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Darjeeling tea industry seeks Centre's support amid deepening financial stressDarjeeling's famed tea industry is facing severe financial strain due to aging bushes, climate woes, and labor shortages, leading to a sign...
Agriculture Ministry's FY27 budget at Rs 1.4 lakh crore a five-fold jump from 2013-14 levelThe Modi government has five-folded the agriculture ministry budget to Rs 1.4 lakh crore for 2026-27. Over 3,000 climate-resistant crop var...
DG ICAR Jat felicitates progressive millet farmer K Chikkana at ICAR-IIMRChikkana significantly increased his yield and income by adopting improved varieties and scientific practices, transforming his farm into a...
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast warIndia's fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture we...
Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for legal guarantee for MSPThe parliamentary standing committee has recommended a legal guarantee for MSP, loan waivers, and extending MSP to organic crops. Financial...
MSP legal guarantee issue rocks Rajya Sabha; Opposition stages protestOpposition parties, led by Congress, disrupted Rajya Sabha proceedings over Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's response on provid...
On SKM's call, farmers protest against WTO by parking tractors along highwaysFarmers under Samyukta Kisan Morcha parked tractors in Punjab and Haryana, demanding agriculture sector be taken out of WTO agreement. Thou...
A special pre-poll BJP plan being put into action in India's villages even as farm unrest ragesBJP Gram Parikrama Yatra: While the Congress yatra is hogging the limelight as the 2024 polls near, an important BJP programme has unfolded...
Farmers protest: Govt says ready to discuss MSP in fifth round of talksThe Central government expresses readiness for the fifth round of talks with protesting farmers, offering discussions on issues such as MSP...
MSP guarantee would leave very little money for other development and social goals: Govt officialsUnion Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda urges protesting farmer groups to engage in structured discussions with the government regarding the...
Will form committee on MSP after assembly polls: Narendra Singh Tomar tells RSThe government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the...
Modi government faces many concerns over MSP guaranteeMSP for most crops is higher than the rate in the domestic and international markets, which is why it is not possible to force private trad...
MSP, government procurement important part of country's food security: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi said the government in the last six years has been investing in boosting infrastructure facilities at Agricult...
India’s cotton exports gains momentum; prices likely to go up“Cotton exports have been sharply up and hence we expect prices to move upwards in the coming week. Due to excess rainfall, there is more m...
Working to ensure that farmers who don't own land get agriculture loans: PM ModiThe PM said crop residue burning has harmful effects, and if the crop residue is instead returned to the soil through machines, it will hav...
Confusion being spread about MSP to farmers: PMThe Centre is already working with state governments to ensure that farmers get the benefit of the declared Minimum Support Price (MSP), th...
Centre working with states to ensure farmers get declared MSP: PM Narendra ModiAddressing the Krishi Unnati Mela 2018 at Pusa agri complex here, he asked farmers to grow more oilseeds to reduce the country's dependence...
Government allows export of tur, moong and urad after a decadeFarmers are presently harvesting moong and urad. However, prices of both the pulses are ruling below the MSP.
Niti Aayog backs GM seeds, suggests reform in MSP mechanismIndian farmers have adopted the GM seeds by growing BT cotton, the only crop allowed for commercial cultivation.