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Modi makes ‘farm outreach’ with Jewar airport project

Modi makes ‘farm outreach’ with Jewar airport project

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 30,000-crore...

National
Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

Farm Laws Repeal Bill approved by the Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws....

Opinion
Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape

With the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the three controversial...

Opinion
Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

Repeal of farm laws: Masterstroke or political compulsion?

The decision announced by the Prime Minister on the morning of November 19 is an...

National
PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

PM announces repeal of three farm laws; constitutional process at the end of November

In his address to the nation on the occasion of Dev Deepavali and Gurpurab, Prime...

National
Bharat Bandh a complete success, say farmer organizations

Bharat Bandh a complete success, say farmer organizations

Farmer organizations have claimed that the Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukta Kisan...

Opinion
Political signals of 1989 redux at Jayant Chaudhary’s Rasam Pagdi at Chhaprauli and Muzaffarnagar Kisan Panchayat

Political signals of 1989 redux at Jayant Chaudhary’s Rasam Pagdi at Chhaprauli and Muzaffarnagar Kisan Panchayat

The last two weeks have signalled a shift in the farmers’ movement and the politics...

National
Anil Ghanwat, a member of SC committee on farm laws, writes to CJI to make its report public

Anil Ghanwat, a member of SC committee on farm laws, writes to CJI to make its report public

Anil Ghanwat, a member of the committee appointed by the SC to find a solution to...

States
UP sugar mills owe about Rs 8,000 crore to cane farmers

UP sugar mills owe about Rs 8,000 crore to cane farmers

According to the data from the UP Sugar Industry and Cane Development Department...

National
Farmers hold ‘parliament’ session at Jantar Mantar

Farmers hold ‘parliament’ session at Jantar Mantar

Another sort of parliament is holding its session at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi....

States
Curious tale of sugarcane price payments by UP sugar mills; Malakpur mill makes zero payment but Parsendi 99.5 per cent

Curious tale of sugarcane price payments by UP sugar mills; Malakpur mill makes zero payment but Parsendi 99.5 per cent

The Modi group sugar mill at Malakpur in Baghpat district of UP is one that has,...

National
Sugarcane farmers get 92.4 per cent payments in Maharashtra for the current season; only 62.29 per cent in UP

Sugarcane farmers get 92.4 per cent payments in Maharashtra for the current season; only 62.29 per cent in UP

As per the data available, as of May 12, 2021, the UP sugar mills have made 62.29...

States
Sugarcane farmers’ dues  cross Rs 12,000 crores in UP; record earnings for sugar mills

Sugarcane farmers’ dues cross Rs 12,000 crores in UP; record earnings for sugar mills

There has been no increase in the SAP for sugarcane in UP for three seasons even...

National
SC committee report on farm laws still in a sealed cover; farmer organizations adamant on protest

SC committee report on farm laws still in a sealed cover; farmer organizations adamant on protest

In the second week of January, the SC ordered a stay on the three farm laws till...