Protest Paused Following Assurance from Union Agriculture Minister Chandigarh, July 22: Farmers from Haryana and Punjab have temporarily suspended their planned “Delhi Chalo” march after receiving assurance that Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will hold discussions with their representatives. The decision came after talks between government officials and farmer leaders, offering hope for a...
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Paddy Dominates Kharif Season in Sonepat, Panipat as DSR Technique Gains Ground
Paddy continues to dominate the kharif season in Haryana’s Sonepat and Panipat districts as farmers increasingly adopt the Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technique. The Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department has expanded DSR targets this year to promote water conservation while maintaining paddy production. Officials say the state is also encouraging crop diversification through the...
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Haryana Farmers to Receive ₹500 Per Tree for Protecting Indigenous Species
The Haryana government has launched a new environmental incentive scheme under which farmers will receive ₹500 annually for each indigenous tree they protect and maintain on their agricultural land. The initiative is part of the state’s broader efforts to increase green cover, promote biodiversity, and encourage sustainable farming practices. The scheme focuses on conserving native...
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CM orders girdawari to assess the damage caused to the wheat crop due to inclement weather
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday ordered Girdawari to assess the damage caused to the wheat crop due to inclement weather and incessant rain in the state. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Chief Minister has directed the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) to issue detailed instructions...
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Cluster system in farm sector to increase farmers’ income
To promote Integrated Agriculture Development (IAD), the department will introduce cluster system in farm sector to increase the income of farmers by providing them with latest crop specific technical knowledge, stated Agriculture Minister, Chander Kumar while presiding over a meeting of senior officers of the Agriculture Department here today. He directed the officers to prepare...
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Bhagwant Mann led Punjab Government lives up to its promise with farmers, labourers, millers and arhtiyas
Chandigarh, November 17: The Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led State Government had made a firm commitment to all the stakeholders viz. Farmers, Labourers, Millers and Arhtiyas before the start of paddy procurement season about ensuring the uninterrupted procurement. That the Government has fully lived up to its commitment is proved by the fact that...
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Concrete Steps Taken By Manohar Lal- Led Government To Curb Stubble Burning Are Reflected In A Recent Report
Concrete steps taken by Manohar Lal- led government to curb stubble burning are reflected in a recent report released by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that has shown a steep decline in farm fire incidents in Haryana. The recent satellite images of stubble burning and arson incidents in northern India issued by...
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Pollution politics’ has exposed the anti-farmers and anti-Punjab stance of BJP
Chandigarh, November 2: Slamming the BJP for stooping too low by indulging in ‘pollution politics, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the anti-farmers and anti-Punjab stance of saffron party has been exposed as it hates Punjabi farmers since they had raised banner against the draconian farm laws. “Only three cities of...
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Governor Interacts with farmers in “Apple Day and Kisan Mela” at Tabo
Inaugurates Adarsh Food Processing Unit at Tabo Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was present as the chief guest in “Apple Day and Farmer’s Fair” at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tabo in tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti, expressed happiness and said that the way the farmers here had saved traditional agriculture practice even today, that was a matter...
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Ninth Session of Governing Body of the ITPGRFA concludes
The Ninth Session of the Governing Body (GB9) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) concluded in New Delhi today. The six-day GB9 session of ITPGRFA was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi on September 19, 2022. More...