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Acts & Schemes – Centre

CBIC hikes 25% Import duty on bamboo for agarbatti industry

It aims to encourage use of domestic bamboo and curb import from China   In order to curb another import from China, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC)…

Govt approves ordinance to promote barrier-free agricultural trade  

One India, one agriculture market’ is aimed at building a seamless national market for farmers to sell produce, protect them from price risks    The Centre on June 3 presented…

Govt to provide KCC to support dairy farmers  

1.5 Crore dairy farmers across the states belonging to Milk Unions and Milk producing Companies will be benefitted through KCC         The Government will provide Kisan Credit…

 Govt plans to use drones and helicopters to fight locusts: Naredra Singh Tomar  

Drones will be used to spray pesticides on tall trees and inaccessible places for effective control of locusts Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with both the…

CAI appeals Govt to take steps to control desert locust attack

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat have been confronting an attack from desert locusts.  The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has approached Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and…

India’s fish export likely to fall 5-10 % in FY20 due to COVID-19 crisis: Giriraj Singh  

The country had exported fish valued Rs 46,589 crore during the 2018-19 fiscal.       Fish export from India, the world’s fourth largest exporting nation, is likely to decline…

Govt issues draft order to ban 27 pesticides

 Banning of Insecticides Order 2020 includes prohibits import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of such insecticides.   After announcing the agri-marketing reforms through the Atmanirbhar stimulus package, the government,…

Centre announces Rs 15,000 crore fund for animal husbandry infrastructure development  

 Fund aims to support private investment in dairy processing, value addition and cattle feed infrastructure.   Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Self-Reliant India amidst Corona crisis, the centre…

FICCI welcomes third tranche of economic package for agri sector  

 Funds will have a huge multiplier impact and contribute towards doubling of farmer’s income in the years ahead       Commenting on the third tranche of economic package announced by…

FM announces setting up of Rs 1 lakh cr agri fund for farm-gate infrastructure.

  It will be provided for funding agriculture infrastructure projects at farm-gate and aggregation points. In a move to strengthen infrastructure in agriculture, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday…

India orders imported ultra-low volume sprayers to control the menace of migratory locust

 Currently India has 50 mounted sprayers and have placed orders of 60.     India has placed an order of 50 ultra-low volume sprayers with the UK to control the…

Govt announces credit boost of Rs 2 lakh crore for farmers via ’Kisan Credit Cards’

 It aims to save farmers from high-interest rates generally charged by money lenders in the unorganized sector.   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced concessional credit boost worth Rs 2 lakh…

Govt sets up ‘Rice Export Promotion Forum’

REPF will comprise representatives from the rice industry, exporters, and officials from Apeda, Commerce & Agriculture ministry   The centre has set up a new body – Rice Export Promotion…

Govt integrates 117 more mandis with e-NAM platform; total reaches 962 across India

Integration of APMC mandis with e-NAM will strengthen and facilitate farmers to sell their harvested produce through the online portal   Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday launched integration…

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