The total area sown under Rabi crops reported was 358.59 lakh ha (which is 57 per cent of the normal Rabi area) as compared to 334.46 lakh ha of the corresponding period of last year.

Direct flight from Mumbai to Gwalior was flagged off by the Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday.

While addressing the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation through video conference, Tomar referred to the importance of millet as a nutritious food and the efforts made by India to promote millet and its products during the International Year of Millets - 2023 while urging the member countries to adopt a conducive agricultural food system and a healthy diet for all.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday accused the Congress of not taking steps for supplying defence forces with modern equipment despite India being surrounded by two hostile neighbours and said during the tenure of AK Antony as defence minister in UPA governments “not even one type of... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said that India is committed to ensuring food and nutritional security for its citizens.

New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): India's per hectare yield for foodgrains rose threefold since 1960s, thanks to Green Revolution.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 14 (ANI): The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, launched the Platform of Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on the sidelines of the State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers' Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Thursday.

Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 23 (ANI): Ahead of Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday expressed confidence that the BJP will come back to power in the state.

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 22 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday performed 'Bhoomipoojan' of Devraj Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital in Gwalior.

Kolkata Apr 19 PTI Asserting that the jute industry is on the verge of collapse endangering the livelihood of three crore people engaged in this sector Trinamool Congress Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Sekhar Ray sought the intervention of the Centre to resolve the crisisFor this situation Ray blamed the Jute Commissioners Office which looks after orderly development and promotion of the industry in IndiaThe Rajya Sabha MP wrote separate letters to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Textile Minister Piyush Goyal seeking their help to resolve the problemHe claimed that 60000 workers have lost their jobs following the closure of 15 jute mills owing to raw jute crisis allegedly due to government diktat on pricingFrom November 2021 the Jute Commissioners Office is engaged in an unhealthy battle with Bengals jute industry on the capping of raw jute price at Rs 6500 per quintal while the industry demand is Rs 7200 per quintal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has publicly opposed the cap imposed by the Jute Commissioner on 30 September 2021 but it has not been removed Ray said in the letters The state government had also requested the Commissioner to raise the ceiling to Rs 7200 a quintal he saidInstead of searching for a solution the Jute Commissioner for the past few months is engaged in a legal battle with the jute industry the TMC MP saidRay highlighted that the 2022-23 report of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices also painted a gloomy picture saying acreage of jute has been declining for the last three years and supply has been reduced by 11 per centThe stock to user ratio SUR has also fallen by 84 per cent and jute yield is stagnant for the last five years There is a 70 per cent shortage of credible jute seeds needed for robust cultivation he saidRay urged both the ministers to intervene and save cultivators workers and the jute industry as a whole in public interest PTI BSM NN NN