The 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.
Before this, each pesticide had to be approved by the Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee which would take 18-24 months.
Amid tight security, thousands of farmers on Thursday started their tractor-march from protest sites — Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders — against the three agriculture laws.
Stating 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.
Agriculture 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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New 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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New 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
New 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
New 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
Bangalore: 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
Under 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
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