Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
08 Jun, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Govt plans to stick to budgeted capex, exit non-strategic areasIndia plans to keep its capital spending high in FY27 to support economic growth. Officials stated the government will continue its planned...
02 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Don’t waste a good crisis: India needs a body not just for putting out fires, but also for long-term strategic energy ideasIndia is facing one of its worst energy disruptions, with far higher dependence on imported fuels than in past crises. Today, the focus has...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
PM Modi chairs special CCS meet to review steps amid warPrime Minister Narendra Modi led a crucial meeting to tackle challenges in key sectors like agriculture and logistics. The government is bo...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
West Asia crisis: Shivraj Singh Chouhan sets up cell to track seed, fertiliser availabilityThe minister directed officials of a high-level committee with representatives of various government departments to safeguard the interests...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
Cooperation Minister reviews progress of pilot grain storage projects launched in 11 statesThe National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC) chaired by Ashish Kumar Bhutani reviewed India's grain storage project progress initiated ...
03 Jun, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
Panel set up to make MSP system more effective, transparentThe panel will be headed by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal and has representations from Niti Aayog, agricultural economists, o...
18 Jul, 2022, 11.59 PM IST
SC panel on agri laws holds consultation with farmers' group AIKCCThe Supreme Court had on January 12 stayed the implementation of the three contentious farm laws for two months and asked the committee to ...
23 Feb, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
'Truly' independent persons should have been appointed on panel on farm laws: PawarSpeaking to reporters here, Pawar, a former Union agriculture minister, said the agitating farmers do not have faith in the panel as these ...
14 Jan, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
SC panel on farm laws lacks expertise, representation: Bharatiya Kisan SanghThe members of the panel are agricultural economist Ashok Gulati, BKU president Bhupinder Singh Maan, policy expert Pramod Joshi and Shetka...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.48 PM IST
Central trade unions extend support to nationwide protests against new Farm Bills“The joint platform of central trade unions and sectoral federations declares its unstinted support to the initiative of joint pof Peasants...
21 Sep, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
Parliamentary panel pulls up Agriculture Ministry for fodder crunchIt also observed that the area under fodder cultivation is only about four per cent of the cropping area, and it has remained static for a ...
15 Dec, 2016, 08.31 PM IST
Union Agri Minister Radha Mohan asks ICAR to work for second green revolutionThere is also a need to rehabilitate the waterlogged areas in the region accounting for 41 lakh hectare through integrated farming system a...
27 Jun, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
Supreme Court views on National Farmers' Policy timely': MS SwaminathanRenowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan today welcomed a Supreme Court directive to the Centre to give its view on revisiting the Na...
24 Aug, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Congress working committee to meet tomorrow on Telangana issueVeering towards conceding the demand for a separate Telangana, the Congress has convened a meeting of its working committee.
29 Jul, 2013, 12.04 PM IST
- Cong gives high scores to Pawar
In a clear display of her reluctance to rake up coalition differences within the UPA from a public forum, Congress president Sonia Gandhi o...
25 Sep, 2006, 02.46 AM IST
- PM convenes meeting to finalise relief for farmers
Alarmed at the spurt in farmers’ suicides of late, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of the agricultural coordination co...
21 Jun, 2006, 12.41 AM IST