New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The government should use minimum support price (MSP) as a tool for both encouraging crops which are in short supply like oilseeds and pulses, and disincentivise crops such as wheat and rice which are in abundance, said edible oil industry body The Solvent E
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 10 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal on Thursday placed various demands before the Centre demanding for the development of the farmers and upliftment of their livelihood.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2022-23, informed the officials on Wednesday.
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): By pooling studies from eight cohorts across the United States, a group of researchers accelerated the collection of essential data to answer questions about the immune response needed for long-term protection against SARSCoV2. A description of the cohort, assa
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 19 (ANI): Conceding the demand of state farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced fresh schedule for staggered sowing of paddy to June 14 and June 17, restricting the number of total zones as decided earlier from four to just two.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 17 (ANI): Asserting that farmer's agitation was unwarranted and undesirable, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday asked the farm unions to stop 'mere sloganeering' and join hands with state government for checking the depleting water table in Pu
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hood on Saturday met farmer leaders, including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU)'s Rakesh Tikait for consultation over farmers' issues.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India currently has more than the required quantity of wheat in stocks to sustain for a year, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the Union government has agreed to procure additional 3 lakh metric tonnes of Ragi under the Minimum Support Price scheme.
Nizamabad (Telangana) [India], April 13 (ANI): Farmers on Tuesday staged a protest against the Centre at the residence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Arvind Dharmapuri, dumping paddy outside his house in the Nizamabad district of Telangana.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 12 (ANI): Amid the row over paddy procurement by the Centre, Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said on Tuesday said the Telangana government has decided to purchase paddy from farmers within 3 to 4 days.