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: Is legal guarantee for MSP the best solution?Punjab farmers demand legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, zero-budget n...
15 Feb, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
SC seeks tough measures to combat stubble burning crisis; asks govt to deny MSP to offendersThe Supreme Court advocates halting crop purchases for stubble burners, aiming to tackle air pollution. Highlighting the MSP's link to law ...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
Cotton prices expected to stabilise due to 9% hike in MSPThe Indian government has increased its minimum support price (MSP) for cotton by about 9% year-on-year for the 2023-24 marketing season. C...
09 Jun, 2023, 09.01 AM IST
One cannot tread the path of trade on an empty stomach: Piyush Goyal at WTO meetAddressing a thematic session on agriculture, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that the developing countries are in a situa...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
Punjab 'arthiyas' to go on strike on Saturday over DBT scheme"Around 40,000 'arthiyas' (commission agents) across Punjab will observe strike tomorrow," Punjab's Federation of Arthiya Association presi...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.44 PM IST
India's MSP operations are WTO-compliant: Piyush GoyalUnder the global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of productio...
09 Feb, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Paddy procurement at MSP up 18pc at 614 lakh tn valuing nearly Rs 1.16 lakh crThe government has procured 614.27 lakh tonnes of paddy up to February 5, up 17.69 per cent from 521.93 lakh tonnes in the corresponding pe...
06 Feb, 2021, 09.50 PM IST
Headway unlikely at Centre-farmers union meet today; government's wordplaying, say farmersFarmer unions in their letter also put the withdrawal of the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 on the agenda, instead of amendments ...
30 Dec, 2020, 09.42 AM IST
No need for law on MSP, most farmers support new laws: Union MoS for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala"MSP is part of the government's mechanism (to safeguard farmers from fall in agri produce prices) and it will remain in force in future to...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
In extreme pain to see farmers suffering, government should step in: DharmendraLast week, the actor had urged the government to resolve the protests soon, citing the growing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi.
11 Dec, 2020, 03.30 PM IST
Infosys expands strategic partnership with Google CloudAs a qualified MSP, Infosys will offer clients full application lifecycle services with its deep cloud and data analytics expertise.
21 Aug, 2019, 06.55 PM IST
Niti Aayog for setting up of agri tribunal, replacing MSP with crop auction at reserve priceThe CACP is a government's advisory body that suggests the minimum support price (MSP) for 22 kharif and rabi crops. The government general...
19 Dec, 2018, 10.36 PM IST
MSP hike to boost farm income, spur growth: AssochamThe government's decision to hike the MSP for 14 khariff crops would boost farmers' income, resulting in a huge rural demand push to the In...
08 Jul, 2018, 03.04 PM IST
- Maharashtra's cotton farmers in distress
Instead of claiming exaggerated costs, Maharashtra farmers need to focus on the severe water crisis in the state.
24 Dec, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- Panel recommends fixing of MSP for forest produce
A high-level committee has submitted an interim report and recommended that the Centre should begin with fixing of minimum support price of...
18 Feb, 2011, 06.24 AM IST
- Higher state support price drives farmers to increase land for pulses
The higher purchase price announced by the government has finally driven farmers to set aside more land for pulses this kharif.
24 Sep, 2010, 03.23 AM IST