Anna Hazare warns Centre of fast over agriculture-related demands"The Centre had assured that it would take appropriate action on the demands on the basis of the committee's report. Since nothing has been...
14 Dec, 2020, 08.03 PM IST
Indian doctor Soumya Swaminathan new WHO deputy director-generalThe new WHO leadership team was announced on Tuesday by director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was elected to the post in May.
04 Oct, 2017, 09.32 AM IST
Amit Shah in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray wants Swaminathan as PresidentSena has been consistently pushing for Mohan Bhagwat as the next president, changed its stand after the RSS chief recently expressed his di...
16 Jun, 2017, 11.08 PM IST
Waive farm loans, open exclusive banks for farmers: Opposition to governmentK C Tyagi (JD-U) said Gajender's suicide was "a sacrifice for the cause of farmers of the entire nation" and held various ministries respon...
24 Apr, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
Replace obsolete system for fixing crop prices: Parkash Singh BadalThe committee must also be entrusted with the task of rejuvenating agriculture through extensive research and design activities.
14 Apr, 2015, 09.32 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu advocates higher MSP for farmersUrban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that he favoured minimum support price for farmers to be at least 50 per cent more tha...
10 Sep, 2014, 09.49 PM IST
A PIL cannot be entertained purely on the basis of reports: HCGiving signal that it will not entertain PILs filed without any basis, High Court declined to entertain PIL filed on basis of newspaper rep...
08 Aug, 2014, 09.27 PM IST
- MS Swaminathan seeks hike in wheat MSP to Rs 1,450 per quintal
Swaminathan today pitched for increase in minimum support price (MSP) of the grain by Rs 165 to Rs 1,450 per quintal for next year starting...
28 Nov, 2012, 07.22 PM IST
- Badal urges PM to set up expert body to revive Punjab growth
The Punjab Chief Minister has sought the constitution of an expert committee for recommendations to put the state back on the growth track.
28 Apr, 2012, 05.26 PM IST
- High time India taps non-conventional energy sources: Farooq Abdullah
Union Minister for Non-Conventional Energy Farooq Abdullah on Monday said it is high time the country tapped non-conventional energy source...
27 Feb, 2012, 02.48 PM IST
- 20yrs & counting, there's no fencing the coast
Twenty years, 25 amendments, several committees and notifications after, the issue of regulating development along India's coastlines remai...
24 Sep, 2010, 04.46 AM IST
- Agri futures trading should be discouraged: Par Panel
A Parliamentary Committee has suggested that futures trading in farm products needs to be discouraged as it is leading to artificial rise i...
23 Jul, 2008, 04.20 PM IST
- Futures trading can affect farmers favourably: Swaminathan
Noted agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has said that futures trading could affect farmers "favourably" if we have the infrastructure.
09 May, 2008, 07.43 PM IST
- Climate Change plan before June: PM
The PM, responding in Rajya Sabha to a question, said that the government was finalising a National Action Plan on issues arising out of cl...
21 Mar, 2008, 04.04 AM IST
- 'One centre in each state to study climate change'
Noted agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan has advocated for setting up an inter-disciplinary centre for management of climate change in ...
04 Mar, 2007, 10.30 AM IST
- Swaminathan lauds TN govt for pro-farmer policies
Noted agricultural scientist and Chairman of National Commission on Farmers M S Swaminathan has lauded Tamil Nadu government's decisions on...
29 Aug, 2006, 05.30 PM IST
- MS fund to spread IT in rural areas
Microsoft India and Canada's International Development Research Centre have launched a rural innovation fund.
02 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST