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Don’t consider our discipline and preference for dialogue as weakness: RSS farmers body tells government

Don’t consider our discipline and preference for dialogue as weakness: RSS farmers body tells government

A file photo of Bharatiya Kisan Sangha national general secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra. , Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bharatiya…
G-33 nations urge WTO members to find a permanent solution to public stockholding issue

G-33 nations urge WTO members to find a permanent solution to public stockholding issue

Governments use the public stockholding programme to procure, store and distribute food grains to the poor. Representative | Photo Credit:…
Centre announces ₹24,420 crore subsidy for summer crop fertilizers

Centre announces ₹24,420 crore subsidy for summer crop fertilizers

The Centre is making 25 grades of P&K fertilizers available to farmers at subsidised prices. , Photo Credit: REUTERS The…
Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

On February 13, groups of farmers began a march to New Delhito press for fulfilment of their demands, which include…
Wheat, rapeseed crops ravaged by rain days before harvesting

Wheat, rapeseed crops ravaged by rain days before harvesting

Farmers check their damaged wheat crop flattened by strong wind and rain at a village in Rohtak district on March…
India sugar crop woes create opportunity for Al Khaleej refinery

India sugar crop woes create opportunity for Al Khaleej refinery

Dubai’s Al Khaleej Sugar aims to lift output at its sugar refinery this year, its MD said. File | Photo…
Center estimates dip in onion, potato production this year

Center estimates dip in onion, potato production this year

The production of onions in 2022-23 is estimated to be 302.08 lakh tonne compared to 316.87 lakh tonne in 2021-22.…
Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative

Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative

The perennial issue of fair pricing of farm produce reigns supreme, now coupled with calls for legal assurances of Minimum…
Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year

Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year

Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneeringthe Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional…
Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE

Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE

amid an extended ban on onion exportsfarmers and traders are miffed that some shipments allowed by the government to markets…