Coffee Board - Promotes expansion of the coffee industry, exports, and carries out and provides research information to aid the industry. Spices Board India - Export promotion for spices produced in the country. (Ministry of Commerce). Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute - Marine fisheries research organisation, based in Cochin. Ministry of Rural Development - Information on rural development, poverty alleviation, Panchayati Raj, and status reports. Department of Fertilizers - Formulates and adminsters government policy on fertiliser production. Site describes policy, details the principal private companies, and has contact details. Ministry of Tribal Affairs - This ministry is responsible for the 'Scheduled Tribes'. Describes its activities, associated and autonomous bodies, awards and fellowships. 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. Department of Agriculture & Co-operation - Responsible for national policies and programmes aimed at achieving agricultural growth. Part of the Ministry of Agriculture. Natural Disaster Management - Cyclone, earthquake, flood, drought and landslide related information, from the government body that plans for these events. 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. Khadi and Village Industries Commission - Details of the organisation, lists and information about implementing bodies, announcements, publications and performance indicators. Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology - Details of the organisational setup, associated voluntary bodies, goals and objectives. Coconut Development Board - a statutory body established for the integrated development of coconut cultivation and industry, based in Kochi, Kerala. Rural Bazar - A scheme to provide internet visibility and sales facilities for rural artisans and rural products. Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee - Provides advice on, regulates and manages the uses of pesticides. Department of Land Resources - Details of the department's work in arresting land degradation, land ownership reform, and maintaining ecological balances. Indian Forest Service - Describes the service, and recruitment to it. 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. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute - Applies statistical methods to agricultural production, research and development. Department of Drinking Water Supply - Brief account of the department's activities, details of projects, fund allocations, and plan documents. Directorate of Wheat Research - Based at Karnal. Researches improved varieties and cultivation, preserves genetic variation. Indian Institute of Pulses Research - National centre for basic and applied research on pulse crops, based in Kanpur. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority - Promotes exports of the agricultural and allied industries. Features organisational details , products, trade informational , quality policy, statistics. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act - Act offering to guarantee hundred days of wage-employment in a year to a rural household . Includes details, guidelines, covered districts, reports, status check options and various services. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Scheme for improvement of rural roads connectivity. Highlights the key points, reports, quality monitoring, state nodal agencies and RTI .