States » EastPosted at: Jun 16 2025 10:58PM


Chouhan exhorts agri scientists to tune their research with 'Developed India @ 2047' vision

Patna, June 16 (UNI) Exhorting agricultural scientists to take their research forward in line with the national vision of 'Developed India @ 2047', Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the benefits of research will be meaningful only when it reaches farmers effectively at the field level.
Accompanied by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister cum Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Chouhan visited the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Eastern Regional Research Complex (ICAR-RCER) located in Patna on Monday and reviewed the ongoing research work at the institute and the efforts being made to transform the agriculture sector of the eastern region of the country.
Appreciating the role of ICAR and its Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the recently concluded Vyavad Gita Abhiyan (VKSA), he said that it is for the first time that the agriculture departments of the Central and State Governments have come together to take science-based solutions to the grassroots level.
Please log in to get detailed story.
Tags: #Chouhan exhorts agri scientists to tune their research with 'Developed India @ 2047' vision
More News

EC orders suspension of 6 more Bengal officers over SIR lapses

16 Feb 2026 | 12:03 AM

Kolkata, Feb 15 (UNI) The Election Commission of India today ordered the suspension of six more government officials in West Bengal for alleged misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory powers during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

see more..

War of words over 'Babri' Mosque construction in Murshidabad; Humayun Kabir hits back at Arjun Singh

15 Feb 2026 | 10:38 PM

Kolkata, Feb 15 (UNI) A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal's Nadia and Murshidabad districts after Janata Unnayan Party chairman and suspended Trinamul Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Sunday issued a strong warning to BJP leader and former MP Arjun Singh over remarks on the construction of a mosque named 'Babri'.

see more..

Mahashivratri celebrated with traditional fervour & gaiety in Bihar

15 Feb 2026 | 9:55 PM

Patna, Feb 15 (UNI) Mahashivratri was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in all parts of Bihar and millions of devotees worshipped in Lord Shiva temples across the state.

see more..

Two more owners of the illegal rat-hole coal mine arrested in Meghalaya

15 Feb 2026 | 9:43 PM

Shillong, Feb 15 (UNI) Meghalaya police arrested two more owners of the illegal rat-hole coal mine where a dynamite blast killed 31 mine workers in Mynsngat-Thangsko area of East Jaintia Hills district, police said on Sunday.
Earnest Swer and Rangsing Syiemlieh alias Mithun were arrested on Saturday after evading police arrest in connection with the deadly coal mine blast on February 5, police said.

see more..

Mahashivratri observed with religious fervour in Bengal

15 Feb 2026 | 9:36 PM

Kolkata, Feb 15 (UNI) With lakhs of people, particularly women, queing up before Shiva temples to offer puja, Mahashivratri was observed in West Bengal with usual enthusiasm and religious fervour on Sunday.

see more..