Tag: Harvir Singh
Companies raise complex fertilizer prices; NPK bag dearer than DAP by Rs 500
Giving a jolt to the farmers when Rabi season sowing is about to start, fertilizer...
Gap between farmers’ movement and politics narrowing
The sequence of events over the last month has been one that has brought the ongoing...
Paddy procurement starts in Punjab and Haryana on Oct 3; decision to delay procurement would have virtually negated scientific achievements
When on Oct 2 the farmers in Haryana and Punjab protested the central government’s...
Seeking consent from states for trials of genome-edited plants may create hurdles in benefiting from new technology
The process of seeking consent from the states for crop field trials may be implemented...
Govt decides to resort to ECA to rein in edible oil prices: those in the trade will have to disclose their stocks
The central government has decided to resort to the same ECA, 1955, to rein in the...
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...
Stocks of DAP and other complex fertilizers at a three-year low; government’s worries may increase
According to government data, the stocks of several fertilizers, including DAP,...
Conflicting opinions of ministries on GM soyameal imports; political protests also start after BKS opposes govt decision
Despite the road to import of 15 lakh tonnes of soyameal obtained from GM soyabean...
Govt trying to avert a possible fertilizer availability crisis due to rise in global prices
The steep rise in the prices of fertilizers and their raw materials in the global...
Preparing for self-sufficiency in edible oils through NMEO-OP in the Northeast
With a view to reducing the dependence on imports in the case of edible oils, the...
Fertilizer shortage crisis looms due to steep rise in global prices
The international market is undergoing a phase of a steep rise in fertilizer prices....
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...
Weak monsoon leads to reduction in Kharif area by 80 lakh hectares; big drop in pulses and oilseeds causes inflation fears
As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on July 16, the area...
Break in monsoon activity burdensome on farmers; IMD ignored negative IOD in its forecast
Owing to a break in the monsoon activity, there has been 11.3 per cent less rainfall...
Milk prices go up by Rs 2 per litre; increasing costs for the dairy and the farmers the main reason
Amul has decided to revise the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The prices of all...
DR R S Paroda gives reasoning for fixing MSP at C2 cost plus 50 per cent
Dr. R.S. Paroda, former DG, Indian Council for Agricultural Research(ICAR) and Chairman,...
