Smart rice policy would be niceIn the 2026-27 cycle, India's rice production is projected to fall by 6.5% compared to the previous year, largely due to monsoon rainfall b...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Farmers in flood-prone Kosi in Bihar see a pot of gold in E20Maize cultivation has significantly boosted incomes in Bihar's Kosi plains. Farmers are now earning double their previous earnings from thi...
09 Aug, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
Flex reflections from Brazil: India’s ethanol push faces lessons from Brazil’s Proalcool crisisIndia debates ethanol mandates, drawing lessons from Brazil's Proalcool program. Brazil's initial success faced a late 1980s crisis due to ...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
Tracking pulses: Low kharif sowing sparks supply concerns; how big is the risk?Experts say the next few weeks of monsoon will decide if the acreage shortfall stays manageable or turns into a bigger supply and price ris...
29 Jul, 2026, 05.49 AM IST
MSP raised for seven Rabi crops, mustard big gainerThe government raises MSP by up to 5% for seven rabi crops for the 2025-26 season. Mustard and rapeseed see the highest increase, followed ...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.45 PM IST
Cabinet approves MSP hike on Rabi crops, providing pre-Diwali relief to farmersIn a significant boost for farmers ahead of Diwali, the Central Government has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for ...
16 Oct, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
Cabinet's nod to raise MSP for rabi crops will make farm sector more 'energetic', says Prime Minister Narendra ModiOur farmer brothers and sisters are important partners in the development of the nation. To further empower them, the government today appr...
19 Oct, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
Union Cabinet approves MSP hike for all mandated rabi cropsThe MSP for lentil (Masur) has seen the highest increase of Rs 500 per quintal. Rapeseed and Mustartd has been increased by Rs 400.
18 Oct, 2022, 06.28 PM IST
Cabinet decision to hike MSP for Rabi crops will ensure max remunerative price for farmers: PM ModiThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the increase in the minimum support prices (MSP) for all mandated rabi crops for ...
08 Sep, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Govt hikes MSP for wheat by Rs 85/qtl; pulses up to Rs 325/qtlTo encourage cultivation of pulses, the support price of masoor has been increased by Rs 325 to Rs 4,800 per quintal for this year from Rs ...
23 Oct, 2019, 04.49 PM IST
Govt raises MSP for major crops by 6-11%Saving winter crop move is meant to raise acreage. But, analysts feel official agencies must hike procurement to salvage prices.
25 Oct, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
Government may hike wheat MSP by Rs 100/qtl for this yearWheat is the main rabi crop, sowing of which will begin from this month. The crop will be marketed from next year April onwards.
23 Oct, 2017, 10.24 PM IST
Cabinet may hike rabi pulses minimum support price by up to Rs 600/quintalBarring pulses, the ministry has accepted all the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) for the 2016-1...
01 Nov, 2016, 07.10 PM IST
Rs 475/quintal hike recommended for pulses MSP in rabi seasonCACP has suggested a hike of Rs 100 in wheat MSP (minimum support price) to Rs 1,625 per quintal the rabi crop (winter) against Rs 1,525 pe...
02 Oct, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Government hikes rabi pulses MSP by Rs 250/quintal; wheat by Rs 75/quintalFaced with high prices of pulses, the Centre hiked the support price to farmers for masoor and gram dals sharply by Rs 250 a quintal each.
05 Nov, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Punjab government seeks Rs 1,950 a quintal MSP for wheatPunjab government today sought wheat MSP of Rs 1,950 per quintal for the Rabi season 2015-16 in accordance with prevalent input cost.
31 May, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
- CCEA may raise pulses MSP by Rs 700/Qtl, Wheat by Rs 115
The government may announce the support price for rabi (winter) crops on Tuesday and is likely to raise the same for pulses by up to 700 pe...
25 Oct, 2011, 06.08 AM IST