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.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Chouhan on Monday held discussions with members of farmers’ organizations here, as part of his dialogue with farmers and farmers’ organizations.
The initiative benefited 2.25 crore farmers in Uttar Pradesh as part of a total of 9.4 crore farmers across the country, with Rs 4985.49 crore credited to the accounts of farmers in the state.
India’s monsoon season is a critical factor for the nation’s agricultural output, and this year’s rainfall, the highest since 2020, has brought both relief and challenges.
A significant and useful concept of the freedom movement was that apart from the struggles against the colonial government, there was a lot of thinking and discussion on the kind of society India would like to create once the colonial rulers left.
Pointing out that India has a vibrant and diverse food culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the backbone of the Indian food ecosystem is the farmer.
