July 8, 2026 6:34 PM

AI can add Rs 70,000 crore to India’s farm economy, agri-startups key to future: Jitendra Singh

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to add nearly Rs 70,000 crore to India's agricultural economy, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday, asserting that the next phase of India's startup revolution should emerge from farms rather than technology hubs. Addressing the 17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave 2026 in New Delhi, Singh said agri-startups would be the defining force of India's agricultural transformation, enabling farming to become a major source of entrepreneurship, e...

June 16, 2026 5:33 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews Kharif 2026 preparations, orders weekly El Nino monitoring

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to assess overall preparations for the Kharif 2026 season and the broader agriculture scenario, with special focus on possible El Nino conditions. Chouhan directed that weekly review meetings be held to closely monitor the evolving situation. He stressed the need to identify districts likely to face low or uneven rainfall in advance and prepa...