Topic: Ministry of Agriculture
DigiClaim Module Under PMFBY
On March 24, 2023, Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar launched the National Crop Insurance Portal’s digitized claim settlement module ‘DigiClaim’ in New Delhi, India. The module...
First Advance Estimates of production of major kharif crops
The Central government has released the first-ever advance estimates of production of major Kharif crops. Key facts The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the advance...
Ministry of Agriculture signs five MoUs with Private Companies
Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the private companies on September 14, 2021. What are those companies? MoUs were signed...
PM Fasal Bima Yojana Deadline extended
Central government has agreed to demand from Maharashtra government to extend cut-off date to enrol farmers from July 15 to July 23 for Kharif season 2021 under Pradhan...
India-Fiji: Union Cabinet Approves pact for Co-operation in Agriculture
The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has approved an agreement between India and Fiji for their cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors....
National Mission for Edible Oil (NMEO)
The Ministry of Agriculture has proposed for the National Mission for Edible Oil in order to increase the domestic availability and reduce the import dependency. The mission has...
Fruits & vegetables in J&K covered under ‘Operation Green’s TOP to TOTAL’ scheme
Centre has brought majority of fruits and vegetables grown in Jammu under a fresh initiative of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. All the fruits and vegetables in J&K will be covered...
Centre to launch Tilhan Mission
During the event organised on Soil Health Card Day, the Union Agriculture Minister of India, Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the government will launch Tilhan Mission. The objective...
India’s food-grain production to reach an all-time high
The second estimate of food-grain production has been released by the Agriculture Ministry. As per the data, total food-grain production is pegged at a record 291.95 million tonne...
West Bengal topped in Vegetable Production, Andhra Pradesh in Fruits
At a conference organized by the Ministry of Agriculture last week, the State-wise horticulture production data for the year 2018-19 was released. This the third advance estimate report,...
Rabi Crop Sowing increase by 36 lakh hectares
The Ministry of Agriculture on December 31, 2019, announced that the sowing area of rabi crops have increased by 36 lakh hectares. This is mainly due to improvement...
