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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.
CAA repeal, more autonomy to states, annulling Article 361 in DMK manifestoThe party has fielded Dayanidhi Maran from Central Chennai, Kanimozhi from Thoothukudi, TR Balu from Sriperumbudur and A Raja from Nilgiri....
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...
Farmers protest: Rahul Gandhi promises legal guarantee of MSP if voted to powerRahul Gandhi, a leader of the Congress party, declared on Tuesday that the party would strive to establish a legal assurance of Minimum Sup...
SKM welcomes Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh, Swaminathan, slams govt for not keeping MSP promise"SKM welcomes BJP government's late recognition of Chaudhary Charan Singh and due recognition of Dr. MS Swaminathan for their contribution ...
Swaminathan, the genius who sowed it rightBorn in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on August 7, 1925, Swaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sec...
Mumbai farmer protest live updates: CM Fadnavis says positive on fulfilling farmers' demandThe farmers are protesing under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha (ABKS), a CPM- affiliated outfit. The CPM has decided to make the...
Karnataka farmers seek more support as loan waiver fails to impressFarmers' discontent will be a critical issue in the four major states going to the polls in 2018, three of which are ruled by the BJP.
Maharashtra farmers groups to go on strike from March 1Farmers groups in the state have said that they would go on strike from March 1 as the state government has not accepted their demands.
Amit Shah in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray wants Swaminathan as PresidentSena has been consistently pushing for Mohan Bhagwat as the next president, changed its stand after the RSS chief recently expressed his di...
Centre should consult states before appointing Governors: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal urged the Central government to grant approval to the Bills sent by the Delhi Assembly so that people of the capital could get ben...
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...
Can't raise MSP of cereals by 50%: Agricultue Ministry tells Supreme CourtThe working group had said that the methodology used by the Commission on Agricultural Costs and Pricing for calculating cost of cultivatio...
- Jairam withholds nod to Bt Brinjal, for now
The government has put the commercial introduction of Bt Brinjal on hold for the time being, following pressure from 13 state governments, ...
- Agri ministers to review draft policy on Dec 22
National Commission on Farmers chairman MS Swaminathan has said a national policy for farmers might soon become a reality.
- Agri ministers meet to decide on draft policy for farmers
National Commission on Farmers chairman Dr MS Swaminathan on Tuesday said, a national policy for farmers might soon become a reality.
- Guv wants price stabilisation fund for farmers
The Maharashtra governor, SM Krishna, has recommended setting up a price stabilisation fund to insulate farmers from distress sale resorted...
- MS fund to spread IT in rural areas
Microsoft India and Canada's International Development Research Centre have launched a rural innovation fund.
- Left sees red over new farm panel
The Red cloisters will soon rise in protest against their pet hate -Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
- National biotech policy in 7 months
The Centre will announce a comprehensive National Biotechnology Policy in the next six to seven months, Union Biotechnology Secretary MK Bh...