Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that eastern India, enriched with fertile soil, abundant water resources, and a favourable climate, is poised to become the growth engine of India’s next agricultural revolution.
A sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices in Punjab has raised concerns over rising transport costs, agricultural expenses and a possible spike in essential commodity prices.
The proposed Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Naraingarh moved a step closer on Wednesday after farmers from the area agreed to offer nearly 450 acres of land at government-fixed rates, giving a fillip to Haryana’s industrial expansion plans.
“It is Rahul Gandhi’s policy to lie, lie aloud repeatedly. He has started a new tradition of telling lies every day. But the people have identified him as a lie-manufacturing factory,” Shah fumed while addressing a rally in Karaikal in the poll-bound Union Territory of Puducherry.
He emphasized that these challenges cannot be addressed through conventional methods alone, but require innovation, technology and strong institutional financial support.
Hundreds of farmers protested in front of the Tahsildar's office in Sindhanur city, Raichur district, on Saturday, demanding that the government purchase their entire corn harvests from the monsoon and winter seasons.
Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday that the Central government would make farmers self-reliant and transform the agriculture landscape of India.
Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said the government will make farmers self-reliant and transform the agriculture landscape of India.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that scientists working in laboratories, ICR, agricultural universities, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras will for the first time go to the fields to work directly with farmers and help tackle agricultural challenges.
The VKSA campaign’s ambitious goal is to reach over 1.5 crore farmers across India through technology dissemination, capacity building, and grassroots engagement, Union Minister Chouhan said while addressing the occasion.
