Mumbai, Maharashtra Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal to provide free pilgrimage to senior citizens under 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana'. An officer gave this information.According to the proposal, citizens above 60 years of age and with annual income up to Rs 2.5 lakh can avail...
In New Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the increase in pulse cultivation during the ongoing kharif sowing season 2024-25, with an increase in the area under pulses of more than 50 percent, especially in Tur.Reviewing the progress...
Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a record 36 per cent rise in pulses production in 2023-24 compared to 2016-17, rising from 2.394 million metric tonnes to 3.255 million metric tonnes.To further increase the area under pulse cultivation and improve per hectare yield, the Yogi government is providing...
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], The Yogi government is set to initiate new measures in Uttar Pradesh to safeguard farmers' crops.Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, implementation of Technology-based Yield Estimation System (YES-TECH) will begin across the state.At the same time...
New Delhi, Agronomy company FMC India has introduced two new fungicides for the protection of fruit and vegetable crops.In a statement on Thursday, the company said it has "launched two new innovative products, Velzo and Cosuite fungicides, designed to protect fruit and vegetable crops from...
Itanagar: Several acres of crops have been submerged in water due to heavy rains in Leparada district of Arunachal Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.Officials said the Aalo-Pangin Pasighat road in Siang district was blocked due to landslides caused by heavy rains.Leparada District...
Kishore Tiwari of Shiv Sena (UBT) said that the MSP announced by the government for some Kharif crops for 2024-2025 ranges from Rs 117 per quintal to Rs 983 per quintal compared to the previous year (2023-2024).Citing official Agriculture Ministry data, Tiwari said the differences in the new...
New Delhi [India], Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Central Government is committed to procuring tur, Urad and Masur at Minimum Support Price (MSP) to ensure diversification of crops and achieving self-sufficiency in pulse...
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday accused the Center of mocking farmers by announcing an increase in MSP that is only five to seven per cent more than what was declared last year.Addressing a virtual press conference, SKM leaders said the increase is nowhere near the minimum...
Also, he released financial assistance of Rs 131.24 crore into the accounts of 3,527 beneficiaries under Deendayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU).Saini said that in the last nine and a half years the state government has provided Rs 12,500 crore as compensation to...
Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that the BJP government is continuously working to empower the poor, farmers, workers, women and youth."Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, various welfare schemes are being implemented for all sections of the...
Chandigarh Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday called for a scientific approach to fix the minimum support price for all crops.He also claimed that the marginal increase in paddy MSP of Rs 117 per quintal did not take into account the overall cost plus 50 per...
He also said that although the MSP for both moong and maize has been increased, no mechanism exists to purchase these crops at MSP.“Farmers in Punjab as well as elsewhere in the country have been left at the mercy of private players as the central government is not purchasing these crops at...
Chandigarh farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal on Thursday rejected the "meager" increase in minimum support price of crops and alleged that the BJP-led Center had "let down" the country's farmers."We demand that a legal guarantee be given to farmers. Our crops must be procured at the MSP," he...
The increasing demand for avocados in Lancaster (UK), Europe and North America has taken a yearning of global production in just 20 years. However, it is controversial due to the environmental impacts of popular fruit farming and distributing them worldwide.These issues themselves are not...
New Delhi [India], After the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 kharif crops, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Kumar Yadav called it an example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's action matching his words. Eats."Today the Cabinet has approved MSP for at...
New Delhi [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the Union Cabinet's decisions to increase the minimum support price (MSP) on 14 Kharif crops and the development of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi.The Prime Minister also praised the approval of the...
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a move ahead of key state assembly elections.The increase in support price of paddy by Rs 117 per quintal comes despite...
New Delhi [India], The Union Cabinet on Wednesday announced minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 kharif season crops including paddy, ragi, millet, jowar, maize and cotton, with a financial impact of Rs 2 lakh crore on the government. Will have to. Farmers got a profit of Rs 35,000 crore compared...
New Delhi [India], Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who took charge of the ministry earlier this week, stressed the need to ensure timely availability of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides for the upcoming Kharif season in a review Is. meeting held this weekFarmers have either...