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"Death deal": Kisan Mazdoor Morcha warns to intensify agitation against In
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) termed the proposed India-US agriculture trade understanding a "death deal for the farm sector" and announced plans to intensify protests across Punjab and beyond at a meeting held at Kisan Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Fisheries, Livestock to drive higher 4% agriculture growth in FY26, says N
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's farm sector growth is expected to strengthen in the financial year ending March 2026, rising to around 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent last year, driven by a sharp expansion in fisheries and livestock, Ramesh Chand, Member of the NITI Aayog said on Monday.
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Agriculture Ministry urges farm machinery industry to move towards green-f
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 9th International Exhibition and Conference on Agri-Machinery, Equipment and Agri-Tech Solutions, EIMA Agrimach India 2025, concluded in New Delhi with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare urging the farm machinery industry to move towards green-fuel-based technologies. The ev
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EIMA Agrimach India 2025 concludes with Agriculture Ministry advocating ad
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The 9th International Exhibition & Conference on Agri-Machinery, Equipment & Agri-tech Solutions 'EIMA Agrimach India 2025' jointly organised by FICCI and Italian agriculture industry body FederUnacoma in association with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Governme
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Self-employment has emerged as strongest engine of India's job growth: HDF
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Self-employment has emerged as the strongest engine of India's job growth over the past six years, according to HDFC Bank's Employment Trends in India report.
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Solar power transforming lives of Indian farmers: PM Modi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
PM Modi talked about Devki of Bihar, whose "spirit never dampened", and her success in transforming her Ratanpura village of Muzaffarpur with solar pumps.
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Scaling solar-based technologies can transform farm sector's productivity:
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The panel featured insights from Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance; Swati Agarwal, Programme Officer, OAK Foundation; Uwe Gehlen, Head of German Development Cooperation in India and Minister, German Embassy, New Delhi; Subhodeep Basu, ICRIER; Harish Hande, Founder &
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PM Modi bats for reforms in farm sector, says "India can become organic fo
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for major reforms in the farm sector on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day celebrations and emphasised efforts to make farmers' lives better.
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Indian economy needs to generate nearly 78.51 lakh jobs annually in the no
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
India's workforce is nearly 56.5 crore, with more than 45 percent employed in agriculture, 11.4 percent in manufacturing, 28.9 percent in services, and 13.0 percent in construction, highlights the Economic Survey 2023-24 released by the finance ministry on Monday.
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MSME Ministry promotes agro-based industries in rural areas through PM Emp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, under PMEGP, the program provides assistance to entrepreneurs in establishing new units in the non-farm sector, particularly focusing on agro-based industries.
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World Bank greenlights USD 100M project to boost skill development, employ
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the USD 100 million Sikkim: Integrated Service Provision and Innovation for Reviving Economies (INSPIRES) Operation aims to foster growth and development by focusing on non-farm sectors, including renewable energy, IT services, tourism, hospitality, wellness care
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Normal monsoon, adequate inputs augur well for India's kharif crop: Financ
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The forecast of a normal monsoon despite the prevalence of El Nino, adequate availability of seeds and fertilisers and sufficient water in key reservoirs augur well for healthy kharif sowing in India, said the Department of Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance in its monthly review rep
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