Tag: Farmers

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MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

MSP Committee Holds 45 Meetings So Far, but no timeline for the final report

The government constituted the committee in July 2022, comprising representatives...

International
India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

India-US Trade Deal Falters as Modi Draws Red Line on Farmers

At the heart of the trade friction are fundamental differences in economic priorities....

National
Fertiliser Issues Spark Flurry of Questions in Parliament; Government Admits Dip in DAP Imports from China

Fertiliser Issues Spark Flurry of Questions in Parliament; Government Admits Dip in DAP Imports from China

More than 20 MPs of the country have raised questions in Parliament about issues...

States
Punjab Pitches Gradual Land Pooling, Big Cities First, Small Towns on Hold

Punjab Pitches Gradual Land Pooling, Big Cities First, Small Towns on Hold

The land pooling plan has faced protests, with opposition parties accusing the AAP...

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20th PM-KISAN Installment to Be Released on August 2; PM Modi to Transfer Funds from Varanasi

20th PM-KISAN Installment to Be Released on August 2; PM Modi to Transfer Funds from Varanasi

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Chairs High-Level Meeting to Review...

National
No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

No Tax on Nursery Income Parliamentary Panel Clarifies in Tax Code Rewrite

The 31-member Lok Sabha Select Committee, chaired by BJP lawmaker Baijayant Panda,...

National
Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Fake & Substandard Fertilizers Spark Nationwide Concern; Chouhan Writes to Chief Ministers

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has...

National
Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

Model Rules for Tree Felling on Farmland, Ease for Agroforestry or Return of License Raj?

While the new rules aim to promote agroforestry and simplify tree-felling regulations...

National
'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

'Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' will not stop, KVKs to Be Nodal Agencies in Every District

As part of the initiative, 2,170 teams of scientists and agricultural experts visited...

Opinion
Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

Inflation Tamed by Imports, But at Farmers’ Expense

While inflation might seem like good news for consumers, it paints a troubling picture...

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Govt. Approves Procurement of Summer Moong Under PSS in Haryana, UP, Gujarat and Groundnut in UP

Govt. Approves Procurement of Summer Moong Under PSS in Haryana, UP, Gujarat and Groundnut in UP

Red gram procurement extended in Andhra Pradesh by 15 days for Kharif 2024-25

National
Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Farmers Must Get a Minimum Assurance of Price – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is...

Cooperatives
NCOL Strives to Provide Market for Farmers' Organic Products, Creating Big Opportunities

NCOL Strives to Provide Market for Farmers' Organic Products, Creating Big Opportunities

Established in 2023 as one of the three national cooperative societies, NCOL's membership...

National
Centre brings khandsari units under Sugar Control Order, mandates FRP payment to cane farmers

Centre brings khandsari units under Sugar Control Order, mandates FRP payment to cane farmers

Khandsari units with a crushing capacity exceeding 500 TCD have been brought under...

Agribusiness
Mother Dairy Expands Beyond Delhi-NCR, Targets National Market

Mother Dairy Expands Beyond Delhi-NCR, Targets National Market

Mother Dairy achieved a turnover of ₹17,300 crore for the financial year ending...

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Government imposed 10% duty on import of chickpea from April

Government imposed 10% duty on import of chickpea from April

According to the notification issued by the central government, 10% import duty...