Shimla: A total of 1.71 lakh farmers in Himachal Pradesh are growing chemical-free crops, a statement said on Sunday. An online portal for certification of 50,000 farmers doing natural farming will also be developed, it…
New Delhi: Over the past 12 weeks, record-breaking rainfall in India has caused unprecedented flooding in several parts, while eastern states have been reporting deficits by a big margin. The result: Bihar, West Bengal and east…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday approved the disposal of chana (pulses) to states at discounted rates, for usage in various welfare schemes. This provision would be done through the stock of pulses procured under Price…
Chennai: The overall sown area of Kharif crops in the week ended August 18 has declined by 2.5 per cent as compared to last year, according to a Bank of Baroda report. “Overall sown area of…
Bengaluru: A book on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by prominent Dalit writer and activist Devanur Mahadeva in Karnataka has stirred a controversy. Right-wingers are calling it a propaganda against the RSS. The sale of…
New Delhi: The three member committee appointed by the Supreme Court had suggested repeal of the three farm laws and said the farmers had faced a loss of $40 billion per year due to the…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be present a separate Agriculture budget in the state Assembly on February 23, officials said here on Monday. This is for the first time that a separate agriculture…
)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to farmers across India, especially 80 per cent who are small land holding farmers, to adopt natural farming and look for nature-based solutions that can provide…
New Delhi: A little more than a year after they were passed followed by widespread agitation by farmers declining to accept them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Centre has decided to…
