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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.
Rohit Jain appointed RBI deputy governorRohit Jain, a Reserve Bank of India executive director, has been appointed deputy governor. His term begins on or after May 3, 2026, and wi...
Govt Vs Opposition in Rajya Sabha over legal guarantee to MSPIn Rajya Sabha, a heated debate erupted over granting legal status to Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops. Agriculture Minister Shivraj S...
Modi going back on what he promised on MSP: CongressCongress has accused the central government of betraying farmers by not implementing the Swaminathan Commission recommendations, demanding ...
UPA refused to accept Swaminathan Committee's MSP recommendations. Here's whyThe Swaminathan Committee, commissioned by the National Commission on Farmers between 2004 and 2006, recommended a Minimum Support Price (M...
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...
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...
Farmers in Karnataka blocked highways protesting Centre's farm lawsThe demonstrations took place in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kolar, Koppal, Bagalkote, Tumakuru Davangere, Hassan, Mangaluru, Haveri, Shivamogga, Ch...
Opposition misleading Punjab farmers; will find solution soon: Narendra Singh Tomar"We are talking to farmer organisations and also those from Punjab. We will soon find a solution on the issue. The opposition is trying to ...
Anna Hazare warns Centre of fast over agriculture-related demands"The Centre had assured that it would take appropriate action on the demands on the basis of the committee's report. Since nothing has been...
Good response to farm laws, protests only in Punjab, says Prakash JavadekarHe also alleged that there were political interests of parties like Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) behind th...
Enhance MSP of farm produce: Akalis to ally BJPThe Akali Dal delegation has also demanded that the government refund GST charges on food served in langars in Gurudwara and in other relig...
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.
Farmers leaders arrested ahead of dharna at CM Amarinder Singh's houseFarmers are seeking loan waiver of all loans, MSP according to Swaminathan Committee report, land rights to tenants among other 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...
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...
Punjab passes resolution to ask Centre for implementation of Swaminathan Commission reportPunjab passed a resolution recommending the state government to approach the Centre for implementing the recommendations of Swaminathan Com...
Land Acquisition Bill: Opposition puts Modi government on noticeModi govt was put on notice by a determined opposition over the Land Bill with Congress accusing PM's "personal adamance" for a showdown.
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...
- Farmer Groups to meet Manmohan Singh to press for FDI in retail
Leaders of farmer groups are meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to press for allowing FDI in retail.