more training centres would be set up by August 2015 in different blocks of the State to impart training to rural youth in trades like Hospitality, Retail, BPOs,…
MP govt approves contingency action plan for farming
In view of forecast of 10 percent less monsoon this year, the Madhya Pradesh government has approved a contingency action plan for farming. The action plan includes setting up of…
DLF Foundation to make Teekli a model village in Gurgaon
AMN DLF Foundation in collaboration of CFBI (Citizens Foundation for Better India) has adopted Teekli village of Sohna Mandal, Gurgaon district under its Gram Vikas Project to boost Centre’s ambitious…
Unseasonal rains affect estimated 182 lakh hectares of crops: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that an estimated 182 lakh hectares of crops were affected in the country due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the country. In a…
Govt committed to increase rural teledensity to 100% by 2020: Prasad
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the government is committed to increase rural teledensity to 100 per cent by the year 2020. Replying to supplementaries…
Well-being of farmers priority for government: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the well-being of farmers is a priority for the government and their interests are non-negotiable. Mr Modi wrote letters on the Budget addressing…
Punjab to electronically transfer Rs 4000 cr for farmers’ payment
Punjab will electronically transfer 4000 crore rupees in the accounts of commission agents for making further payment to farmers after procuring their produce during the ongoing procurement season. The process…
Over 43 lakh metric tonnes wheat arrives in Haryana
Published on: 27 Apr 2015 @ 14:18 Over 43 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far been purchased by government procurement agencies. An official spokesperson said in Chandigarh on…
Crops in 189 lakh hectare damaged by unseasonal rain: Centre
Published on: 28 Apr 2015 @ 1:47 The Centre today said that crops in 189 lakh hectare have been damaged due to the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the…