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Centre okays 139,000 tonne of chana procurement from Karnataka under PSS

The Minister also mentioned that the Centre on Jan 25 gave an additional allocation of Rs 178.65 cr to Karnataka under RKVY scheme

Govt making efforts to attain self-sufficiency in pulses output: Munda

A substantial progress has already been made in the domestic pulses production which has increased from 17 million tonnes in 2014 and now a target of 29.5 mn tonnes has been set for this year, he said

Nabard report puts Gujarat's credit potential at Rs 3.53 trn for 2024-25

NABARD is an apex regulatory body for overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks in India

Farmers protest: Ready for talks with Centre, says Jagjit Singh Dallewal

Citing media reports, Dallewal said Union Minister Anurag Thakur has, in his statement, said that the Centre was ready for holding talks and was also ready to resolve the issues of the farmers

Efforts to hold positive talks with farmers' union continue: Arjun Munda

Further, the Agriculture Minister urged the farmers' organizations to avoid actions that disrupt daily life

APEDA facilitates Punjab farmer to export millets to Australia, says govt

The shipment includes ready-to-cook millets derived from Kodo millet, Foxtail millet, Little millet, Browntop millet, and Barnyard millet, the commerce ministry said

'Govt looking at developing HSN codes for certain varieties of rice'

In international trade parlance, every product is categorised under an HSN code (Harmonised System of Nomenclature). It helps in the systematic classification of goods across the globe

IIM Indore student gets Rs 1 cr salary package from e-commerce company

An e-commerce company has offered an annual salary of Rs 1 crore to a student of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore, an official said Tuesday

Coming soon: Integrated e-platform for agricultural sector in Rajasthan

"If this comes out the way the CM is saying, I feel farmers will benefit a lot as everything related to agriculture would be under one place," said Ajay Meena, a farmer from Shivdaspura area

Kota teen builds AI robot to help farmers assess soil health, water crop

The son of a farmer, Aryan spent four years building the robot which won him the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar under science and technology category

Centre tightens wheat stock limit for wholesalers, big chain retailers

Processors will be allowed to maintain 60 per cent instead of 70 per cent of their monthly installed capacity multiplied by the remaining months till April 2024, the ministry said in a statement

India, Israel discuss agro-tech collaboration; grape, date farming in focus

The meeting, held at the ministry building, included the Chief Secretary of Agriculture and Horticulture, Vaibhav Galaria, and Horticulture Commissioner Laxman Singh Kudi

After curbs, non-basmati rice exports fell sharper than basmati rice

Data shows that though initially non-basmati rice exports remained unaffected but it started dropping soon thereafter

No proposal to hike PM-KISAN amount from Rs 6,000 per year: Arjun Munda

There is no proposal under consideration to increase the amount even for women farmers under the scheme, Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said in a written reply to Lok Sabha

11 urea companies to get Rs 500 crore on settling gas marketing issue

The marketing margin is charged by gas marketing companies from consumers over and above the cost of gas for taking on the additional risk and cost associated with the marketing of gas

2.33 million farmers enrolled under PMKMY since launch, says Govt

Launched in September 2019, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PMKMY) is meant for old age protection and social security of Small and Marginal Farmers

Mustard crop acreage rises 5% to 10 mn hectares in rabi season: SEA

In a statement, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said it has nominated RMSI Cropalytics Pvt Ltd for an all-India rape mustard crop survey. Mustard is an important oilseed

Kerala Budget: Support price of rubber hiked, agri sector gets Rs 1,698 cr

Kerala FM Balagopal said Rs 1,698 crore would be set aside for the traditional agricultural sector and investments worth Rs 5,000 crore would be attracted to the tourism sector

Centre keeping all options open to curb rice prices: Food secretary

At present, parboiled rice exports attract an export duty of 20 per cent that was imposed in August 2023

Record 10th anti-farmer, anti-people Budget in a row, says Kisan union

The All India Kisan Sabha also claimed that the allocation of resources for women and children, and for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, has also been cut drastically