Tag: Harvir Singh
Why the current farmers’ movement is bigger than Champaran and Kheda
Farmers will return from the encampments set up on the Delhi borders to their homes...
SKM decides to end movement; farmers will vacate protest sites on Dec 11
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organization of the farmers, has decided...
SKM forms committee for talks with govt; demand for legal guarantee of MSP continues
In a marathon meeting at the Singhu border on Saturday, the SKM decided to form...
Complex fertilizers sales up by 50 per cent amidst DAP shortage
There has been a massive increase in complex fertilizers sales because of the DAP...
Dr Verghese Kurien deserves the Bharat Ratna; his work transformed the lives of crores of farmers: RS Sodhi
Today is the centenary of Dr Verghese Kurien, who is known as the father of the...
Return of the farm lobby on the political and economic landscape
With the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the three controversial...
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production
Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...
Urea prices reach $900; fertilizer prices are constantly going up in global market
The c.i.f. (cost, insurance and freight) price of imported urea has reached $900...
DAP stock at October-end reaches one-third of that last year
According to the figures from the Department of Fertilizers, the stocks of DAP and...
"Broke to Breakthrough" narrates the story of the rise of India’s largest private dairy company
"Broke to Breakthrough" portrays how a person belonging to a peasant family in a...
Strategy for increasing indigenous DAP production capacity and long-term import deals in the wake of Rabi season crisis
Taking a lesson from the availability crisis of DAP and other complex fertilizers...
War room of DoF working for right amount of fertilizer in right place at right time
This is the first time in the country when the DoF of the Ministry of Chemicals...
Stocks of DAP and MOP even less than half of those earlier; NPK prices not to be rolled back fully despite increase in subsidy
According to government data, as of September 30, 2021, the stocks of DAP and MoP...
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...
