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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan speaks in Lok Sabha during the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab Reviewing the impact of the war in West Asia on India’s farm sector, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked officials on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) to ensure…
Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, 05/12/2025: Due to the heavy rains caused by Cyclone Ditwash, the farmer is spraying pesticides with his tractor to prevent damage to the crops at Chintala village near Ongole on Friday. Photo:KOMMURI SRINIVAS / The Hindu | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS The Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) released the draft…
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File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The number of farmers who received the 11th instalment of funds from the Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) has fallen by 67%, according to the Agriculture Ministry’s response to a Right to Information query from activist Kanhaiya Kumar. PM-KISAN is a flagship Central scheme launched in 2019 to pay…
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While the estimate of foodgrains production is 315.72 million tonnes, the production of rice is expected at 130.29 million tonnes. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Agriculture Ministry released on August 17 the fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22. The Ministry said the production of foodgrains in the…