RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Continue ban on GM crops, activists urge Bengal Govt.
Alleging that the Centre is going to approve the commercial cultivation of a “genetically modified (GM) mustard seed” under the guise of “hybrid mustard”, Coalition for a GM-Free India urged the State
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Distribute Soil Health Cards to Ryots, Centre Asks Odisha
BHUBANESWAR:The Centre has asked the State Government to distribute soil health cards to farmers to increase agriculture production. The Centre has already launched the scheme as per which it has decided
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With monsoon deficit at 14%, agriculture ministry, IMD issue sowing advisory
With several regions facing severe deficit in the monsoon, an agriculture ministry advisory has asked farmers to grow contingency crops such as short-duration pulses and millets and prepare the soil for
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3,602 farmers committed suicide in 15 years: Min
Bhubaneswar: A total of 3,602 farmers of Odisha committed suicide in the past 15 years. This was informed by Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Wednesday. In a written reply in the State Assembly,
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NABARD accredited by UN's Green Climate Fund
Government today said the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund as an implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects
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National Insurance cover for seven crops in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government had decided to implement the national agriculture insurance policy and cover seven crops for the current Kharif season. According to state government spokesperson, the crops
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Rs 50,000 cr to be spent for irrigation scheme
PMKSY aims at providing irrigation facilities to every village The government has approved Rs 50,000 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for the next five years. The scheme aims
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Centre to come up with agriculture income insurance scheme
The Centre will soon come up with an overhauled version of agriculture insurance scheme, which would be termed 'Agriculture Income Insurance Scheme' to ensure minimum income to farmers in case of crop
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Centre allots Rs 300 cr for organic farming; 3 NE states included
New Delhi: Union government is implementing a cluster based programme called Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)to encourage organic farming, Ministry of Agriculture said. An amount of Rs 300 crore
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Rs 184 cr allocation for state under BGREI
The government of India has approved an allocation of Rs 184 crore for Odisha under 'Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India' (BGREI) for 2015-16. Of the agreed amount of Rs 184 crore, the Odisha government