New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday assumed additional charge as the Minister of Food Processing Industries in Panchsheel Bhawan.
Chandigarh [India], September 22 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that the Centre's decision to hike Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal was inadequate and is a "huge disappointment" for farmers.
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the political parties who are opposing the Agriculture Bills are against the prosperity of the farmers and the appropriate value of their produce.
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Government has hiked minimum support price (MSP) by Rs 50 per quintal for wheat, Rs 225 per quintal for the gram and Rs 300 per quintal for lentil, said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday told the Lok Sabha said that minimum support price (MSP) of six Rabi crops has been increased. The increase came a day after two agriculture-related bills were passed by parliament.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday alleged that Congress resorted to "goondagardi" (hooliganism) in the Rajya Sabha during the discussion on two agriculture-related bills.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday targeted Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, asking him how he will ensure that Minimum Support Price (MSP) is given to farmers when there is no data of private trade ava
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Opposition parties on Sunday moved a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh after he overruled opposition pleas for postponing Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s reply to the debate on the two farm bills til
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Congress MP KC Venugopal on Sunday asked the Centre to reconsider the two agriculture sector bills and alleged that its motive is to give a push to the corporate sector.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha witnessed unprecedented scenes on Sunday during the debate on agriculture bills as opposition members trooped into the well of the House in protest during a reply by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and an attempt was made to sn
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed the Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, amid protests by Opposition MPs.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Naresh Gujral on Sunday said that the agriculture sector reform Bills should be sent to a select committee of Rajya Sabha so that all stakeholders can be heard.