Ambala, Farmer leaders on Saturday said they will protest outside the office of the Superintendent of Police here on July 17 against the arrest of farmer activist Navdeep Singh.Navdeep Singh was arrested during the farmers' protests in March and booked on multiple charges including rioting and...
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], To promote sustainable agricultural practices, the Gujarat government has announced a special scheme offering 50 percent subsidy on Nano Urea and Nano DAP.This initiative aims to encourage the use of these innovative fertilizers among farmers, which are believed...
New Delhi, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday launch a central scheme to provide 50 per cent assistance to farmers to purchase nano-fertilizers in the current financial year.The AGR-2 scheme will be unveiled at a conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on July 6 to commemorate...
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh BJP MLAs on Friday moved a private members' resolution seeking to abolish Article 30 of the Indian Constitution that grants minorities the right to establish and manage educational institutions.After presenting the resolution in the state...
Mumbai: The plans announced in the Maharashtra Budget for women, youth and farmers are not “election gimmicks”, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday, criticizing the opposition for ridiculing the government over the initiatives.During the debate on the budget he presented in the...
Agartala (Tripura) [India]: The Tripura government has sanctioned Rs 22 crore for farmers who suffered losses in Cyclone Midhili, state Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath said.Ratan Lal Nath told ANI, "In November 2023, under the impact of Cyclone Midhili, farmers suffered huge losses. All...
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Tripura Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday said that more than 78,000 farmers in the state affected by cyclone "Midhili" have received financial assistance from the government.To compensate the losses suffered by the farmers, the state government has...
He said more than two lakh acres have been sown using DSR technology, which is 1.72 lakh acres more than last year.The minister said the government is providing financial assistance of Rs 1,500 to farmers to encourage them to adopt DSR technology.The Department of Agriculture and Farmers...
New Delhi [India], Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to launch 50 per cent assistance scheme for purchase of nanofertilizers by farmers under the government's AGR-2 scheme for the financial year 2024-25. as he addressed the 'Sahkar Se Samriddhi' conference on the occasion of...
Mumbai, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Thursday demanded that the crop insurance policy of the state government should be made farmer friendly.Speaking to reporters, he claimed that there is drought in many parts of the state including Marathwada, but farmers are not getting any...
Chandigarh, Haryana Agriculture Minister Kanwar Pal on Thursday announced that a Center of Excellence for Management of Fruits and Vegetables will be set up in Panchkula at a cost of Rs 115 crore with UK collaboration.An MoU has been signed in this regard. He said that this center is expected...
Addressing the 'Meet the Press' program at the Chandigarh Press Club, Hooda said the BJP should answer whether "its current decisions were right or whether the decisions being taken now are right.""Who will compensate for the loss that the public has suffered in 10 years due to the...
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar has said that Rs 1,000 crore was released to farmers from dues worth Rs 1,600 crore under the previous YSRCP government. She also alleged that the previous government, led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, had...
New Delhi [India], Food Corporation of India (FCI) has procured 266 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2024-25. Last year, FCI procured 262 metric tonnes of wheat during the same season.The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution...
He said he would have to talk to the Singapore government, which had prepared the master plan, and a consortium of Singapore companies, which had signed an agreement for the Amaravati Capital City startup project during the previous TDP government, but later, the company was cancelled. by the...
More than 22 lakh Indian farmers have benefited as Rs 61 lakh crore has been directly credited into their bank accounts for purchasing wheat at minimum support price (MSP).Procurement of wheat under MSP normally starts from April 1 every year; However, for the convenience of farmers, the date...
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu congratulated the state agriculture department for receiving the prestigious certificate of appreciation for its exceptional work in promoting millets during the International Year of Millets-2023...
Bundi (Rajasthan): Police on Wednesday detained 17 farmers who were protesting on the highway here demanding release of water in canals for irrigation.Farmers were protesting under the banner of Sugar Mill Joint Farmers Coordination Committee since Tuesday morning.Circle Officer of the area...
Abdul Sattar added that the government was open to making changes in financial assistance to cotton farmers.He also announced that during Diwali the purchase of cotton in the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) would be opened so that farmers can sell their produce and get the prevailing price...
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the motion of thanks on the President's address, the PM said, "Public transport in the country will see rapid change and the footprint of technology will be visible in many areas."The Prime Minister said that when India becomes the third largest economy, it...