Himachal Pradesh: Voting for 51 urban local bodies underway for civic body electionsVoting is happening today for 51 local bodies in Himachal Pradesh. This includes four Municipal Corporations in Dharamshala, Palampur, Mand...
17 May, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
Petrol, diesel price hike impact: From milk, onions, Blinkit deliveries to Uber fares & others, here's all that may get costlierPetrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...
15 May, 2026, 12.00 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
RBI research says onion farmers get 36% of consumers' spend, pitches for futures trading, pvt mandisA Reserve Bank of India paper suggests reforms like increasing private mandis to help farmers get better prices for produce like tomato, on...
03 Oct, 2024, 10.45 PM IST
MP to build petrol pumps, canteens, hospitals inside agricultural mandisThe government is looking to develop this project through public-private partnership.“Some of this will be done by the government while we ...
13 Feb, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Supreme Court panel to hold talks with states, farmers over 3 daysThe committee has gained significance after the dialogue between protesting farmers and the government, which were being held parallel, bro...
06 Feb, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Protesting farmers say got MSP this kharif season; worry if they will get after 4-5 yearsWhile most of the protesting farmers are demanding for repeal of all three new farm laws enacted by the central government, but their conce...
30 Nov, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh set to be 1st state to appeal against farm laws in Supreme CourtChhattisgarh would be the first state to legally challenge the new laws. Earlier, Congress MP T N Prathapan had moved SC against Farmers' (...
07 Oct, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
- Here's why three states have spawned the protests against agriculture bills
Farm expert and former UP Planning Commission member Sudhir Panwar says, “The Green Revolution states –– Punjab, Haryana and western UP bel...
03 Oct, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Reduced bargaining power, MSP worry behind farmers’ stir in Punjab, Haryana, UPThe biggest factor for farmers is the assured income that comes from the MSP mechanism. Farm expert and former UP Planning Commission membe...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.53 AM IST
View: Modi government's ordinances on agriculture will do more harm than goodThe three Ordinances brought by GoI in the name of agrarian reform are being opposed all over the country. Farmers rightly feel that, in th...
13 Sep, 2020, 11.05 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh amends Mandi Act to provide maximum value of produce to farmersHe said that with its implementation, farmers will be able to sell their grain, fruits and vegetables to private traders from home. Farmers...
01 May, 2020, 09.46 PM IST
Budget 2014: National markets to be set up to break the monopoly of middlemen in mandisThe government has also decided to set up a 'Price Stabilisation Fund' with a corpus of Rs 500 cr. Food policy analyst Devinder Sharma said...
11 Jul, 2014, 05.52 AM IST
- Rajasthan to roll out new agri policy
As per the draft policy, the state government will encourage the establishment of private mandis.
08 Sep, 2009, 03.40 PM IST
- FICCI 'roadmap for agri reforms' proposes private mandis
The current mandi system should be allowed to exist while permitting private markets within or outside the regulated markets (mandis), FICC...
11 May, 2008, 12.10 PM IST
- State allows contract farming
Uttar Pradesh farmers are set to join the retail revolution sweeping the country.
04 Aug, 2007, 01.03 AM IST
- Wheat starts to swell as calculations go wrong
Low arrivals of wheat in the mandis have sent wheat prices in Jaipur soaring. Farmers are holding back their stock in anticipation of bette...
20 Apr, 2007, 03.24 AM IST