Agriculture

Report on roadmap to double farmers' income by Sept: Govt

An inter-ministerial panel, which has been mandated to recommend a roadmap to double farmers' income by 2020, will submit the report by September, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Friday.

Jul 29, 2016, 16:09 PM IST

Speed up transferring of agri tech to land from lab: Agriculture Minister

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday called upon farm scientists to speed up efforts to transfer technologies from the lab to the grassroots level in an effort to double farmers' income in the next five years.

Jul 16, 2016, 15:30 PM IST

22% deficit rainfall in Bihar

Contrary to the India Meteorological Department forecast Bihar has recorded a deficit of 22 per cent in rainfall so far.

Jul 13, 2016, 14:59 PM IST

Eight JMB militants charged with murder of Japanese farmer

Eight militants from Bangladesh's terror group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been charged with the murder of a Japanese farmer who was shot dead in the country last year.

Jul 11, 2016, 15:53 PM IST

Govt bullish on farm sector growth on hopes of good monsoon

India will "definitely" see higher foodgrain output and overall growth in the agriculture sector in case the IMD prediction of a good monsoon "comes true", Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Tuesday.

May 31, 2016, 18:49 PM IST

DNA: Analysis of the pitiful conditions of deprived, impoverished farmers - Part II

The what is reality in India for farmers and agriculture is unbelievable. The average monthly income of farmers in India is Rs.6426.

May 05, 2016, 23:53 PM IST

Land reforms fail, 5% of India’s farmers control 32% land

Sumit Chaturvedi/IANS

Why it is difficult to reverse more than half-a-century of land-reform failures?

May 04, 2016, 19:33 PM IST

Narendra Modi's rural income promise leaves farmers, experts cold

Narendra Modi may also have to allow farm gate prices to rise fast, agricultural and economic experts said, jeopardising a key policy of his first two years in office: keeping inflation in check to appeal to India`s swelling middle class.

Apr 08, 2016, 12:56 PM IST

Agri growth may jump to 6% in FY17, says NITI Aayog

Due to poor monsoon the agriculture growth was negative in 2014-15 at 0.25 percent and in 2015-16 and it is expected to be at 1.2 percent, Chand added.

Mar 31, 2016, 17:16 PM IST

Arun Jaitley launches crop insurance schemes

Terming agriculture as "absolutely critical to the country`s economy," union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday launched the "Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana" and "Unified Package Insurance Scheme".

Mar 22, 2016, 21:19 PM IST

Maharashtra budget earmarks Rs 25,000 crore for agri sector

As the state is reeling under an unprecedented drought, the BJP-led government in Maharashtra on Friday earmarked Rs 25,000 crore for the farm sector in the Budget for 2016-17, while tweaking certain taxes such as VAT and offering exemptions for the sugarcane industry.

Mar 18, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

Groundwater levels plunge, contamination rises, crisis grows

Sandeep Pai & Prathamesh Mulye/IANS

Mar 14, 2016, 09:35 AM IST

Hundreds of acres of agricultural fields damaged as unseasonal rainfall flattens crops in Punjab, Haryana

Standing wheat crop was damaged in hundreds of acres of agricultural fields in Punjab and Haryana due to unseasonal rainfall accompanied with high velocity winds over the past 24 hours.

Mar 13, 2016, 12:26 PM IST

India needs a new green revolution: Anand Mahindra

Cautioning against getting carried away by "glamorous sectors like IT and e-commerce", Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra Thursday said India needs a new green revolution as income from agriculture is declining.

Mar 03, 2016, 23:49 PM IST

Govt gives Rs 36,000 crore to farm sector; agri-credit at Rs 9 lakh crore

Aiming to double farmers income by 2022, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday announced an allocation of nearly Rs 36,000 crore for the farm sector while raising the agri-credit target to Rs 9 lakh crore for the next fiscal.

Feb 29, 2016, 14:37 PM IST

Indian scientists breed high-yield super arhar variety

The Indian scientists have found a new form of arhar pulse called PADT-16 which takes less time in cultivation than the arhar dal.

Jan 21, 2016, 11:26 AM IST

DNA: Sikkim declared as India's first 100% "Organic State"

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Jan 18, 2016, 22:30 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival - Part III

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:06 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival - Part II

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:04 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:03 PM IST