After Telangana's Rs 31,000 cr farm loan waiver, Punjab farmers reiterate similar demandThe Telangana government has announced a farm loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh, benefiting nearly 40 lakh farmers at a cost of around Rs 31,0...
24 Jun, 2024, 02.06 PM IST
Farmers Protest: From internet ban to traffic alerts in Delhi, Noida, here is all about what's closed and other advisoriesFarmers Protest Update: Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest, authorities implement traffic diversions at key junctions to ensure smooth flo...
21 Feb, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Govt's solution for farmers: What it means for each of the partiesFarmers protest: The fourth round of talks between the Central government and protesting Punjab farmers proposed an "out-of-the-box" soluti...
19 Feb, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
Farmers' Protest: Govt proposes various measures including MSP-related deals; farmers to respond todayIn the fourth round of talks held in Chandigarh on Sunday, Union minister Piyush Goyal suggested a five-year deal with the farmers to purch...
19 Feb, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
"We'll continue with 'Delhi Chalo' march on Feb 21 if...": Farmer leader after meeting with Union ministersAfter the fourth round of talks, farmers plan to continue their 'Delhi Chalo' march on February 21 if their demands are not met. Discussion...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
Find a solution before model code of conduct: Farmers to govtIf the government thinks it will continue to hold meetings till the model code is imposed, and then say it cannot do anything as the code i...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
"Need time to find a solution," says Union Minister Arjun Munda on farmers protestReaffirming the government's commitment to protecting the welfare of farmers, the Union Minister said, "We care about the interests of the ...
13 Feb, 2024, 12.40 PM IST
Cauvery water row: Karnataka govt calls for all-party meeting on Aug 23 to resolve disputeKarnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, has invited members from all political parties to attend an all-party meeting on water di...
20 Aug, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
Agri-tech startup Falca raises over $3 million in fundingFalca is a rural agri-tech supply chain platform offering one-stop farming solutions to small & marginal farmers by providing services like...
06 Oct, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
No resolution possible when sanctity of agitation gets lost; some forces want protest to continue: TomarThe minister said the farmer unions have been asked to revert till Saturday if they agree to the government's proposal for putting the laws...
22 Jan, 2021, 10.26 PM IST
Ready to 'add or subtract' from proposal sent, tell us date for discussion: Union Agri minister to protesting farmers"I am hopeful that farmers' unions will discuss our request. Whatever they want to add and subtract from the government's proposal, they sh...
23 Dec, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
Narendra Singh Tomar says new laws in favour of farmers, meets Amit Shah on next stepTomar has, in the last one week, met more than 10 farmer groups. “If there are farmers protesting the laws, there are more farmers who have...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
- Rice Knowledge Bank launched under World-bank funded Assam Agribusiness & Rural Transformation (APART) project
Dr. K.M. Buzarbarua, Vice Chancellor, AAU stated that there is need to convert this essential knowledge to different local languages for en...
28 Feb, 2019, 09.18 PM IST
Upgrades, private investments key to ending farm woes: NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv KumarKumar says farm loan waiver, though states’ privilege, is not a sustainable solution for farmers.
20 Dec, 2018, 10.16 AM IST
Venkaiah Naidu says seeking loan waiver has become a fashion, draws flakAddressing an event in Mumbai in the morning, Naidu said seeking loan waivers had become a "fashion" now but it was not the final solution ...
22 Jun, 2017, 09.57 PM IST
Soon, an app for sharing tractors and agricultural implementsThis time its an "App" for sharing tractors and agriculture implements on lines of a Radio taxi- Uber and Ola aiming to reduce the cost eac...
13 Apr, 2016, 07.34 PM IST
- Walden, Nadathur invest $10 mn in CoOptions Tech
After FMCG firms and marketers, now venture capital firms are discovering rural India.
23 Nov, 2009, 01.40 AM IST