Tuesday, 17 February 2026
MoFPI’s targeted push places millets at the centre of value addition, entrepreneurship, and export growth India’s long-neglected “nutri-cereals” are moving decisively from subsistence to scale. Through a calibrated mix of…
In a move aimed at strengthening farm incomes and insulating growers from price volatility, the Union Government has approved a hike of up to Rs 445 per quintal in the…
The Government of India is promoting organic farming across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), with sustained financial and institutional support since the…
The Government of India is sharpening its push to modernise India’s dairy ecosystem through two flagship infrastructure programmes—the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development…
In a decisive push toward food security and reduced import dependence, the Union Cabinet has approved the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, a six-year national programme that aims to transform…
In a significant reaffirmation of its commitment to farmer welfare, the Government has underscored that Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops continue to be fixed annually on…
Breakthrough study identifies varieties and key genes to halt sprouting before harvest in groundnut due to unseasonal rains. Unpredictable rains pose a serious threat to groundnut farmers, with pre-harvest sprouting…
The MoU aims to explore India’s indigenous citrus varieties and characterise their natural aromatic and flavour compounds for the development of high-value products. In a significant step towards strengthening India’s…
Ministry’s initiative of ‘Cooperation among Cooperatives’ to develop a comprehensive seed-to-market value chain for potatoes Banas Dairy, a part of Amul and Asia’s largest cooperative dairy, and Bharatiya Beej Sahakari…
PM releases 21st PM-KISAN Instalment of ₹18,000 Crore for 9 Crore Farmers Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the South India Natural Farming Summit 2025 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 19…
The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), representing India’s tobacco growers, has sharply criticised the exclusion of farmer representatives from the upcoming 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to…
With millions of grain-growing families relying on the ethanol ecosystem, GEMA stresses that higher blending is not just a fuel policy — it is a farmer-prosperity mission for rural India…
The collaboration will help strengthen the rural economy, create employment opportunities in rural areas, and enable farmers to achieve better livelihoods. Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, in collaboration with the…
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared Rs 37,952 crore under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme to support the supply of phosphatic and potassic (P&K)…
