MSP operation during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21

The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 has already commenced and Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes as done in previous seasons. As on 08.10.2020, total procurement of Paddy across all States in India increased by 48% from 17.7 LMT last year … Read more

IPFT developes Bio-Pesticide Formulation for insect control in seed spice crops as safe alternative to chemical pesticides

The institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology  (IPFT ) under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals ,Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in collaboration with ICAR- National Research Center on Seed Spices (NRCSS), Ajmer, Rajasthan has successfully developed new Aqueous Suspension formulation technology of bio-pesticide based on  entomo-pathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii. Director IPFT Shri Jitendra Kumar said … Read more

Condolence meeting for Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

All officers/staff of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution condoled the sad demise of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister, at a meeting held today at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Smt Leena Tandon, Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Shri Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food & Public Distribution and all other senior officers of the Ministry were … Read more