Tag: Harvir Singh

Agribusiness
Uttar Pradesh ranks second in sugar output, production expected to increase in Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh ranks second in sugar output, production expected to increase in Maharashtra

Sugar production in Uttar Pradesh this year is likely to be around 105 lakh tonnes...

Opinion
Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

Formula for Keeping Prices of Food Products Low despite MSP Hike

We need to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils and pulses. However, the government...

National
Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement

Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement

Last year also, farmers were compelled to sell mustard below the Minimum Support...

National
Meeting with Food Secretary regarding increasing MSP of sugar and buffer stock

Meeting with Food Secretary regarding increasing MSP of sugar and buffer stock

Based on annual sugar consumption of about 285 lakh tonnes, the industry says the...

National
FRP of sugarcane hiked by Rs 25, but due to low recovery farmers may not get benefit

FRP of sugarcane hiked by Rs 25, but due to low recovery farmers may not get benefit

The increase in FRP of sugarcane by the Central Government is being termed as a...

Opinion
Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Chaudhary Charan Singh wanted quota for farmers, three UP agri laws made in their favour

Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh is one of the few leaders whose politics...

National
20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march

20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march

The central government had promised to form a committee to find a solution to the...

National
Farmers lose as government rushes to control food inflation for consumers

Farmers lose as government rushes to control food inflation for consumers

The Narendra Modi-led government at the Center is leaving no stone unturned to prevent...

National
Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Government Petroleum Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased the prices of ethanol...

Rural Dialogue
Agriculture needs hand holding now: Existential crisis for rural India 

Agriculture needs hand holding now: Existential crisis for rural India 

Rural India has seen many changes. Things like infrastructure (roads, electricity...

National
Sugar output estimated to fall by 41 LT in the current season

Sugar output estimated to fall by 41 LT in the current season

Due to weak monsoon, there is an estimated decline of about 41 lakh tonnes of sugar...

Opinion
Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

The competition between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the elections...

National
Rural World magazine launched, Rural Voice enters print domain

Rural World magazine launched, Rural Voice enters print domain

Rural World, a sister publication of Rural Voice, was launched at an event in New...

National
Decision to continue Minimum Export Price of $ 1200 per tonne on Basmati prompts exporters stop buying

Decision to continue Minimum Export Price of $ 1200 per tonne on Basmati prompts exporters stop buying

Government has decided to continue the Minimum Export Price (MEP) condition of $...

National
Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

Sugar production estimated at 317 lakh tonnes in 2023-24, prices to remain high

In several major sugarcane producing states of the country, low monsoon rainfall...