Written by Manraj Grewal Sharma, edited by Explained Desk | Chandigarh | Updated: October 21, 2020 11:09:15 am Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, along with the MLAs, is meeting Tuesday with Vice President of Governor Singh Badnore, to seek his consent to the agricultural bills passed by the Assembly. (Photo: …
Read More »Farmer groups leave government meeting on new agricultural reforms
A delegation of protesting farmer leaders from Punjab, invited to the talks by Union agriculture secretary Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a general platform representing the farmers. The Center had invited at least 31 farmer organizations and their …
Read More »Agricultural leaders abandon the talks called by the Center and demand the presence of the minister
A delegation of protesting Punjab peasant leaders, invited to the talks by the Union’s agriculture secretary, Sanjay Agarwal, left the meeting and demanded the presence of the agriculture minister, Narendra Singh Tomar, according to a platform representing them. The Union government had invited at least 31 farmers’ organizations and their …
Read More »Punjab Plans Bill To Deny New Farm Laws, First State To Do So
Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had promised to fight until the laws were changed (archive) Chandigarh: Punjab has decided to reject the Center’s controversial agricultural laws that have caused a storm throughout the state and neighboring Haryana. For this, an extraordinary assembly session will be held on October 19, the …
Read More »The purchase of rice increases 33%, but the MSP eludes other crops
The government has purchased more than 4 million tonnes of rice from nearly 350,000 farmers, who have been paid a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 8,032 crore through October 11 since crop purchases began on October 24. of September. The amount acquired so far is 33% higher than the …
Read More »Agricultural reforms will help turn farmers into entrepreneurs: PM Modi
The Prime Minister spoke after publishing the autobiography of former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government’s “historic” agricultural reforms will create opportunities to bring farmers into entrepreneurship, adding that his regime is focused on increasing their incomes. Also read: Mann ki …
Read More »The Economic Arguments for the Three Farm Laws: Everything You Need to Know
Last week, the President of India promoted the three agricultural bills, namely the Agricultural Products Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 (FPTC), the Assurance Agreement of Farmer Prices (Empowerment and Protection) Services Bill, 2020 (FAPAFS), and Essential Products Bill (Amendment), 2020. The opposition and farmer organizations continue to …
Read More »‘They are insulting farmers’: Prime Minister Modi on burning tractor in Rajpath for protest against farm laws
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 29, 2020 7:05:02 pm A tractor was set on fire outside the India Gate in New Delhi on Monday. Attacking the opposition over protests against controversial farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that some people don’t want farmers …
Read More »More than 16,400 tons of rice purchased from MSP of Punjab, Haryana in the last 72 hours: Center | India News
NEW DELHI: The Center said on Tuesday that 16,420 tonnes of rice were purchased with a value of Rs 31 million at the minimum support price (MSP) in the last 72 hours from farmers in Punjab and Haryana, while the acquisition has just started in other states. With the latest …
Read More »Top-down decision making will not help improve farmers’ incomes
Agriculture is a state issue on India’s constitutional list; This list includes matters that require local knowledge. Agriculture is a biological business with a diverse climate and locally grown crops. The coconut farms of humid Kerala need a different plan than the apple farms of chilling Kashmir. The central government …
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