Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority - - Promotes exports of the agricultural and allied industries.

Aquaculture Authority - - Protects coastal areas and responsible for regulation of shrimp culture.

Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee - - Provides advice on, regulates and manages the uses of pesticides.

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute - - Marine fisheries research organisation, based in Cochin.

Central Poultry Development Organisation - - The achievements, breeding programme, performance, and tenders of the organization formed with the objective of maintaining, acclimatizing, and multiplying exotic breeds of poultry.

Coconut Development Board - - a statutory body established for the integrated development of coconut cultivation and industry, based in Kochi, Kerala.

Coffee Board - - Promotes expansion of the coffee industry, exports, and carries out and provides research information to aid the industry.

Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology - - Details of the organisational setup, associated voluntary bodies, goals and objectives.

Department of Agriculture & Co-operation - - Responsible for national policies and programmes aimed at achieving agricultural growth. Part of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying - - Responsible for livestock production, preservation, protection and improvement of stocks and dairy development. Site describes the organisation, its major subdivisions, and lists publications.

Department of Drinking Water Supply - - Brief account of the department's activities, details of projects, fund allocations, and plan documents.

Department of Fertilizers - - Formulates and adminsters government policy on fertiliser production. Site describes policy, details the principal private companies, and has contact details.

Department of Land Resources - - Details of the department's work in arresting land degradation, land ownership reform, and maintaining ecological balances.

Directorate of Wheat Research - - Based at Karnal. Researches improved varieties and cultivation, preserves genetic variation.

Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute - - Applies statistical methods to agricultural production, research and development.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research - - An autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences.

Indian Forest Service - - Describes the service, and recruitment to it.

Indian Insitute of Pulses Research - - National centre for basic and applied research on pulse crops, based in Kanpur.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission - - Details of the organisation, lists and information about implementing bodies, announcements, publications and performance indicators.

Ministry of Environment and Forests - - Planning, promotion and co-ordination of environmental and forestry programmes. Information on government policy and action, as well as NGOs.

Ministry of Rural Development - - Information on rural development, poverty alleviation, Panchayati Raj, and status reports.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs - - This ministry is responsible for the 'Scheduled Tribes'. Describes its activities, associated and autonomous bodies, awards and fellowships.

Natural Disaster Management - - Cyclone, earthquake, flood, drought and landslide related information, from the government body that plans for these events.

Rural Bazar - - A scheme to provide internet visibility and sales facilities for rural artisans and rural products.

Spices Board India - - Export promotion for spices produced in the country. (Ministry of Commerce).