Agriculture

Kharif crops have been sown in 222.30 lakh hectares till 30th June 2017. In the same period, last year, the sowing was done in 187.03 lakh hectares. अब तक 222.30 लाख हेक्‍टेयर क्षेत्रफल में खरीफ फसल के लिए बुआई की गई राज्‍यों से प्राप्‍त खबरों के अनुसार 30 जून , 2017 तक कुल 222.30 लाख हेक्‍टेयर

This is the story of one Ranganayaki of Tamilnadu who was forced into farming after her husband's death. She is 65 now. Her husband died when she was 45 and she had to take care of three children. It was Ranganayaki’s efforts around a decade ago that brought water to over 1,400 acres of land

Jharkhand cabinet has given its approval to provide loan at rate of one per cent to farmers taken under Kisan Credit Card and this will be applicable if the loan is paid back in one year, informed state's Cabinet Secretary S.S. Meena. At present, farmers in the state get loans at the rate of four

According to forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department normal rainfall is expected during the June-September south-west monsoon. The rainfall is likely to be 98% of the long period 50 year average. भारतीय मौसम विज्ञान विभाग (आईएमडी) ने भविष्यवाणी की है कि कुल मिलाकर, पूरे देश मे दक्षिण

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Gogamukh in Assam on Friday. The Prime Minister said the foundation stone of IARI laid, had the potential to impact the entire region in a positive way in the future. He said agriculture needs to

किसानों के हित में एक कदम कैबिनेट ने 2017-18 के लिए चीनी मिलों द्वारा उचित देय और लाभकारी मूल्य को मंजूरी दी प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल की आर्थिक समिति ने 2017-18 के लिए गन्ना के लिए उचित और लाभकारी मूल्य 255 रुपये प्रति क्विंटल तय करने को मंजूरी प्रदान कर दी

Indian scientists have identified Madhya Pradesh as the centre of origin of this nationwide staple legume and discovered genes they say will allow the expansion of pigeonpea cultivation. Archaeological excavations have earlier hinted that India may be the origin of the domestication of pigeonpea, a

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the setting up of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (lARI) in Assam. The Institute will come up on 587 acre of land provided by the Govt. of Assam. lARI-Assam would be a Post-Graduate

UNTIL A year ago, Santosh Thakur would take his sacks and crates of peas, tomatoes, capsicum, beans, cauliflower and ginger to the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Solan Mandi, 46 km south of Shimla, and watch as commission agents, or arthiyas, called for bids and sealed them on his

A good, even if not record, wheat crop along with improved prices brings cheer after two not-so-good years among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh. A report by Miind Ghatwai from Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, published in The Indian Express, talks of the smile on the faces of farmers here, that has come

For Uttar Pradesh Indian Sugar Mills Association's (ISMA) September 28 advance estimates had pegged sugar production this season at 76.60 lt, up from 68.55 lt in 2015-16. But as on April 18, mills in UP had already produced 85.27 lt. With 52 out of the 116 factories still running, the final output