As Himachal Pradesh advances in blueberry farming, the state has recently registered its first blueberry nursery in Kangra district, which is the first to be officially authorised to produce and sell blueberry plants.
Overall sowing under all crops in the current kharif season touched 1,087.33 lakh hectares (lh) as of August 30, up by 2 per cent from 1066.89 lh a year ago, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. The government is hopeful of another year of bumper harvest with higher area and good rainfall across the country. However, with the prediction of above-normal rains in September, policymakers are closely watching the weather scenario.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry jointly with IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) organized a workshop on 'Profiling of Potential Varieties of Non-Basmati Rice and Value-Added Products of Rice' at New Delhi on 29th August 2024.
In an attempt to boost India’s agricultural sector, the Union Cabinet, on Monday, approved seven major schemes with a combined investment of Rs.13,966 crore.
Building on 'new anchors' of partnership identified under the India-Singapore ministerial roundtable framework, the relations between the two countries is poised for an even bigger take-off, the MEA said on Monday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed on a historic visit to Brunei on Tuesday, marking the first-ever visit by an Indian head of state to the island nation despite 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The visit of Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alberto van Klaveren, to India provided an opportunity to review the progress in bilateral cooperation and helped advance the ties between the two countries, the MEA said on Saturday.
As of 2023-24, India’s exports have expanded to 115 out of 238 countries worldwide. By May 2024, exports had grown by 9.1% year-on-year to $38.13 billion, driven by strong demand for engineering goods, petroleum, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Major export destinations include the U.K., U.S., Netherlands, China, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Germany, and Italy.
