There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India programme, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA), etc. which aim to encourage entrepreneurship in …
Numerous reports have emphasized the need for major changes in the global food system: agriculture must meet the twin challenge of feeding a growing population, with rising demand for meat and high-calorie diets, while simultaneously minimizing its global environmental impacts. Organic farming—a system aimed at producing food with minimal harm …
MUMBAI: Two days after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi assured assistance to villagers of drought-hit Satara, the Centre on Monday 'favourably' recommended a Rs 1,110 crore relief package for Maharashtra, thereby confirming that 15 districts in the state are indeed hit by serious drought. This is a shift from the …
When Dr N H Ravindranath, a senior scientist from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, addressed Himachal Pradesh’s top bureaucrats and policy makers here a couple of years ago, his warnings about the adverse impact of climate change in the hills, especially the farming sectors, had left many stunned. Himachal …
LUCKNOW: The Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) in Rahmankhera, Malihabad will be back to its old, usual routine where people can work without fear of a tiger attack looming over them. The scientists of the institute have not been able to perform even the essential operations as part of …
The Arunachal Pradesh government has recommended setting up of a climate change cell under the department of environment and forest for coordination among various departments for climate change intervention. This was stated in the Arunachal Pradesh state action plan on climate change presented to the ministry of environment and forests …
The Government has launched an integrated centre which will provide estimates of crop output and assess the drought situation in the country through latest technologies. The Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, today launched the National Crop Forecast Centre, which will prepare in-season forecasts for major crops such as rice, wheat, …
Chief Minister meets Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi The Odisha government on Wednesday urged the Centre to take effective measures to realise the unsaturated agricultural potential of the State and to make the second green revolution a success in the eastern region of the country. The demands …
The 300-odd small farmers, belonging to Thummanatti vegetable growing cluster in the Nilgiris, are an aggrieved lot. The hailstorm which struck the area recently has affected garlic, radish, beetroot and peas crops. “These crops were fully grown, ready for harvest, when the hailstorm struck the area,” says the Promoter-Director and …
With an aim to improve the financial condition of farmers the State Government has formed Farmers’ Commission, headed by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that would formulate pro-farmer policies. A highly placed Government official said that this proposed Commission will have 12 members including agriculture scientists, heads of different farmers’ associations, …
ITANAGAR, April 12 – Arunachal Pradesh government is giving special thrust to creating gainful employment opportunities for youths, especially in tea and rubber plantation schemes. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, who convened a meeting here yesterday to create a separate Tea and Rubber Board, asked the departmental officials to expedite the …
Advising the debt-ridden Vidarbha farmers to cultivate gerbera, rose, cucumber and capsicum could be seen as asking someone who can’t afford a bread to eat cake. As a banker, if you ask him to avail a loan of Rs 26 lakh for just 0.25 acres, you could invite snarls. And …
Growers question efficacy of anti-hail guns. Shimla: The boom of the anti-hail guns has triggered off political reverberations in the apple belt as the very first spell of hailstorm caused extensive damage to the crop in the Jubbal-Kotkhai area, with the Opposition Congress again questioning the efficacy of the technology. …
The Union ministry of agriculture has decided to delay the rollout of the revamped Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) by a year, to the next financial year (2013-14). Official sources said the ministry proposed to continue all its existing schemes under its flagship programme, RKVY, in the current financial year. …
While climate change in the Himalayas has weather scientists worried, its spin-off could not only satisfy the palate of a growing number of Mediterranean fruit lovers, but also help in significant foreign exchange savings. Experiments by the Central Institute of Tropical Horticulture (CITH) in introducing and cultivating fruits like olives …
GUWAHATI: State Agriculture Minister Nilomoni Sen Deka today expressed happiness at the increasing interest among Assam’s farmers towards organic farming. He also said that the government was looking at popularizing the concept of organic farmers further. The minister was speaking at the programme ‘Bringing Green Revolution to Assam’ at Shilpgram …
BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister for New and Renewal Energy Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the Centre would provide financial assistance to states for grid connectivity to renewable energy sources. Inaugurating a solar power plant and a hi-tech horticulture and floriculture farm at Tangi, about 30 km from here, Farooq said several …
Known as the “apple state” of the country for the past five decades, Himachal has undergone a silent transformation with “vegetables” overtaking the premium fruit as the main cash crop. While the production of apple has been fluctuating, the outturn of vegetables has been constantly on the increase and accordingly …
India’s food and nutrition problems continue to be formidable and malnutrition is still one of the crucial problems in the process of development. The magnitude of malnutrition and the ignorance about the relationship between food and health among a majority of the population at all levels necessitates the need for …
This report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG;) relates to matters arising from performance audit of selected programmes and activities and compliance audit of Government departments and autonomous bodies. Compliance audit refers to examination of the transactions relating to expenditure of the audited entities to ascertain whether …
Domestic consumers are among those whose electricity tariff will go up steeply from April. Table: Existing and new tariff (Low tension supply). The hike in the tariff ranges between 75 per cent and 110 per cent and there is not much change in the tariff revision, ordered by the Tamil …
