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September 28, 2026 5:27 PM
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday called on states to adopt a scientific and region-specific approach for the upcoming rabi season, saying changing weather patterns and uneven rainfall during the kharif crop cycle have highlighted the need for better planning of water resour...
September 24, 2026 12:55 PM
A 35-year-old teacher-turned-farmer from a remote village in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district will receive a United Nations award in Rome for her contribution to agriculture and rural development, after turning strawberry cultivation into a profitable livelihood. Z T Lalrithangi, popularly known as P...
September 17, 2026 1:08 PM
India has moved its agricultural carbon market from policy to the farm level, with more than 2,500 smallholder farmers in Punjab and Haryana set to receive over ₹2.9 crore in digital payments for adopting regenerative farming practices. The first payments were released at a programme held at Punj...
September 14, 2026 11:02 AM
A bamboo bag displayed at a city marketplace may appear to be a simple handcrafted product, but its journey can represent a much larger transformation - from traditional livelihoods and village-level enterprises to modern businesses, technology-driven manufacturing and new markets. At the SARAS Aaj...
September 14, 2026 10:31 AM
For millions of small and marginal farmers, securing a stable income in old age can be as important as sustaining livelihoods during their working years. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY), launched on September 12, 2019, seeks to address this need by providing eligible farmers with a...
September 10, 2026 11:14 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for an integrated approach combining science, policy and market support to transform dryland agriculture, strengthen food and nutritional security and improve farmers’ livelihoods. Addressing ...
September 10, 2026 11:10 PM
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has stepped up consultations with farmer organisations on a proposed new Seed Act aimed at strengthening regulation, curbing the sale of fake and substandard seeds and ensuring greater accountability across the seed supply chain...
September 10, 2026 10:18 AM
More than 800 scientists, policymakers, farmer representatives and development partners from across Asia, Africa and the Americas will converge in New Delhi for the three-day Global Dryland Congress 2026, beginning Thursday. The Congress, themed ‘Transforming Dryland Agriculture with South-South ...
September 9, 2026 10:16 PM
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said India’s farmers could emerge as both “Annadatas” and “Urjadatas” by producing food and clean energy from the same piece of land through agrivoltaics. Addressing a curtain-raiser event for the 7th Agrivoltaics Worl...
September 9, 2026 6:12 PM
The Centre is preparing to introduce a stringent new Seed Act aimed at curbing the sale of fake and substandard seeds and protecting farmers from financial losses. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will hold a nationwide consultation with repr...
