Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Election impact! 6 West Bengal-linked stocks that can benefit from new BJP governmentThe BJP's decisive win in West Bengal signals a potential economic revival, with investors eyeing stocks poised to benefit from pro-growth ...
11 May, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
When farmers end up being anti-farmerProtesting farmers demand a legally guaranteed minimum support price (MSP), but it is not beneficial for the majority of farmers. GoI aims ...
14 Feb, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
MSP Committee may suggest agri-commodity trading should not take place below MSPThe Minimum Support Price (MSP) committee is expected to recommend that futures trading for agri-commodities should not be allowed below th...
29 Sep, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Govt in process of setting up committee on MSP: Narendra Singh TomarThe committee will have representatives of the central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, and agricultural ec...
29 Mar, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
Pre-budget consultation: Agri experts for MSP based on realistic cost, subsidised dieselMinisters of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad held the first pre-Budget consultations with representatives of agricultu...
15 Dec, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Farmer leader received call from govt to discuss MSP issue: Samyukt Kisan MorchaThe SKM, which is an umbrella body of 41 farmer unions, confirmed that they have received no written communication and no details are avail...
01 Dec, 2021, 07.36 AM IST
Govt to form committee to make MSP system effective, promote natural farming: PM Narendra ModiThe committee will have representatives of the central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, and agricultural ec...
19 Nov, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Union ministers meet farmer groups to break deadlock over agri lawsUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som P...
30 Dec, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Farmers protesting at Delhi borders firm in their demands as Centre, farm unions set to resume stalled talksThe farmers protesting against the new agri laws had reached Singhu border over a month ago. The Centre and the protesting farmer unions wi...
30 Dec, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
Farmers' protest: Several roads remain closed in DelhiFarmers from different states have been camping at Delhi's Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and Chilla (Delhi-Noida) border points for nearly two we...
11 Dec, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
Can economics trump politics to usher in agricultural reforms?Indian agriculture has a fundamental problem: around 50 per cent of India’s work force in the agriculture sector contribute only 17 per cen...
02 Oct, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
RSS arm hits out at Niti Aayog for linking MSP to inflationA year after it had castigated Niti Aayog for not articulating people’s aspirations in its policies, the SJM has said the Niti Aayog stand ...
06 Apr, 2018, 07.51 AM IST
Policy ensuring MSP 50 per cent higher than production cost to come soonGovernment think tank Niti Aayog has come out with a draft policy after discussion with states and it will be finalised soon after further ...
23 Mar, 2018, 04.01 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's government has given MSP 43% higher than production cost: Amit ShahThis price recommendation was first made in 2006 by the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) headed by the eminent agricultural scientist M...
28 May, 2017, 03.07 PM IST
Replace obsolete system for fixing crop prices: Parkash Singh BadalThe committee must also be entrusted with the task of rejuvenating agriculture through extensive research and design activities.
14 Apr, 2015, 09.32 PM IST