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Solar pump scheme to now cover 20 lakh farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 3, 2020
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme has been expanded to cover 20 lakh farmers, up from 17.5 lakh farmers it was initially intended to cover. The scheme was initially announced in Budget 2019 to provide a parallel source of income... Read more.. |
Tamil Nadu: Bright spot eludes solar powered agri income planBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 15, 2020
Solar farms of private companies have been sprouting up on arid lands in Tamil Nadu to generate power, but ‘solar panels’ on fertile agricultural lands too may soon come up if the Tamil Nadu Energy Agency (TEDA) has its way. TEDA has drawn up a plan to enlist farmers from... Read more.. Subject Tags: farmers , Power Generation , solar panels , solar pumps , Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency |
Solar scheme to assure Rs 1 lakh income for farmersBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 5, 2019
The central government will launch a solar scheme for farmers that will ensure a minimum annual income of Rs 1 lakh. Power Minister R.K. Singh on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha during Question... Read more.. |
India can't attain 9-10% GDP growth without revolution in farm sector: KantBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 19, 2019
India cannot achieve 9-10 per cent GDP growth without a revolution in the farm sector, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Monday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: agriculture sector , development , farmers , India , market reform , Niti Aayog , technological innovation |
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) |
Need land, labour reforms to aid manufacturing: Chief economic adviserBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2019
India's next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the manufacturing sector and boost economic growth, India's chief economic... Read more.. Subject Tags: economic development , economic sustainability , farmers , Government of India , India , labour laws , land management , Sustainable Development |
Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing droughtBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 1, 2019
Nearly 50 per cent of the country is currently facing drought with at least 16 per cent falling in the "exceptional" or "extreme" category, according to IIT Gandhinagar scientists managing India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate change adaptation , Drought , farmers , India , Natural Resource Management , Resource Conservation |
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.. |
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.. |