Category: RURAL AWAAZ

NEW DELHI: (AMN) The government is planning to provide soil health card to every farmer in the country by 2013.

NEW DELHI: (AMN) A total of 5.49 crore households across the country have been provided employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) during 2010-11.

NEW DELHI (AMN) As per data received from States, rice has been sown in 154.70 lakh hectare as on today. Higher area coverage has been reported from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) India and World Bank on Monday signed a credit agreement worth Rs 4600 crore for the National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP).

NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Centre would soon regulate over-extraction of groundwater by farmers and industry. Over-extraction of groundwater is seriously affecting drinking water supply in rural areas of the country.

NEW DELHI: (AMN) The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) has entered into an understanding with the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) to extend financial…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) As per latest reports received from different States, sowing of kharif crops is in progress. Cotton has been sown in 20.14 lakh hectare as compared to 14.41…

TIA correspondent NEW DELHI: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi would launch the Centre's flagship rural self-employment programme National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) at Banswara in Rajasthan on Friday. It would allow…

NEW DELHI: (AMN) Agriculture Ministry has made a detailed work plan for implementing the special programme to increase area under oil palm by 60,000 hectares.

NEW DELHI: (AMN) Sowing of Kharif Pulses Begins As per preliminary reports received from different States, sowing of kharif pulses has begun in different parts of the country.