Tag: Harvir Singh
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...
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...
Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement
Last year also, farmers were compelled to sell mustard below the Minimum Support...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Agriculture needs hand holding now: Existential crisis for rural India
Rural India has seen many changes. Things like infrastructure (roads, electricity...
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...
Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP
The competition between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the elections...
Impact of El Nino: Pulses, rice, sugar, oilseeds cotton output may be less this year, curbing food inflation will be a big challenge
According to the first advance estimates of Kharif (2023-24) production of rice,...
Rural World magazine launched, Rural Voice enters print domain
Rural World, a sister publication of Rural Voice, was launched at an event in New...
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 $...
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...