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Protesting farmers stop wheat-laden train in Punjab's Moga

The train was stopped at the Dagru railway station after it came out of a privately-owned grain silo in Dagru village, the police said.

India set for record wheat output: Expert

“Production of the food grain is likely to touch 115 million tonnes compared with 107 million tonnes in the previous year, looking at the c...

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to present agriculture road map today

“Tomar will discuss promoting water conservation and crop diversification while aligning cropping system to agro-climatic conditions at the...

Rs 2.97 lakh cr more food subsidy to be released this fiscal; Punjab, Haryana asked to use e-mode for MSP payments

While the usage of electronic modes to transfer the minimum support price (MSP) to farmers is to check diversion and avoid delays, the new ...

Foodgrain production to hit record high in 2020-21

The projection of record production is significant amid the Covid-19 pandemic and farmers’ agitation. Punjab, which has been the nerve cent...

View: If government wants a truce with farmers, Modi should lead the peace talks

There’s no question Indian agriculture needs reform. But the government shouldn’t ignore the farmers’ fears. It ought to add provisions tha...

Modi’s fight with farmers is a pivotal moment in India’s growth

Behind the protesters’ fears and the government rhetoric is a reality that the country somehow needs to reshape its agricultural system or ...

India's protests over farm laws have parallels in 18th century England

A new bargain with farmers is needed for India to have a shot at reclaiming past glory. In 1750, the Mughal Empire accounted for about a qu...

Agri ministry gets DGCA nod for taking drone-based crop images under PMFBY: Narendra Singh Tomar

This is the first remote sensing technology based largest pilot study conducted so far in the country for crop yield estimation, the agricu...

Rabi sowing ends with new record of 68.45 million hectare

Despite the ongoing farmer protest predominantly in the wheat growing regions of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, the area under ...

Record harvest set to soften foodgrain prices by 10-15%

Food grain prices have already started softening while industry experts expect other commodities to follow suit with the arrival of new har...

2020-21 rabi foodgrain output may surpass previous record: Narendra Singh Tomar

Wheat sowing area has increased by 4 per cent so far this rabi season to 325.35 lakh hectare, while pulses acreage grew 5 per cent to 154.8...

Wheat sowing up 4% at 325.35 lakh hectare so far this rabi season

Wheat sowing has increased by 4 per cent so far this rabi season to 325.35 lakh hectare, while pulses acreage grew 5 per cent to 154.80 lak...

UP govt seeks to impress the state's farmers, procures record wheat and rice at MSP

This came as thousands of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh, led by Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, continued with their sit-in...

Agitation on, but Punjab sees rise in wheat planting

​​Area under wheat has gone up to 3.18 million hectare, over 100,000 hectares more than last year, while area under oilseeds and pulses is ...

Rabi sowing begins; wheat planted in 97.27 lakh hectare so far: Agriculture ministry

According to the sowing data released by the ministry, wheat has been sown in 97.27 lakh hectare so far in the rabi season of 2020-21 as ag...

India to export 3.5-4 million tonnes of wheat to neighbouring countries till March if govt extends export subsidy

The current stocks in the country with the government and the private sector are over 56 million tonnes, which the government will have to ...