New Delhi, April 11 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticized the West Bengal government, accusing it of restricting the access of the state's potato farmers to markets in neighboring states.Referring to remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an election...
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Chandigarh, April 11 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the state government is committed to procuring every single grain of farmers' produce, and has taken steps to make the system transparent and farmer-friendly.The chief minister reviewed the wheat procurement process...
New Delhi, April 11 The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Saturday warned that ongoing India-US trade negotiations could open the farm sector to imports and harm domestic farmers.It reiterated demands for a legal Minimum Support Price (MSP) guarantee, loan waivers, and safeguards against land...
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Chandigarh, April 10 In response to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha's call for a protest on April 11 in Haryana, the police have made extensive arrangements to maintain law and order across the state, an official statement on Friday said.In this regard, a high-level meeting was held under the...
Bhopal, April 10 – Madhya Pradesh's Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Govind Singh Rajput, stated on Friday that wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price has seen strong support from farmers.The Minister revealed that the government collected over 22,521 metric tonnes of wheat from...
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Bhopal, April 9 – Wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will begin on Thursday in parts of Madhya Pradesh, while the opposition Congress will stage a statewide protest over the alleged delay in the procurement process this year.Procurement will start in the Indore, Ujjain...
Jabalpur, April 8 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday outlined an ambitious plan to make agriculture more profitable and technology-driven, while inaugurating the ‘Krishi Manthan’ workshop at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University in Jabalpur.Addressing farmers...
Jaipur, April 7 Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that the Centre is working with states to prepare crop-specific agricultural roadmaps based on their geographical and climatic conditions to promote scientific farming and enhance farmers'...
Jaipur, April 7 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Tuesday that the state government is continuously working for the welfare of farmers and Rajasthan is achieving new heights in agriculture.Addressing the inauguration session of a conference here, Sharma said the "double-engine"...
Jaipur, April 7 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday that food security is of paramount importance and called for increasing productivity, reducing the cost of production, and ensuring remunerative prices so that farmers earn reasonable profits.Addressing the...
While the Modi government carried out "Operation Sindoor" in Pakistan, the Congress continued to "align with" the neighboring country.Addressing an election rally in Assam's Barpeta district, he also accused the opposition party of having a short-sighted view on development, while asserting...
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Kolkata, April 4 – The Left Front, led by the CPI(M) in West Bengal, released its manifesto for the upcoming state assembly elections on Saturday, with a focus on industrial development and job creation.The manifesto promised to create jobs in both the public and private sectors. This would be...
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Bhopal, April 3 Madhya Pradesh Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput announced that a record 19.4 lakh farmers have registered this year for procurement at the minimum support price (MSP), which is 3.6 lakh more than last year.The registered area has also...
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal briefed the media today on the outcomes of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from the 26th to the 29th of the previous month.Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Mr. Goyal...
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Indore, April 1 Farmer organizations in Madhya Pradesh announced on Wednesday that they would launch a protest over the delay in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the state government.Madhya Pradesh is one of the top wheat-producing states in the country. This year, the...
Bhopal, March 31 – The opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh engaged in a heated exchange over the state government's decision to reschedule the dates for wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).On Monday, the state government released a...
Shimla, March 31 In order to compete with apples from countries like the US and New Zealand, Himachal must improve the quality of its own produce, Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Tuesday.Responding to a discussion in the state assembly on a resolution introduced by Congress MLA...
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Amaravati, March 27 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Chouhan to implement the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme for maize through NAFED and AP Markfed to protect farmers from distress sales.Naidu noted that a surplus of maize has pushed...
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New Delhi, March 27 A parliamentary panel on Friday criticized the Union Ministry of Agriculture for not fixing a minimum support price (MSP) for all organic crops, in addition to traditional crops, to protect the interests of farmers.The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing...
New Delhi, March 27 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday that excessive use of chemical fertilizers and excessive use of water are adversely impacting soil fertility in some parts of the country.In a reply to supplementary queries during Question...