Will form committee on MSP after assembly polls: Narendra Singh Tomar tells RSThe government is committed to forming a panel on Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the Election Commission has said it can be done after the...
04 Feb, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
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
Centre should accept farmers' demands without delay: Gopal RaiThe meeting was also attended by Union MoSes for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala and Kailash Choudhary, and the agriculture minister of Harya...
07 Dec, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Good response to farm laws, protests only in Punjab, says Prakash JavadekarHe also alleged that there were political interests of parties like Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) behind th...
03 Oct, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
Maharashtra farmers groups to go on strike from March 1Farmers groups in the state have said that they would go on strike from March 1 as the state government has not accepted their demands.
22 Dec, 2017, 09.00 PM 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
Maha stir: Farmers' committee gives ultimatum to governmentFarmers in Maharashtra launched an unprecedented stir on June 1 which has affected the supply of milk and vegetables in major urban centres...
08 Jun, 2017, 10.43 PM IST
Supreme Court views on National Farmers' Policy timely': MS SwaminathanRenowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan today welcomed a Supreme Court directive to the Centre to give its view on revisiting the Na...
24 Aug, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Punjab passes resolution to ask Centre for implementation of Swaminathan Commission reportPunjab passed a resolution recommending the state government to approach the Centre for implementing the recommendations of Swaminathan Com...
25 Mar, 2015, 11.36 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
- Fix MSP before harvest: BKU
The Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) today demanded the government to fix the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various agricultural products on th...
19 Jun, 2010, 02.27 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
- Agri ministers to review draft policy on Dec 22
National Commission on Farmers chairman MS Swaminathan has said a national policy for farmers might soon become a reality.
14 Dec, 2006, 12.44 AM IST
- Agri ministers meet to decide on draft policy for farmers
National Commission on Farmers chairman Dr MS Swaminathan on Tuesday said, a national policy for farmers might soon become a reality.
12 Dec, 2006, 09.40 PM IST
- Guv wants price stabilisation fund for farmers
The Maharashtra governor, SM Krishna, has recommended setting up a price stabilisation fund to insulate farmers from distress sale resorted...
13 Sep, 2006, 02.21 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