News digest: Farmers call off protest, insolvency plans, markets, and more

Resolution plans under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) are likely to get easier approvals from creditors' committees, with a govt panel agreeing to recommend that only 60 per cent of these

Maharashtra farmers call off protest after Fadnavis bows to their demands

The farmers’ agitation in Maharashtra was called off on Monday evening after the state government conceded most for their demands and agreed to implement the conditions agreed upon in the next six months. A 12-member delegation representing farmers met a ministers’ committee in the afternoon. It was given a letter, signed by the chief secretary, in which the government agreed to address complaints and appeals under the Forest Act, 2006, in the next two months and relax some of the conditions for loan-waiver eligibility. The government also agreed