Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to achieve 100% farmer registration for schemes within six months, emphasizin...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 cr farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed farmer registration, fertilizer distribution, and pulse procurement with state mi...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Edible oil prices rise 15% in a monthCompanies like Adani Wilmar, Emami Agrotech, and Sunvin Group said while disruption in soyabean oil supplies from Argentina and Brazil is d...
11 Jun, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
India expects record rapeseed output due to bigger area, favourable weatherHigher rapeseed output will help the world's biggest vegetable oil importer to cut back on expensive imports of palm oil, soyoil and sunflo...
20 Feb, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Haryana farmers hold mahapanchayat, disrupt traffic on Delhi-Chandigarh highwayA large number of farmers gathered at Pipli in this district on Monday to attend a mahapanchayat being held to press for minimum support pr...
14 Jun, 2023, 03.51 PM IST
Is this the beginning of another mega farmer protest? Know what's happeningEven after receiving court orders, the farmers did not vacate the NH-44 blockade, following which, the police used force to vacate the high...
13 Jun, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
Bigger agitation than anti-farm laws stir needed on MSP issue: Rakesh TikaitBharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has called for a larger agitation than that against the recently repealed farm laws to demand a ...
07 Jun, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
BJP's 'anti-farmer' attitude to the fore again in Kurukshetra: Cong slams lathicharge on tillersThe farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway in front of the Shaheed Udham Singh memorial, about 25 km from Kurukshetra, follo...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Govt to form committee to make MSP system effective, promote natural farming: PM Narendra ModiThe committee will have representatives of the central government, state governments, farmers, agricultural scientists, and agricultural ec...
19 Nov, 2021, 07.12 PM IST
Wheat, paddy procurement at all-time high: GovernmentIn addition, 869.76LMTs of paddy was procured on MSP for ongoing KMS 2020-21 and RMS benefitting 128.37 Lakh farmers. This is 14.55 % more ...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.45 PM IST
Onion, pulses, edible oil prices surge in FebruaryPrices of masur (lentil) and urad have increased by 10% over January, while tur prices have jumped 20% during the same period. Wholesale ed...
25 Feb, 2021, 03.12 PM IST
Haryana floats scheme to check MSP crop spillageThe ‘Meri Fasal Mera Buyora’ scheme was triggered by a recent spike in arrival of crops from other states to Haryana mandis in lure of smoo...
12 Jul, 2019, 07.06 PM IST
Haryana opens purchase centre for sunflowerHe said that HAFED would procure the Sunflower Seed at MSP under the Government of India Price Support Scheme (PSS) on behalf of Nafed.
22 Jun, 2017, 05.40 PM IST
Government increases MSP of pulses, oil-seeds and cotton to support farmers amid price fallCenter has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of pulses, oil-seeds and cotton for the 2017-18 crop year and asked states to procure ...
17 Jun, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
NAFED to cut salary of employees by 10 pc, offer VRSThe mounting debts have been worrying NAFED as the Agriculture Ministry has rejected the Federation's two proposals for loan restructuring ...
06 Jan, 2014, 06.24 PM IST
Haryana fixes wheat output target of 127.48 LT for rabi seasonHaryana govt has fixed a target to achieve production of 127.48 LT of wheat during the ongoing rabi season 2013-14 (October-March).
27 Oct, 2013, 12.46 PM IST
- Duty cut keeps edible oil prices under check
Even as the price spiral in many essential commodities has hit the common man hard, vegetable oil prices, especially palm products, have ea...
23 Aug, 2006, 12.41 AM IST