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September 7, 2026 6:29 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday reviewed an action plan to strengthen Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) through greater participation of state governments, with a focus on upgrading 300 centres by March 2027 and establishing incubati...
September 6, 2026 11:00 AM
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has crossed the ₹200-crore milestone in cumulative disbursements under India’s Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework, with another ₹8.23 crore sanctioned to 27 State Biodiversity Boards and five Union Territory Biodiversity Councils. The latest d...
September 3, 2026 1:31 PM
An 18-metric-tonne consignment of four varieties of NPOP-certified ethnic rice from Tripura has been flagged off for export to Austria and the Netherlands, opening new international market opportunities for farmers and Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in the northeastern state. The consignment, fac...
September 1, 2026 9:22 PM
Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) at Krishi Bhawan, Delhi. The review focused on accelerating implementation in the 100 identified dis...
September 1, 2026 5:11 PM
The government has expanded the calibrated release of onion buffer stocks through a hybrid transportation model involving railway rakes, known as Kanda Express, and road transport to major consumption centres, with the aim of ensuring adequate availability and moderating seasonal price pressures. T...
August 26, 2026 9:45 PM
The Centre has begun a calibrated and targeted release of onions from its buffer stock to ensure adequate availability and contain seasonal price pressures ahead of the festive and wedding season, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Wednesday. The government is us...
August 26, 2026 6:28 PM
India has called for stronger international action to mitigate the impact of armed conflicts on global food security, stressing that food insecurity is primarily a consequence of conflict, political instability and underdevelopment rather than their root cause. Addressing a UN Security Council high...
August 24, 2026 2:51 PM
Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Monday launched India’s first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed at Musunuru in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district, describing the indigenous hybrid as a significant step towards strengthening self-reliance in agriculture. The Vice-President sai...
August 23, 2026 3:21 PM
India's agriculture sector has maintained strong growth over the years, but sustaining that momentum is increasingly linked to the health of the soil, availability of water and resilience of farming systems. This is where regenerative agriculture comes in. It focuses not merely on sustaining ex...
August 21, 2026 1:18 PM
The government’s Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) is aimed at strengthening the implementation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and ensuring remunerative prices for farmers, particularly when market prices fall below the MSP. Launched in September 2018, PM-AASHA brings ...
