Some of the demands raised by the protestors include electricity shortage, minimum support price (MSP) for the farmers, the implementation of insurance schemes for farmers and anti-people and anti-worker policies of the government.
The Punjab police has suspended 7 officials including one Superintendent of Police (SP) and two Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP for the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on January 5, 2022.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government is cheating the farmers, youth and women in Telangana adding that the state has gone into debt of Rs 3 lakh crore due to the fractured economic policies of KCR led governm
A range of factors will be at play in the Rajasthan assembly polls on Saturday with BJP seeking to oust the Congress government in the state by vociferously raising issues concerning farmers, women and youth and alleged corruption and both parties seeking to woo voters with tall promises.
According to ADB, the funding package, consisting of a USD 125 million loan from ADB and an agreement to syndicate an additional USD 125 million in cofinancing from other development partners, underscores the commitment to supporting sectors vital to India's rural landscape.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the farmers who engage in stubble burning be deprived of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefits as a part of the economic repercussions of their actions.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday while hearing issue relating to the air pollution in the Delhi-NCR suggested that the farmers who engage in stubble burning should be deprived of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefits as a part of the economic repercussions of their actions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the Congress government in Rajasthan and the party high command in the national capital over its guarantees to farmers in the poll-bound state.
The party said it is committed to enacting a specific law to implement the Minimum Support Price (MSP) called the Minimum Support Price Guarantee Act, following the Swaminathan Committee's recommendations.