Agriculture / The Hindu
Established by the Vishwa Samudra Group, the facility supplements farmers income and supports Indias ethanol blending goals, besides generating direct employment to 250 people and indirect employment to over 300
The districts of Annamayya, Sri Sathya Sai, Anantapur, and Alluri Sitharama Raju are among the 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts selected under the scheme to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 11
AIKS leaders blame the Centre not implementing the C2+50% M.S. Swaminathan commission formula; Minister refutes charges, says MSP is decided after consultations with farm outfits
Project aims to improve the livelihoods of farmers through sustainable agriculture production systems, says coordinator B. Sahadeva Reddy
Pursuing vision to make agriculture more profitable with AI, IoT, advanced data systems: IT Minister Sridhar Babu told Germanys Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute representatives
Mr. Stalin held a meeting with collectors of five delta districts and officials of the Co-operative and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department
The MSP has been decided based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), says Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Pilot project, which will be implemented on 25 acres each of cotton and chilli crops, aims to showcase how technology can transform cultivation practices
Jayant Patil said he visited several flood-affected villages in Solapur, Dharashiv and Beed districts over the past two days and found that landless farm workers have suffered severe losses
The Punjab Government has been claiming that the Centre has not yet released any money out of the 1,600 crore relief package announced by the PM.
ICAR chief says seven universities agree to review norms after complaints over exclusion despite CUET clearance
Short-supply of urea for the ongoing Kharif season still remains high at 1.92L tonnes as on September 25
Consistent inflows leave little cushion, forcing officials to resort to regulated releases; the storage levels are expected to support irrigation, power generation, and drinking water supply
We are facing problems of poverty and unemployment in rural and tribal India because farmers are not getting good prices in the global economy, Nitin Gadkari said
Maharashtra Minister Gulabrao Patil on Tuesday (September 23) said the State Government should declare a wet drought in Jalgaon district and parts of Marathwada
Maharashtra Congress spokesperson, Sachin Sawant, targeted the Government, saying it has announced 2,215 crore in assistance to 31.64 lakh farmers affected by heavy rainfall.
In 2024-25, cotton imports recorded a 77% jump even with the import duty in place
An additional 20.81 crore has been sanctioned for eroded and silt-affected lands
Mr. Dhami has issued orders to the State agriculture and farmers' welfare department to implement the announcement immediately
The provision that loans can only be sanctioned if a landowner has no pending dues has barred thousands of tenant ryots from accessing loans, they say
Rajasthan Government exceeds target, establishes 152 millet outlets to promote nutritious and sustainable food options in rural areas
Centre, States discuss rabi preparations, seed and fertilizer supply
The meeting with Commerce Secretary comes a day before EU negotiators sit down with the Indian government to discuss EU-India Free Trade Agreement
Three years after the launch of a sericulture mission, the annual income of each silkworm rearer has touched 100,000
Terming Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidus claim that there is no shortage of urea as false, YSRCP leader Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy alleges that farmers raising their voice are being intimidated
The Prime Minister has said no pact will take place at the cost of farmers. Their interest will be protected, says Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Atchannaidu also instructs officials to divert stocks from the surplus areas to the regions facing shortage
The State government has been able to get higher allocation of urea from the Centre due to the initiative taken by the Chief Minister, he says
The role of pulses in ensuring food security, nutritional well-being, and sustainable agriculture with significant environmental benefits is very critical, says report
The stocks exceed the demand this season, the Chief Minister asserts, and orders officials to curb black marketing of urea and ensure its uninterrupted supply to the farmers
Delay in the Talcher fertiliser plant, whose foundation stone was laid in 2018, is also a concern, said Mr. Patnaik in a letter to J.P. Nadda, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers
Recalling the strenuous efforts in making it a reality and the periods of setbacks the project faced, particularly during the YSRCP term, the Chief Minister reiterates the plan to take up Polavaram-Banakacherla project to drive away drought in Rayalaseema
It marks the completion of the final stretch of the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project in Chittoor district; farmers now hope to galvanise agricultural activity as the waters will help fill 110 tanks and irrigate about 6,300 acres of ayacut
The permission toONGC for drilling onshore exploratory wells at 20 places inRamanathapuramdistrict was granted with the governments knowledge; this is against the interests of farmers, says the AIADMK general secretary
Farmers and entrepreneurs will showcase a range of products at Mannarangile Gramachantha at Bharat Bhavan every Friday
Applications can be submitted at Rythu Seva Kendras, says Dilli Rao, Director of Agriculture
The once reputed organisation was receiving adverse comments now, he said
Principal crop paddy sees sowing in 8.11 lakh hectares reaching 55% of seasonal target, maize, ragi, bajra performing well with sowing percentages of 88, 89, and 72 respectively; Chittoor district leads State with 167% of its seasonal normal area sown
When the group of women were at work in the farm near the foothills of the Western Ghats at around 9 a.m. on Thursday, a sloth bear, which had entered the farm, reportedly attacked them
His remarks come against the backdrop of the U.S. announcing a further increase in the tariff on Indian goods, including agricultural products, to 50%.
Putta Mahesh Kumar urges Union Minister Piyush Goyal to lift ceiling on sale of tobacco to clear additional stocks held by farmers and maintain crude palm oil price at 1.25 lakh per tonne