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Gujarat: PAC recommends agriculture dept to complete anti-plagiarism policy in 3 months, develop software in a year

September 21, 2025 7:04 pm

The committee made these recommendations to ensure that factual research is being done and quality research papers are being published

Experts to farmers: Punjab’s draft agri policy gets universal thumbs up

May 31, 2025 12:07 pm

An 11-member committee headed by Sukhpal Singh submitted a comprehensive draft on October 13, 2023.

Punjab Agriculture Policy 2023: Stuck in govt red tape, policy that pushes for farm reforms, offers urgent solutions to agrarian crisis

May 31, 2025 12:49 pm

The policy records several things — from the farm suicide data (up till 2018) to farm debt, including Rs 73,673 crore in institutional debt.

In Punjab, cotton production faces slow death as area under crop dips to record low

June 06, 2024 5:59 pm

The Punjab agriculture department had set a target of 2 lakh hectare of land under the cotton crop this year, a dip from the 2 lakh hectare last year. However, despite the low target, the administration failed to achieve the figures.

Maharashtra farmers told not to rush for early kharif sowing due to erratic monsoon

June 11, 2023 3:18 pm

The agriculture department has asked farmers to ascertain the intensity of the rainfall before going in for sowing. Farmers are told to wait till July, which means the kharif sowing will continue till August.

Maharashtra: Standing crop on eight lakh hectares damaged due to heavy rains

July 24, 2022 3:58 pm

The loss is likely to increase as the IMD has predicted heavy rain for the next seven days in Vidarbha, Marathwada and parts of northern Maharashtra.

Gujarat: 9,200kg urea meant for agricultural use seized before being illegally diverted to industries, 3 booked

July 02, 2022 7:56 pm

The neem-coated urea used in farming was being repackaged and sold as technical grade urea for industrial use at Chanasma GIDC in Patan district of north Gujarat, the government said.

Denied 6th pay panel salaries, agri technocrats mull moving high court

June 01, 2022 1:37 pm

Most of the retired officials said that they are getting Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 less pension per month and dues of lakhs of rupees in the form of gratuity and other funds are not cleared by the government.