Tag: Agriculture
Mass Movement of Cooperatives Needed in Agriculture Sector: Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal underlined the need to make farmers and agriculture-based industries self-reliant. He said that in the three consultations held with the Minister of Agriculture ... Read More
Wheat Harvest Sets Records in Punjab with 12.93 Lakh Tonnes Production
Punjab has harvested a 20-year record bumper wheat crop this season with its production of 129.93 lakh tonnes, an official said. During the current wheat ... Read More
Economist Surjit Bhalla Urged Policymakers To Reduce Interest Rate, Corporate Tax, Free Up Agriculture
Economist and author Dr Surjit Bhalla said that the agenda for the new government should include the elimination of government intervention in agriculture sector, reforming ... Read More
Monsoon Prediction for this Year is Normal
The Ministry of Earth Science recently said that the Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to ... Read More
Agri Minister Radha Mohan Singh Said 67.82 Lakh Farmers Left Out from DBT Scheme
Over 67.82 lakh farmers will be left out of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme as West Bengal, Sikkim and Delhi have not uploaded their ... Read More
Delhi Cabinet Approves Subsidy on Electricity for Farmers
The Delhi Cabinet approved a proposal to give farmers a subsidy of Rs 105 per kilowatt on the fixed charge of electricity given under the ... Read More
Agriculture Development & Farmer’s Welfare Is Our Priority: Agri Minister
Radha Mohan Singh informed that various policy initiatives taken by the government in the last four and a half years have resulted in record production ... Read More