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The protesting farmers had ended their march at Kisan Ghat in Delhi early on Wednesday after the police, which had stopped them on the citys border, allowed their entry. (Photo: PTI/File)

Interest-free, Rs 1 lakh loan for farmers soon

The Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for short-term crop loans would be a bonanza for farmers

22 Jan 2019 10:14 AM IST

M Venkaiah Naidu

Strengthen agriculture by long-term structural changes: Naidu

Farming is our basic culture providing livelihood to nearly 60 per cent of our population.

12 Jan 2019 4:35 PM IST

55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance cover

Parties in a race to woo farmers ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The ruling BJP is also trying to win over farmers by proposing to start a pension scheme for peasants.

5 Jan 2019 4:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM mulls cash handouts, other options for farmers

It remains to be seen whether these programmes are announced as part of the interim Budget due to be present on February...

1 Jan 2019 1:24 AM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

India's economy seen losing momentum ahead of election

Economic growth could suffer from a possible slowdown in state spending in the two months before the election.

27 Feb 2019 4:52 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao (Photo: AP)

Kisan scheme huge boon for farmers, says Vidyasagar Rao

The state government has paid Rs 3,121 crore to over five lakh farmers as minimum support price (MSP).

26 Feb 2019 3:13 AM IST

Sugar prices staged a smart comeback at Rs 150 per quintal.

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...

25 Feb 2019 7:02 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

PM Modi launches Kisan scheme, over 1 crore farmers get 1st instalment

PM-KISAN scheme under which Rs 6,000 per year will be given in three instalments to 12 cr small and marginal farmers.

24 Feb 2019 1:55 PM IST

Maharashra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra farmers to get Rs 500 per quintal paddy bonus: Fadnavis

NDA govt at the Centre had last year hiked MSP of paddy by a sharp Rs 200 per quintal for the 2018-19 crop year.

24 Feb 2019 1:43 PM IST

Ram Vilas Paswan

States must take steps to ensure payment of Rs 20,000 cr to cane...

The Centre last week raised the benchmark price of sugar sold at factory gate to Rs 31 per kg from Rs 29 per kg earlier.

20 Feb 2019 12:21 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Dholpurs Mania area. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Modi govt wrote off 3.5 lakh crore debt of industrialists: Rahul...

The Congress chief reiterated that the PMO was directly involved in conducting negotiations with the French side on the...

8 Feb 2019 6:35 PM IST

Around 2,000 protestors submitted the memorandum to an official in this regard. In the memorandum, 14 concerns have been raised against the bullet train project. (Photo: ANI)

Gujarat: Farmers hold protest against bullet train project

Farmer leader Jayesh Patel said that the land which the government plans to acquire is a green belt.

7 Feb 2019 10:35 AM IST