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Centre sets up Ramesh Chand-led panel to examine sugarcane farmers’ demands in Karnataka, MaharashtraA committee led by Ramesh Chand has been established to address sugarcane farmers' concerns regarding pricing. The panel will evaluate dema...
Pulses prices surge: Will cheaper imports bring relief to consumers? Stakeholders dividedIndia currently imposes a 10% import duty on red lentils and chickpeas, while yellow peas attract a 30% duty.
Farmers should use tech to enhance soil quality, boost agricultural productivity: Union Minister Bhagirath ChoudharyBhagirath Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, focused on the crucial role of soil testing in helping fa...
Niti panel likely to propose incentives for efficient use of waterThe committee is also expected to reassess the water resource scenario of India and make future projections of water requirements to arrive...
17 from Azad's party return to CongressThere had been murmurs of Sayeed developing differences with Azad. While Azad made Tara Chand and Sayeed vice chairpersons of his nascent p...
MSP can only guarantee stable price not best rate, says Niti Aayog member Ramesh ChandSpeaking on the demand of farmer groups to make MSP a legal right, Chand noted that cultivators want it to get the best price for their pro...
Repealing farm laws will mean no one will have courage to bring them back later: NITI memberThousands of farmers, especially from Punjab, Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh, are agitating at various borders of the national capital ...
Agriculture reforms will transform rural economy: Ramesh ChandCommenting on the modification in the Essential Commodities Act (ECA) for a group of agri-food commodities, Chand clarified that the modifi...
NITI Aayog suggests mandi norms relaxation for farmers for 6 monthsThe APMC Act empowers state governments to specify market areas – operated and regulated by market committees – where farmers bring their p...
Modi govt receptive to agri-economists views unlike previous regimes: Niti Aayog memberRamesh Chand said agri-economists had desire to bring change in the farm sector in the past as well, the difference now is that there is an...
Inter-State Council reconstituted with Prime Minister as chairmanUnion ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar will be members of the reconstituted council.
Agricultural items likely in PPI basketIn the meeting, the group is expected to set up a few sub-committees to work on the base year of WPI, and the basket for PPI.
Govt sets up high-powered committee to look into agrarian issuesAs per the offer, the committee would also examine various provisions of Essential Commodity Act (ECA), 1955 and suggest changes in the ECA...
Public Distribution System likely to include milletsA high-level committee chaired by Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand will soon recommend inclusion of millets to the grains supplied under PDS.
NGT forms panel to inspect over 1700 hotels in Kullu Manali"The above committee shall start inspection starting from Monday next week and inspect all the hotels, lodges and home stay accommodations.
Supreme Court seeks government's response on plea for upward revision of MSPThe bench said that agriculture was a state subject and it was upto the state governments also to adopt welfare measures and the Centre can...
Take steps to double farmers' income by 2022: Niti Aayog to statesNiti Aayog has suggested land leasing reforms with provisions for securing rights of land owners and helping them lease their land to tenan...
New act may give freedom to farmers to sell anywhereWith the law, govt plans to bring in a unified single trading licence apart from developing yards for specific commodities.
NITI panel proposes agriculture reforms to curb price riseNITI Aayog's task force on agriculture has recommended big bang reforms to address the politically sensitive issue of frequent spurt in cro...
- Jairam Ramesh writes to MP CM, seeks action against Ratlam Collector
Jairam Ramesh has written a letter to MP govt demanding action against Ratlam Collector regarding his conduct related to a meeting called b...