Mansukh Manadaviya reviews making India self-reliant in fertilisers
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mansukh Mandaviya today reviewed the initiatives of Department of Fertilizers for Making India self-reliant in fertlisers
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India makes ‘Action Plan’ to become self-reliant in phosphatic fertilisers
Rock phosphate is the key raw material for DAP and NPK fertilisers and India is 90 percent dependent on imports. Therefore, an Action Plan was chalked out for making India self-reliant in phosphatic fertiliser production through indigenous resources
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Is Govt really committed to welfare of farmers with a status quo Budget?
During the pandemic, the agriculture sector remained vibrant and inculcated a deeper sense of dependency. However, the measures announced today remain short of expectations for pushing research, innovations, efficiency, creation of a new ecosystem, and sustainable growth of the agriculture sector. BK Jha writes…
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Mahindra sells 31,619 tractors India in Nov, 2020
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part Mahindra Group, Tuesday announced its tractor sales numbers for November 2020
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FPI minister urges industry to take food processing facilities to India’s far off regions
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar held meeting with key stakeholders of food processing sector through video conference
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Aquaculture to aid in creating Aatmanirbhar Bharat and facilitate rehabilitation for reverse migrants
Fish production rose from 800,000 tonnes in FY 1950 to 4.1 million tonnes in the early 1990s. From 1990 through 2010, Indian fish industry accelerated, reaching a total marine and freshwater fish production to about 8 million metric tonnes
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5 Govt schemes, promoting organic farming in India
Cultivable land area under organic farming has increased from 11.83 lakh hectare in 2014 to 29.17 lakh hectare in 2020 in the country
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Things you need to know about Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
PMMSY aims at enhancing fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonne by 2024-25, increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.100,000 crore by 2024-25, doubling of incomes of fishers and fish farmers with many other programmes
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PM inaugurates College and Admin buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act was passed by both the houses of parliament on March 5, 2014 and was functioning with a temporary campus at ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
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Agriculture minister discusses with CMs and state agri ministers on reforms and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Union Agriculture Minister held a detailed discussion with chief ministers and state agriculture ministers on recent agriculture market reforms and the new Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
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