FG Flags Off GES Scheme, Gives Free Agric Inputs

Chhattisgarh's Agriculture and Labour Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu is on cloud nine. On Monday, he is flying all the way from Raipur to Bangalore to receive an honorary doctorate. Little does he know that the credentials of the "university," which is giving ...

NEW DELHI: The Group of Ministers, set up under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, to sort out the long-pending issue of restructuring of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) will hold its first meeting this week. Deputy Chairman ...

The All India Kisan Sabha issued the following statement on May 13, 2013 THE ministry of agriculture has announced the setting up of three committees to look into the important questions of the modality of fixing the minimum support price of crops, ...

In a recent visit to a few western UP districts, a delegation of Union agriculture ministry officials are full of praise for the state agriculture department for their efforts in helping farmers and addressing their grievances. However, poor water supply and ...

As per data release by Ministry of Agriculture, rice has so far been planted in 2.4 lakh hectare. This is 52 thousand hectare more than that reported a week ago (1.88 lakh ha). The sown area this week is less as compared to rice planting at this ...

Pitching for decontrol of the sugar sector, Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar today said the government will take "appropriate" decision on the issue. The sugar industry is the only sector which is controlled by the government right from the ...

Department of Rural Development, Department of Agriculture Research & Education, Ministry of Power, Department of Atomic Energy and Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) have sent their response.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries under the sub component of Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP)

Indias wheat crop is expected to be much lower than 93.6 million tonnes forecast by the Agriculture Ministry in its third advanced estimates for 2012-13. This is seen to be borne out by the current market arrivals and official procurement trends, which are ...