Agriculture Ministry
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PM Modi's Diwali gift to farmers: Cabinet hikes MSP for 6 Rabi crops; Shivraj Chouhan hails move
India | Oct 01, 2025, 09:08 PM ISTChouhan expressed gratitude to PM Modi on behalf of the country’s farmers for approving the Agriculture Ministry's proposals.
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Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan cracks down on fake seeds, fertilisers, launches helpline
India | Jul 18, 2025, 08:16 PM ISTThe Union Agriculture Ministry issued the toll-free number 1800-180-1551 for farmers to report any fake or suspicious products being sold in the market to the government.
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PM Modi inaugurates 2-day 'Global millets Shree Anna conference' in Delhi
India | Mar 18, 2023, 01:32 PM ISTGlobal millets Shree Anna conference: The year 2023 will witness a year-long campaign and several activities nationally and globally for increased adoption and promotion of millets.
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CBI recovers Rs 1.86 crore in cash from agriculture ministry official held in bribery case
India | Jul 16, 2022, 07:14 PM ISTThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Padam Singh, Plant Protection Officer of the ministry posted at Visakhapatnam, along with Athi Bulli Reddiya alias Murali, regional manager, Exim Logistics Private Limited, in a bribery case of Rs 6,000.
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Centre approves 477 pesticides for drone usage to fast track agri-drone adoption
India | Apr 20, 2022, 08:19 AM ISTBefore this, each pesticide had to be approved by the Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee which would take 18-24 months.
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Farmers hold mega tractor rally ahead of 8th round of talk with Centre on Farm Laws
News | Jan 07, 2021, 05:53 PM ISTAmid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites — Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders — against the three agriculture laws.
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PM-KISAN Yojana: Over 2.69 lakh farmers yet to get 1st tranche of promised money
India | Jul 19, 2019, 03:59 PM ISTStating that many states have rolled out the scheme, Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala during the Question Hour urged the West Bengal and Delhi governments to implement the scheme at the earliest and ensure benefits reach farmers. The issue of non-availability of authenticated land records in Manipur, Nagaland and Jharkhand has been sorted out. In Jharkhand where land records have not been updated since 1932, the state government has been asked to update it soon, he added.
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Union Budget 2018: Why so much distress in agriculture sector and what’s on agenda
Budget | Jan 31, 2018, 04:59 PM ISTAgriculture sector is expected to grow at 2.12% in the current fiscal against 4.1% in the preceding year, according to Central Statistics Office.
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Government to set up labs at ports to check illegal cow meat export
India | Oct 06, 2015, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Testing labs will be established at ports to check illegal export of cow meat, the government announced today in the midst of a raging controversy over the Dadri killing of a man over
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Buyer Beware: Your food may be laced with banned pesticides
India | Oct 19, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vegetables, fruits and even organic food available at your nearest retail outlets may contain residues of banned pesticides in them.A recent report released by the Ministry of Agriculture has found traces of banned
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Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Min of Agriculture& Farmers' Welfare: PM Modi
National | Aug 15, 2015, 05:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as ‘Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Ministry' with a view to take care of the farming community's needs as well as the personal problems faced by them,
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Agriculture Ministry to be renamed as Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
National | Aug 15, 2015, 01:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seven decade-old Agriculture Ministry will be renamed as the Ministry for 'Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare' with a view to take care of farming community needs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.Addressing the nation
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IMD forecasts below normal rainfall in July, August
India | Jun 29, 2015, 07:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted less than normal rainfall over the next two months.Laxman Singh Rathore, director general of the IMD, said that rainfall could be deficient by 8-10% in July
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Foodgrain output to fall by 5% to 251 million tonnes in 2014-15
May 13, 2015, 09:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's foodgrains production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 per cent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor monsoon and unseasonal rain in past two months.The country had
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Monsoon may hit Kerala on June 1
India | May 10, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Monsoon is expected to arrive on time this year, hitting Kerala on June 1, but rainfall may remain below normal, prompting the government to put in place a contingency plan and push crop
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Agriculture Ministry informs Supreme Court that it can't raise MSP of cereals by 50%
India | Feb 21, 2015, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the wake of increasing incidents of farmers committing suicide, Supreme Court demanded an explanation from the agriculture ministry that why can't Minimum Statutory Prices (MSP) of some of the important cereals and
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NAFED floats tender to import Onions amid high domestic prices
Oct 23, 2013, 10:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: After Onions touched an all time high of Rs. 90 per kg, co-operative major NAFED on Wednesday floated tender for import of the bulb from Pakistan, Iran, China and Egypt.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
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Onion prices may remain high for 2-3 weeks, indicates Pawar
Oct 23, 2013, 04:08 PM ISTBangalore: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today indicated that onion prices - which have shot up to Rs 80-90 per kg - might remain high for 2-3 weeks, and asked states to crack down on hoarders
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Agriculture Ministry Has Nothing To Do With Price Rise: Pawar
National | Jan 22, 2010, 07:06 PM ISTUnder attack for his recent observations on price rise, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday wondered as to how his Ministry could be linked with the issue. "I do not understand how Ministry of