Flight enroute to Mexico from Minneapolis diverted to Texas over security concernThe flight, headed for the Mazatlan International Airport in Mexico, was diverted to the El Paso International Airport in Texas, the airlin...
Cabinet raises MSP of rabi crops for 2025-26Rabi Cops MSP Increase: The Union Cabinet has approved new Minimum Support Prices for Rabi crops for the 2025-26 season. Wheat MSP is incre...
Will resume agitation on pending demands of legal guarantee to MSP, farm loan waiver: SKMThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which led the 2020-21 farmers' protest, made the announcement a day after its general body met. "The genera...
Clear conspiracy to end paddy procurement at MSP: SurjewalaCrop procurement is undertaken by the central government's nodal agency Food Corporation of India along with state agencies. The Centre on ...
Call off stir, keep talking, govt tells farmers"The government is keen and ready for further discussions with protesting farmers," he said, a day after the farmer unions rejected the gov...
Govt hopeful of making agitators ‘see reason’“The Centre ordered early procurement of paddy for Punjab and Haryana this time. This is ample proof that MSP will always remain and the pu...
FM dismisses claims that Minimum Support Price will be scrapped, says Farm Bills were overdueShe said the new agricultural laws lifted restrictions on selling produce. She said that she was surprised that those who had initially sup...
Congress stoking fears among farmers; MSP regime will continue: Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar says farmers’ agitation in some states is because some parties want to do politics out of this. The concern has always be...
Cabinet hikes wheat MSP by Rs 105 per quintal for 2018-19The government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for most crops yearly to set a benchmark.
Maharashtra traders boycott farm auctionsTraders at Latur Agricultural Produce Market Committee boycotted the auction of pulses and soyabean.
Farm loan waivers may rise up to Rs 2.7 lakh croreFarm income growth has been subdued in recent years due to poor rains.
Muted MSP hike positive for food inflation: NomuraGovt last week raised the MSP of nine farm items, including some pulses and oilseeds, in the range of Rs 60-450 per quintal for the 2013-14...
- Experts unconvinced about the efficacy of MSP policy
Higher minimum support price by the government has been the sole driving force for farmers to finally hike acreage for pulses this kharif.
- Paddy MSP sows seeds of discontent in UP
BJP, CPM up in arms to ‘protect farmer interest’ in time of food shortage, inflation.
- Row over Rs 850/q MSP for paddy
The fixing of the new MSP for paddy has snowballed into a major political row with the opposition BJP and CPM, the UPA government’s main pr...
- Wheat farmers unlikely to harvest bonus this season
There is no move yet within the government to announce a bonus for wheat as it may further fuel inflation.
- Food subsidy togo downward
The news is mixed on the food and fertiliser front .The bad news is on the fertiliser front. So, first the good news. Food subsidy levels h...