New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday informed that the wheat procurement in the ongoing season has an all-time high of 406.76 LMT worth Rs 80,334 crore, in the ongoing season as of May 30, exceeding the previous record of 3
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Three days after the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of 40 farmers' unions, announced that it will observe May 26 as a 'Black Day For Democracy', opposition parties on Sunday extended their support to the decision of the farmers' body.
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Friday accused the opposition parties of misguiding farmers on the issue of MSP and new farm laws and lauded the central government for initiating "holistic" steps for their progress.
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directly transferred around Rs 19,000 crores to the bank accounts of 10 crore farmers across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN).
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 9 (ANI): The farmers of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district feel relieved and happy to have government-run wheat procurement centres set up in their district where they sell their produce at the minimum support price of Rs 1,957 per quintal.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC), a major component of the Mangaluru Smart City project, has been converted into a 24X7 dedicated COVID War Room to help administrators combat the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic based on rea
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Tuesday informed that about 65 per cent more wheat procured during the current Rabi marketing season (RMS) in comparison to the corresponding period last year.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja accused the BJP-JJP government of the state for harassing the farmers for procurement of crop.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 3 (ANI): Within just two days of the commencement of Rabi procurement, the Haryana government procured 2.5 lakh quintals of wheat brought by 3,574 farmers to the procurement centres, at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 23 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel said that farmers in the country will henceforth sell their produce at Maximum Retail Price rather than Minimum Support Price.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): The government said on Wednesday it continues to procure Kharif crops at minimum support price MSP from farmers as was done in previous seasons.
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Criticising the Centre over its stand on the ongoing farmer protest, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the reward to the farm sector for growing at 3.9 per cent in a recession year is to treat the protesting farmers as if they are enemi