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Over 20 million got Rs Rs 2,000 under PM-KISAN schemeBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 7, 2019
Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said the government has transferred the first instalment of Rs 2,000 under the PM-KISAN scheme to over 20 million farmers across the country. He said the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , agriculture sector , economic incentives , farmers , Government of India , India , Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) |
Delhi Budget: Cabinet approves subsidy on electricity for farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 27, 2019
The Delhi cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to give farmers a subsidy of Rs 105 per kilowatt on the fixed charge of electricity given under the agriculture connection in the national... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , electrification , energy subsidies , farmer organisation , farmers , India , subsidies |
Odisha to implement PM-KISAN; farmers to benefit from central and state schemesBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 22, 2019
The Odisha government has agreed to implement the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), deciding to share the first list of beneficiaries under its own farm-intervention programme for... Read more.. |
Agriculture, energy and technology on Argentine president's agenda during India visitBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 18, 2019
It may be Mauricio Macri's first visit to India, but the Argentine president has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at least three times in the past year. Macri's visit, said Daniel Chuburu,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , Argentina , bilateral cooperation , Clean Energy , fossil fuels , India , solar power |
Maharashtra: Farmers to apply for solar power pumps onlineBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2019
The state government discontinued providing solar-powered agriculture pumps to farmers via ... Read more.. |
Need to protect farmers from climate change, price fluctuations, says President KovindBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday commended the farmers for their contributions in the farming sector. He said that the farmers have proven to be remarkably adaptable and unafraid of... Read more.. |
Maha to extend CM's agri solar scheme across the stateBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 26, 2018
After the success of a pilot project, the Maharashtra government plans to extend the chief minister's agricultural solar feeder scheme in the rest of the state. ... Read more.. |
Solar power for all agriculture pumps by 2022, says Maharashtra's energy ministerBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 26, 2018
State Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said all agriculture pumps in the state will switch over to solar power by 2022. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , energy development , India , Maharashtra Energy Development Agency , solar power , solar pumps |
Maharashtra utility issues EOI for 10MW of agrophotovoltaicsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2018
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) has called for an expression of interest (EoI) for setting up 10MW of agricultural solar PV, involving the creation of green house and poly... Read more.. Subject Tags: Agriculture , agrophotovoltaics , Mahagenco , Maharashtra , solar energy , solar manufacturing |
Government asks farmers to use crop residue for biogas productionBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today appealed to farmers not to burn crop residue and asked them to adopt new methods to manage it, including using the waste for biogas production. ... Read more.. |