New Delhi: The Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations are once again in the spotlight amid the agitation by farmers across the country against the three controversial farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently claimed once again that the Congress-led …
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In an environment where dissent is seen as an act of rebellion, even sedition, where people are imprisoned for defending their rights, and where even a cartoon or a joke can irritate politicians, some indigenous people have made it known that they will not flinch. Especially when it comes to …
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Mohali: On the fifth day of the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, farmers’ union leaders addressed the media on the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border for the second day today. Leaders addressing the press conference included Jagmohan Singh of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda), Yogendra Yadav of Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (ABKSS), Gurnaam …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: October 22, 2020 7:13:38 am On September 14, the government announced a ban on the export of onions “to ensure availability to domestic consumers at reasonable prices during the lean season before the arrival of the kharif onion.” Amid rising onion …
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Written by Harikishan Sharma | New Delhi | Updated: September 19, 2020 7:59:42 am As of September 9, the number of wheat farmers using MSP during the 2020-21 rabi marketing season (RMS) reached 43.33 lakh, 22% more than last year’s 35.57 lakh. (Figurative) The number of wheat producers who availed …
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