The BJP on Sunday released its manifesto and made a host of promises to woo the electorates ahead of forthcoming Haryana Assembly elections. In the manifesto titled 'Mhare sapno ka Haryana' (my dreams of Haryana), the party made a plethora of promises ranging from launching Haryana start-up mission, constitution of a new 'Yuva Vikas and Rozgar' ministry and one All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), doubling of farmers` income by 2022 and increase in pension.

Agriculture, youth, healthcare prime focus in BJP's Haryana manifesto

Monsoon rains in India were above average in the week through Wednesday, the weather office said, like soybean and cotton growing central parts of the country received heavy rainfall, damaging crops in some pockets.

Monsoon rains 38% above-average this week: IMD

Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to double agricultural exports by 2024. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting, presided by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday which approved 11 proposals.

Uttar Pradesh sets target to double agricultural exports by 2024

India's rice exports in April-June dived 28.2% from a year ago to 2.35 million tonnes, a government body said on Monday, as demand for non-basmati rice was subdued from African buyers.

India's April-June rice exports dive 28.2%

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has introduced the state Budget for 2019-20 with an outlay of Rs 227,975 crore with a focus on housing, agriculture, education, and human capital development.

Andhra Pradesh: Jagan Mohan Reddy government's first Budget focuses on housing, agriculture

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government was committed to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising on requirements of public expenditure and there was an increase in tax receipts of the government.

Government committed to fiscal consolidation, boost investment in social sector: Sitharaman

Budget, in principle, is a statement of annual accounts with estimates of revenue and expenditure. However, it also offers an opportunity to define new vision and articulate needed reforms.

In case of agriculture, this government’s vision is farmers’ total welfare

In the last 40 years, India’s agricultural productivity has increased by 40 per cent to 500 per cent. Availability of food, however, still remains a major concern because of poor packaging, inefficient traders, absence of sheltered storage and many more factors.

Availability of food remains a major concern

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a high-level task force to bring structural reforms in agriculture in the country, said NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Saturday.

PM Modi announces 'high level task force' to bring structural reform in agriculture

By Hugo Norton As the world reels from a series of freakish weather phenomena, a new report from the UN suggests climate change will carve the global agricultural community into two camps: winners and losers.

 How new technologies can avert agricultural devastation

The government on Wednesday raised the price at which it buys new-season wheat from local farmers by 105 rupees or 6 per cent, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to defuse discontent among farmers ahead of elections in 2019.

Government raises wheat buying price by 6% ahead of 2019 elections

Without a clearcut policy stemming from the Budget, the chances are the chasm between rural and urban India will continue to grow, putting the current government in deep political crisis.

Opinion: Will the Budget help India's struggling farmers?

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