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Will BJP welcome Capt Amarinder Singh with minimum support price deal?

The Centre has refused to roll back the three laws, which BJP poll managers fear will dent the party's poll prospects in Punjab

20 Sep 2021 6:52 AM

The next round of talks has been scheduled on Tuesday, January 19, the day when the Supreme Court-appointed committee was due to start its consultations with stakeholders to end the impasse. (Photo:PTI)

Farm talks stuck after 9 rounds, next round on January 19

One of the major challenges before the govt is to ensure that the farmers call off their proposed tractor march to Delhi on Republic Day

16 Jan 2021 1:27 AM

The farmers have threatened to hold a rally on January 26 if their demand for repeal of the three laws and a legal guarantee on the MSP are not met (Image: PTI)

Government-farmers talks inconclusive as unions firm in seeking repeal of laws

The next round of discussions to resolve the deadlock over laws enacted in September last year will be held on January 8

05 Jan 2021 4:30 AM

The decision to resume talks was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points against three farm laws (AFP)

Farmers to talk with centre on December 29

Farmers have proposed December 29 as the date for the next round of negotiations with the government

27 Dec 2020 4:24 AM

MSME and transport minister Nitin Gadkari. (PTI Photo)

Need viable solution says Gadkari, as MSP for agri crops higher than market prices

Government provided Rs 6,000 crore subsidy to export 60 lakh tonnes of sugar as the country is surplus in the sweetener, he said

11 Jun 2020 4:13 PM

India's wheat output is expected to scale a record high this year. (Photo: PTI)

customs duty, wheat, wheat imports, minimum support price, MSP

The government wants to restrict overseas purchase so that domestic prices of wheat do not come under pressure.

28 Apr 2019 3:18 PM

KCR also instructed officials to ensure that no one is allowed to purchase the produce from farmers at an amount less than the minimum support price. (Photo: ANI)

Devise strategy to provide MSP to farmers: Telangana CM tells officials

The efforts of our government to provide MSP to the farmer has become a role model to the entire country,' the CM said.

17 Apr 2019 10:00 AM

FCI sells almost entire pulses stock of 2.98 lakh tonne

FCI is the central nodal agency that undertakes mainly the procurement and distribution of wheat and rice at the MSP.

11 Mar 2019 5:27 PM

Delhi govt allocates Rs 100 cr for providing MSP to farmers

Delhi is the first state in the country to implement the Swaminathan Commission report on farming sector: Sisodia.

26 Feb 2019 2:00 PM

With a high opening stock of 10.7 MT(2017-18: 3.9 MT), India is likely to end the season with a stock of around 11 MT (including a buffer stock of 3 MT). (Photo: Pixabay)

Sugar production may exceed demand of 26 MT in SS 2018-19

Sugar production is likely to decline to around 30 million tonne in SS 2018-19 from the record high of 32.3 million tonne in SS 2017-18.

25 Feb 2019 7:02 PM

On February 14, the government had announced a 7 per cent increase in the minimum support price to Rs 31 per kg from Rs 29 for sugar. (Representational image)

MSP hike to boost sugar mills' margins 300-400 bps: Report

This will lead to incremental domestic sales realisation of Rs 3,300 crore: Crisil.

20 Feb 2019 1:05 PM

Government will provide Rs 750 crore to support animal husbandry and fishing.

Goyal announces 2 pc interest subvention for farmers hit by natural calamities

Government has fixed MSP for 22 notified crops at 50 per cent higher than cost of production.

01 Feb 2019 12:50 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: ANI)

Need to blend subsidy with investment to enhance agri sector growth: Jaitley

Govt year after year has taken conditional steps in order to make investments in agriculture in terms of subsidy support, price support.

18 Sep 2018 3:03 PM

GDP growth is not above seven per cent as claimed, but at least two percentage points lower.

Indian economy vs the Maya Jaal

The government was legitimately proud that India has gone up in the scale of Ease of Doing Business.

26 Aug 2018 5:41 AM

Experts say food prices could spurt due to the MSP hikes announced by the government.

Keep watch on food prices

There is a critical need for a huge number of cold storage warehouses so that during a surplus perishable items like vegetables can be stored.

18 Jul 2018 12:24 AM

AIKSCC demands that as per their MSP Guarantee Bill to be placed in the parliament on the 20th, every grain in the country must be sold at least on the MSP.

‘MSP hike is betrayal of promises made by govt’

AIKSCC demands that as per their MSP Guarantee Bill, every grain in the country must be sold at least on the MSP.

15 Jul 2018 12:56 AM

The proceeds from the proposed levy, estimated at Rs 6,700 crore, would have flown into a separate fund to be utilised for interventions in the sugar sector and for cane farmers.

Govt mulls 1 per cent cess on luxury items to build farm corpus

Seeks legal view on option; proposal to levy 1 per cent sugar cess scrapped.

12 Jul 2018 10:02 AM

The party charged the Modi dispensation with “duping” farmers and said that it had failed to live up to its promise of fixing MSP at 50 per cent above the cost of production.

Opposition parties call MSP hike another ‘jumla’

The party also alleged that the government is not serious in solving the issues that have been troubling farmers.

05 Jul 2018 7:06 AM

Crude oil settling at $75-80 could also affect economic growth and push up fiscal deficits beyond 3.3 per cent.

Oil, MSP may derail fiscal deficit plans

Niti Aayog estimates, the cost of 1.5 times MSP for 24 crops could be around Rs 1.15 lakh crore.

05 Jun 2018 9:00 AM

Demand also fell as the number of days considered lucky for weddings in the March quarter fell, Somasundaram said.

Rural purchases may boost gold demand

WGC expects imports to remain in line with last year

04 May 2018 6:22 AM

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