Chandigarh, Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian on Thursday said the Punjab government will provide more than 22,000 crop residue management machines to the farmers of the state for paddy straw management.He asked the concerned officials to ensure that the draw for subsidized CRM...
New Delhi, Agriculture Ministry said on Monday that so far in the current 2024-25 Kharif (summer) season, the area under sowing of paddy has increased by 19.35 percent to 59.99 lakh hectares.In the same period a year ago, the area under paddy was 50.26 lakh hectares.Sowing of the main kharif...
Kohima, rain-related incidents have claimed at least five lives and caused widespread damage in Nagaland in the last few days, according to an official statement on Wednesday.Damage to houses, roads, bridges and paddy fields has been reported, according to the statement issued by Johnny...
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...
He said no curtailment has been made on any category except providing eight hours of uninterrupted power supply per day to agricultural feeders for sowing of paddy crop across the state.The minister said there are 13,340 11 KV feeders, of which 6,954 feeders provide agriculture supply to...
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra on Thursday said the Odisha government will purchase paddy from farmers at an increased price of Rs 3,100 per quintal from the upcoming Kharif season.He told reporters here that instructions have been issued to the concerned...
The increase in paddy MSP is one of the major promises made by the ruling party during the recently held elections.Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the Food Supplies Minister said: "We will ensure that procurement is done as per procedure and 'cutni chutney' (forced cutting of paddy...
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...
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...
"Some very important decisions have been taken in today's cabinet. A very important decision has been taken for the welfare of farmers. Kharif season is starting and for this the cabinet has approved MSP on 14 crops. Paddy The new MSP for cotton is Rs 2,300 per quintal, which is Rs 117 more than...
Chandigarh, With the scorching heat in the northern region, power demand in Punjab reached an all-time high of 16,078 MW on Wednesday.On Tuesday the demand had increased to 15,900 MW."Power demand touched an all-time high of 16,078 MW this afternoon," Punjab State Power Corporation Limited...
Jolaibari (Tripura) [India], Tripura Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sushant Choudhary has said that more than two lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured so far from farmers at the minimum support price (MSP) with an estimated expenditure of Rs 382. Crore since 2018 when BJP government...
Khordha (Odisha) [India], Newly appointed Odisha Cabinet Minister Prithviraj Harichandan visited the famous Shaktipeeth, Maa Bhagwati temple at Banapur, located in Khordha district and sought blessings of the deity for the welfare of the state.During his visit on Thursday, he said the focus...
Chandigarh, Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian on Wednesday said the state government aims to bring 10 lakh hectare area under the basmati crop during the paddy sowing season.Khudian, who was chairing a review meeting with department officials at his office here, said around...
The bridge, named 'Kireedam Bridge', is situated in a beautiful location with lush green paddy fields all around it.Realizing its potential as a tourist destination, Kerala Tourism has included this bridge in its new scheme 'Cinema Tourism', which aims to showcase the places across the state...
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said the state government has developed a fool-proof mechanism to ensure uninterrupted power supply to farmers during the paddy sowing season.He said that the state government is strongly committed to ensure uninterrupted power...
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Tripura Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Sushant Choudhary said the state government will launch its annual subsidized paddy procurement program on June 15. The aim of this initiative is to financially support farmers in the state.Speaking to...
Agartala, Food and Supplies Minister Sushant Chaudhary said on Monday that the Tripura government will start purchasing paddy directly from farmers from June 15.He said that paddy would be procured at the minimum support price of Rs 21.83 per kg and the process would continue till July 15...
In a statement on Wednesday, he also asked the state government to supply power in three shifts a day for irrigation of crops.Vasan said usually every year the government opens the Mettur Dam on June 12, which is the customary date for irrigation of short-term Kuruvai paddy crop in the Cauvery...
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he was blocking Rs 7,000 crore of paddy procurement to West Bengal and whether the CBI case against Suvendu Adhikari has been "washed away" in the BJP's washing machine.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also...