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...
25 Apr, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Cabinet nod to Rs 1,718 cr MSP funding to Cotton CorpThe government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore for Minimum Support Price funding to the Cotton Corporation of India for the 2023-24 cotton s...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
CCEA approves Rs 1,718.56 crore funding to CCI for cotton procurement operationsThe government has approved Rs 1,718.56 crore for cotton procurement. This funding will support cotton farmers across India. The Cotton Cor...
18 Mar, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Government allocates ₹35,000 crore for PM-AASHA to support farmers and stabilize pricesThe Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) with a ₹35,000 crore allocation ...
18 Sep, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks govt response on PIL for implementation of MSP recommendationsThe Supreme Court has requested a response from the government regarding a PIL urging the implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan-led Nation...
03 May, 2024, 09.18 PM IST
Farmers Protests: What is Swaminathan Committee and what did it recommend?Farmers across India are protesting for various demands, including the implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report. The report, chai...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
BJP govt surrendered Rs 1-lakh crore agri budget in last 5 yrs while farmers suffered: CongThe Congress leader said when prices for wheat, paddy and other grains can be received in the world markets, then exports are banned. "Wher...
16 Jan, 2024, 07.29 PM IST
MSP Committee may suggest agri-commodity trading should not take place below MSPThe Minimum Support Price (MSP) committee is expected to recommend that futures trading for agri-commodities should not be allowed below th...
29 Sep, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Government forms panel to look into ways to strengthen MSP systemThe committee will look into ways to strengthen the MSP system and how farmers can take benefit out of the support price mechanism, the min...
05 Aug, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
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...
04 Feb, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Protests to continue till govt gives legal guarantee on MSP, says SKMThe next meeting of the farmers' body is scheduled for November 27.
22 Nov, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
PM transfers 8th tranche of Kisan Nidhi to 95 million farmersThough this was the eighth instalment of ₹2,000 to each farmer since the launch of the scheme, it was the first in West Bengal which had un...
15 May, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses govt claim of doubling farmers' incomeTerming the government's claim of doubling farmers' income a "jumla" (rhetoric), the Congress leader said the Narendra Modi dispensation ne...
05 Feb, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
MSP, mandis here to stay: FM reassures protestersFM Nirmala Sitharaman has sought to address the fears of protesting farmers in her budget. She reiterated the government’s commitment to th...
02 Feb, 2021, 02.11 AM IST
Tomar hails farm reforms, says farm laws revolutionary“The three laws enacted by the government will free farmers from all unnecessary legal bindings and help them get maximum value for their p...
18 Jan, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
States asked to set up PSFs to combat price volatilityThe Centre has asked states to set up their own state-level price stabilisation funds (PSFs) to deal with price volatility of important agr...
29 Jan, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
Agriculture Ministry to soon push for farmers' MSPThe ministry, in the new policy, has proposed engagement of private sector in MSP-linked procurement through a transparent e-market platfor...
08 Apr, 2018, 01.07 PM IST