MSMEs play key role in economic growth, employment generation: RBI DGReserve Bank Deputy Governor Swaminathan J highlighted the vital role of MSMEs in India's economic growth. He affirmed the RBI's dedication...
28 Oct, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
RBI panel backs cash-flow based lending, digital tools to boost MSME creditA Reserve Bank of India advisory committee suggested cash-flow based lending and digital solutions like TReDS can improve MSME credit linka...
27 Oct, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
Private banks misreporting complaints as queries, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta DasReserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das criticized private sector banks for their handling of customer complaints at a Mumbai confer...
19 Nov, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
"SKM to hold a crucial meeting with farmers from across the nation," says BKU leader Rakesh TikaitBhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) Leader Rakesh Tikait announced a crucial meeting of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) to decide the future course of t...
21 Feb, 2024, 03.28 PM IST
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...
14 Feb, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
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...
13 Feb, 2024, 06.39 PM IST
Unfortunate a farmer is dubbed anti-national: Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee ahead of farmers march to DelhiAmidst preparations for the 'Delhi Chalo' march, the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee rebukes the portrayal of farmers as "anti-nat...
12 Feb, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Kisan Congress chief writes to PM Modi, says Centre 'betrayed' farmersAccusing the Centre of having "betrayed" the farmers, the All India Kisan Congress on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highli...
06 Dec, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Chhattisgarh CM slams nails, barricades at farmer protest sites, accuses government of 'internationalising' issueThe senior Congress leader also warned that if the government does not resolve the issue of farmers soon, the agitation will spread across ...
06 Feb, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik’s BJD brings farmers to Delhi demanding higher MSP for paddyOdisha is demanding that the Centre increase in minimum support price for paddy from Rs 1750 per quintal for the current Kharif season to R...
09 Jan, 2019, 12.08 AM IST
Devendra Fadnavis says he will stay as Maharashtra CM"I am the chief minister till I am not called (to Delhi). I will remain the chief minister and, as of now, there is no possibility of me be...
18 Aug, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Cabinet expansion unlikely to be a game changer for Uttar Pradesh elections: Swaminathan Aiyar"PM Modi is very clear that merely putting up a few token names from Uttar Pradesh in the cabinet is not going to make much difference in t...
05 Jul, 2016, 04.29 PM IST
Economic Survey 2016: Non-agricultural growth is going to be slower, says Swaminathan Aiyar, ET Now"7 to 7.75 per cent growth target for next year is a realistic one"
27 Feb, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for fixing crop MSPs in sync with rising input costs"In Punjab alone, farmers are under heavy debt to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore. If the Swaminathan formula is not implemented, there could b...
22 Nov, 2014, 10.53 PM IST
Active planning needed to tackle climate change impact on agricultureIndia should put in place pro-active plans to meet any contingency and maximise benefits of good rain to soften the blow of any deficit, Sw...
16 Jul, 2014, 03.49 PM IST
- Panel proposes enhanced penalty for flouting environment rules
Enhanced penalty and speedy trial to nail green offenders and monitoring of coastal rules violations through satellites are some of the ste...
10 Aug, 2010, 12.56 PM IST
- Price stabilisation fund for farmers in Budget 08
The Union Budget is likely to ring in an agricultural price stabilisation fund for crops prone to heavy price fluctuation.
21 Jan, 2008, 03.41 AM IST