Pawar-led team to visit 4 drought-affected states from today

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 11:23

The Agriculture Minister will first visit Maharashtra on Wednesday and later Karnataka on Thursday. He will hold meetings in Gujarat and Rajasthan on Friday, the official said.

Deficient rains may lead to serious situation: Pawar

Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 19:13

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar expressed concern over deficient rains and said that the country may face serious situation if it does not rain in the next two months.

Pawar`s face-off merely a bid to hide his incompetence: Naik

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 17:17

NCP President Sharad Pawar`s face-off with the UPA was a camouflaged attempt to hide his failure to deliver as the Agriculture Minister.

Gujarat Legislative Assembly adjourned

Last Updated: Thursday, July 19, 2012, 14:26

Congress alleged that Agriculture Minister Dileep Sanghani under the Gujarat Horticulture Mission had got approved green house project for 11 of his family members in Amreli district of the state.

Keeping my fingers crossed on prices of pulses, oilseeds: Pawar

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 22:49

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Tuesday said rice and wheat situation is comfortable and he is keeping his fingers crossed on the pulses and oilseeds front.

Punjab: Tota Singh submits resignation to CM

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 16:16

Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh, recently convicted by a court for misusing official machinery, has submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Punjab agriculture minister gets one year jail

Last Updated: Saturday, May 5, 2012, 20:34

In the second embarrassment for the Punjab government in the last five weeks, a local court convicted Agriculture minister Tota Singh.

All-time high 252 million ton food grain production in 2011-12

Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2012, 15:46

India will have a all-time high foodgrain production of over 252 million tons in 2011-12 with a record output of wheat, rice and cotton, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

No differences in govt on cotton, sugar exports: Pawar

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 16:02

Days after complaining to the Prime Minister that food and textile ministries are following anti-farmer export policies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Monday said there are no differences within the government on the issue.

Sharad Pawar writes angry note to PM about anti-farmer policies

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 09:04

Irked by curbs on milk, cotton and sugar exports, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating that the government's policies are hurting farmers who are being asked to subsidise the industry.