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Day 2: Farmers' protests continue at DND flyway
Farmers have demanded that the affected families should be either provided employment or give Rs 5 lakh as compensation for self-employment.
Veggie farmers struggle due to HP govt apathy
Himachal, popular for its apple economy, has emerged as a major vegetable producer in the past two decades.
BJD holds farmers’ rally, seeks hike in paddy MSP
In Bhubaneswar, the opposition BJP burnt effigy of CM Naveen Patnaik for forcing farmers for distress sale of paddy.
Loan waivers are good politics, not economics
For agriculture to be viable, the farmer must get a minimum support price that is close to the market price.
Flagship social security schemes facing cash crunch
Govt is already committed to spend over Rs 35,000 crore this fiscal for the poor and farmers across the country.
Govt hikes rabi Minimum Support Price to defuse rural fury
Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said MSPs for all rabi crops are higher than the cost of production ranging from 50-112 per cent.
After farmers march to Delhi, Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 105 per quintal
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved higher minimum support price for Rabi crops.
Cabinet hikes wheat MSP by Rs 105 per quintal for 2018-19
Government announced 6 per cent hike in support price of wheat at Rs 1,840 per quintal.
Higher MSP to drive 25 per cent surge in gold demand: report
India, the world's second biggest buyer of the precious metal, consumes 800-900 tonne of gold annually.
Rural demand to pick up on MSP hikes, farm loan waivers: report
As per the report, rising farm loan waivers will also push up rural income as general elections approach.