Opposition leaders demand Rs 3,000/quintal price for onions, demonstrate on highway in MaharashtraMaharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal stated the Maha Vikas Aghadi will continue its agitation. Farmers are demanding a guaran...
Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
DG ICAR Jat felicitates progressive millet farmer K Chikkana at ICAR-IIMRChikkana significantly increased his yield and income by adopting improved varieties and scientific practices, transforming his farm into a...
How war, weather & soaring costs are turning onion harvest into a loss-making nightmareMaharashtra's onion farmers are facing severe financial distress as prices plummet below production costs due to bumper arrivals, unseasona...
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
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.
India's farm output hits record 357 million tonnes in 2024-25: J&K Lieutenant GovernorIndia is leading the global fight against climate challenges. Agriculture production reached 357 million tonnes in 2024-25. Jammu and Kashm...
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast warIndia's fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture we...
Himachal CM unveils Rs 1,500 support for Kinnaur women, geothermal project for PeoHimachal Pradesh celebrated its 79th Day with enthusiasm. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced significant welfare schemes and d...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over MSP linked to cost of cultivationThe Supreme Court is currently reviewing an appeal aimed at elevating the significance of state-led assessments of farming costs in the est...
Advisory to states on crop bonus policy to encourage greater crop diversification: FinMinIn a statement, the finance ministry said the January 9, 2026, letter from the Department of Expenditure Secretary, Ministry of Finance, to...
Assured MSP for 23 crops will drive the country to bankruptcy: SC panel member Anil GhanwatWhile the Centre has announced its decision to withdraw the three farm laws, farmers in Delhi are unwilling to end their strike before thos...
Committee on zero budget farming, MSP: Agri Minister TomarPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at on November 19 to announce that the new farm laws enacted in 2019 will be repealed in ...
View: What Modi should do to end India's farm crisisLetting the farm unrest linger could cause chaos in food markets, alienate urban consumers, and potentially derail the post-Covid recovery.
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 ...
FM Arun Jaitley reveals formula for fixing MSP 50% over production costFM had announced in the Budget earlier this month that the government will fix the MSP of Kharif 2019 crops at least 1.5 times than the cos...