Creating Physical Infrastructure in Rural-Urban Clusters will be a Major...
Shri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development, said that creating physical infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing clusters will be a major challenge for the country in the coming years. He...
View ArticleManagement of chilli thrips and mites
Chilli (Capsicum annuum) is one of the important vegetable and commercial spice crops grown throughout the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world. Although there is a scope to enhance the...
View ArticleWorkforce engaged in agriculture sector is decreased by 11 per cent: ASSOCHAM
ASSOCHAM study said, the number of people depending upon agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood has come down from over 60 per cent in 1999-2000 to 49 percent in 2011-12. The workforce...
View ArticleMoU between NRLM (National Rural Livelihoods Mission) and Digital Green for...
NRLM (National Rural Livelihoods Mission) is the biggest programme for women empowerment in India. Talking to the media here after signing of an MoU between NRLM and Digital Green, a Microsoft...
View ArticleAgriculture Ministry issued Guidelines and Strategy for National Mission on...
Agriculture Ministry has issued detailed guidelines and strategy to be adopted for implementation of the National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP). Rs. 3507 crore have been sanctioned for...
View ArticleRs. 180.22 crore released under infrastructure development scheme for seed...
Under the scheme for development of infrastructure facilities for quality seeds’ production and distribution, Government has released grant in aid to States of Rs. 180.22 crore. A Central Sector...
View ArticleRevised National Crop Insurance Scheme from Rabi 2013-14.
Based on evaluation studies, experience gained through implementation and feed-back of the stakeholder, various improvements / changes have been made in yield index based Modified National Agricultural...
View ArticleResearch Shows Organic agriculture can pollute groundwater
Public demand has resulted into high demand of organic farming to provide healthy food products that are free from chemical additives and to reduce industrial and groundwater pollution worldwide....
View ArticleTractor without driver: innovation from Punjab
India is the land of innovation. It is the place where great minds born. Tractor is operating without driver. You’ll say are you joking? No, it’s not a joke. It’s real innovation from Punjab- Land of...
View ArticleMinimum Support Prices for Kharif Crops for 2015-16 season has been revealed...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for Kharif Crops of 2015-16 Season. The...
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