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Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 24-May, 2018 15:41 IST Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare meets Ms. Carola Schouten, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of Netherlands India & Netherlands discuss ways to strengthen partnership in...

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 06-February, 2018 13:22 IST US$ 1.08 million saved during April-December 2017 due to decline in Urea Imports: Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Shri Singh gives details on Current Progress on Revival of 5 Closed Fertilizer Units Minister of State for Planning (IC)...

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution 25-January, 2018 14:00 IST Status of Cane Price Arrears Despite higher production and lower sugar prices in the current season as compared to previous sugar season, the cane price arrears are relatively lower than the previous season as...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 6 -January, 2018 04:36IST Farmers can increase income by adopting technologies like crop rotation, integrated farming, organic farming, double/triple cropping system In the changing global competitiveness, there is a tremendous scope for...

Ministry of Finance 5 -January, 2018 03:36IST Schemes for Farmer’s Welfare Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme meets the financial requirements of farmers at various stages of farming. The scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window...

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 5 -January, 2018 05:07IST Rabi Crops Sowing Crosses 586 Lakh Hactare As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 5th January 2018 stands at 586.37 lakh hectares as compared to 587.62 lakh hectare...

Ministry of Textiles 03-January, 2018 02:31IST Cabinet approves extension of norms for mandatory packaging in Jute Materials The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for mandatory packaging of foodgrains and sugar in...

Ministry of Earth Science 03 -January, 2018 06:08IST IMD CENTRES The Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS) of India Meteorological Department (IMD) is rendered twice a week in collaboration with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and Institutions of Indian Council of Agricultural Research...

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) 03-January, 2018 02:26IST Cabinet approves extension of norms for mandatory packaging in Jute Materials The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for mandatory packaging of...

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 02-January, 2018 13:48 IST Availability of Urea in 45 Kg bags instead of 50 Kg bags may bring down consumption of Urea by 10%: Shri Rao Inderjit Singh Minister of State for Planning (IC) and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, in a written...

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution 01-January, 2018 12:52 IST Year-End Review-2017: Department of Consumer Affairs Following are the major highlights of the activities of the Department of Consumer Affairs during the year 2017: PRICE MONITORING CELL (PMC) A) Price...

Ministry of Environment and Forests 28-December, 2017 18:03 IST Environment Ministry Launches a Regional Project to Tackle Stubble Burning In another significant step to combat climate change, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved a regional project on ‘Climate...

Cabinet approves the Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Jharkhand The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the 12th Plan Proposal of the DARE/ICAR Plan Scheme of the 'Establishment of Indian Agricultural Research...

Ministry of Finance 26-December, 2017 17:41 IST New $318 million loan Agreement Signed with World Bank to Support Climate Resilient Agriculture – over 500,000 Farmers to Benefit in Tamil Nadu The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank today signed a $318 million...