farmers

Agriculture minister says govt ready to talk with farmer unions; asks them to share objection on farm laws

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said the government is ready to resume talks with protesting…

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Tomar’s statement over talks with farmers reflective of power-drunk govt: Congress

JIND: Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday condemned Union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar's statement over talks with agitating farmers,…

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‘MSP will continue’: Govt announces hike in support prices for kharif crops

NEW DELHI: In a relief for farmers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a hike in minimum support price (MSP)…

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Centre announces new MSPs of kharif crops; hike favours nutri-cereals, oilseeds and pulses

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday announced new minimum support price of 14 kharif (summer sown) crops, giving a hike…

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Rajkot: Group watermelon farming yields profit of Rs Rs 50k/bigha

RAJKOT: The concept of group farming may not be new, but these 25 farmers from four villages of Jamnagar district…

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Raj: Marginal farmers to get tractor for kharif season

JAIPUR: Considering the difficult Covid situation, the state agriculture department under the free rental scheme is providing agriculture equipment such…

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Fivefold rise in farmer protests since 2017: CSE

Bathinda: Farmer protests in India have registered an almost five-fold increase since 2017.Just a year before the target of doubling…

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63% Maha farmers who wiped debt borrow afresh

AURANGABAD: The Maharashtra government’s farm loan waiver scheme helped farmers wipe their slate clean, but 63% of them have again…

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Most food spending supports processing, not farmers: Study

PARIS: Farmers worldwide receive barely a quarter of what consumers spend at the grocery store, and even less for food…

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Thousands of farmers march towards Delhi

AMBALA: Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni on Sunday marched towards Delhi border with a cavalcade of thousands…

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