PM calls for strengthening Panchayati Raj
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged panchayat members to work with a five-year vision with concrete development plans to bring positive changes in the villages. Addressing National Panchayati Raj Day…
Gadkari for organic farming to bail out distressed farmers
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Mr. Nitin Gadkari has called for adoption of organic farming techniques and combining allied and processing activities with the traditional farming with…
Untimely rain in UP, AP & Telengana causes widespread damage to standing crop
Unseasonal rain has caused damage to lives and standing crops in Uttar Pardesh, Andhra Pardesh and Telangana. In Uttar Pradesh, rain lashed most parts of the state for several hours…
Wheat production to decline by 4-5%: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that country’s wheat production is likely to decline by 4-5 per cent in the current crop year from the initial estimates of 95.76…
CoP-11: India needs to protect biodiversity from hazards of GM crops
Ashok B Sharma / TIANEW DELHI: India will now face the challenge of not only ensuring protection against the hazards of genetically modified (GM) crops at home but also across…
367 lakh hectare area covered under cultivation of rice
Over 367 lakh hectare area has been covered under the cultivation of rice so far in various parts of the country. According to the data released by the Agriculture Ministry,…
M.P. Agriculture Minister Dr. Ramkrishan Kusmaria get Award
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh was awarded with Prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award 2012 for outstanding works in Agriculture sector. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat awarded M.P. Agriculture Minister…
RICE SOWN 33.55 LAKH HECTARE MORE THAN LAST YEAR
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Rice has been sown in 376.77 lakh hectare as on today (September 16). As per data received from States, It represents an increase of 33.55 lakh hectare…
1003 more banks opened in rural areas
TIA Correspondent NEW DELHI: 1003 bank branches have been opened in rural areas of the country during 2010-11. These branches were opened by Scheduled Commercial Banks during 2010-11 in rural…
Women participation to boost farm growth
ASHOK B SHARMA / TIAFor achieving 8-10% overall GDP growth agricultural policy and schemes should be revisited to bring necessary changes for more participation of women in agriculture.