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India will stop importing fruits, vegetables, flowers: Union Minister Chouhan

February 8, 2026 admin

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday (February 8, 2026) said India aims to achieve self-reliance in the production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, asserting that imports in these sectors would no longer be necessary. Addressing a review meeting with…

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Modi Cabinet 2024: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge of Agriculture Ministry; farmers welfare top priority

June 11, 2024 admin

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan, offering prayer during assuming charge, at his office in New Delhi on June 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan took charge of the Union Agriculture Ministry and Rural Development. He had held an…

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Lack of initiatives, promotion of wheat, rice reduced millets crop cultivation area: Niti Aayog report

April 27, 2023 admin

“The area under cultivation of various millets in India has been declining and the underlying reasons behind it could be attributed to the promotion of rice and wheat vis-a-vis millet production and lack of suitable initiatives towards millets,” a Niti Aayog report said. The government think tank NITI Aayog released a report on April 26…

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