Quote of the Day by Mikhail Gorbachev: A society should never become like a pond with stagnant...—Inspiring quotes by one of the most influential political figures who sought to usher in an era of opennessQuote of the Day: Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, warned that societies must keep moving forward. He believed stagnation was t...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
From AI to subsidies: Bernstein’s candid open letter to PM Modi flags 8 critical fault linesGlobal brokerage Bernstein has cautioned India against becoming a mere user of future technology. The firm suggests that continued reliance...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Farm reforms: Myths and realitiesThe three Central laws were meant to enlarge the freedoms of farmers and give them more choice. It not only paved the way for selling farm ...
12 Jan, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
View: Agricultural reforms needed for IndiaUnlike the situation of India in 1960s, India is self-sufficient in terms of foods availability and productivity, so a Green Revolution 2.0...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
Modi's farm reform reversal to deter investment in India's agricultureModi's backtracking now seemingly rules out much-needed upgrades of the creaky post-harvest supply chain to cut wastage, spur crop diversif...
05 Dec, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
Reform, or backtracking on reform, unlikely to help small farmersThe segment likely to gain by farm law reforms is of big farmers, traders and middlemen - arhtiyas and village banias - associated with agr...
21 Nov, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
Farm law repeal not in the interest of farmers, says Shetkari's Anil GhanwatGhanwat on Friday told ET that the decision would mean that no other party or government would dare to reform the agriculture sector for th...
20 Nov, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
'Intellectual dishonesty', 'political deceit': PM Modi slams opposition, bats for big, tough decisionsIn an interview to Open magazine, Modi took on his political rivals over their attack on him for decisions like new farm reform laws, rollo...
02 Oct, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
PHD Chamber supports farm laws; asks stakeholders to send their views to SC-appointed panelHighlighting the importance of the agriculture sector for development of the economy, PHD Chamber's Senior Vice President Pradeep Multani s...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.11 PM IST
AAP MPs marshalled out of Rajya Sabha over unruly behaviourThe unruly scenes started soon after the Chair announced consensus between the government and the opposition on extending the duration of t...
03 Feb, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
Adani Group says being targeted through false propaganda, manufactured online campaignGujarat billionaire Adani and his group has often been accused of "unfairly" benefiting under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In recent weeks...
23 Jan, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Tomar hails farm reforms, says farm laws revolutionary“The three laws enacted by the government will free farmers from all unnecessary legal bindings and help them get maximum value for their p...
18 Jan, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
Farm reforms not done in a jiffy: Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman said that the agriculture ministry has gone through the process of talking to stakeholders and these are the things that have be...
04 Dec, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
Of vested interests and a discredited economic model: CEA Subramanian's take on current farm upheaval"Who gets hurt by these reforms? The middlemen, and those who benefit from the middlemen. Quite pertinently, the two states that are leadin...
06 Oct, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan slams Congress for spreading 'false information' about farm sector reformsTerming three contentious farm bills that have triggered protests across the country as "farmers' friendly", he said the reforms will help ...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala terms new farms laws "progressive"Chautala, however, lashed out at the SAD and Congress for misleading the farmers. “It (withdrawing support) is their party’s political agen...
27 Sep, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
Reform or no reform, the farmer is hardly the saviour India is waiting for. Aiyar explains whySome sections of industry have lately come to pin recovery hopes on a rural/farm revival, based mainly on factors such as rising tractor sa...
22 Sep, 2020, 03.15 PM IST