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No impact of MSP turmoil on wheat buying: Food secy Sanjeev Chopra

The wheat procurement season usually starts from April 1 in most parts of the country but in the coming season the government has given freedom to the states to advance the purchase dates

SKM forms panel to launch united fight for protesting farmers' demands

The members of the panel include Hannan Mollah, Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Balbeer Singh Rajewal, Yudhvir Singh, Darshan Pal and Raminder Patiala

Pulses, oilseeds demand to outstrip production by 2047-48: NITI Aayog

"Augmentation of oilseeds yield, and production from secondary sources can reduce the gap in the short-run, and achieve self-sufficiency in the long-run," the report said

Farmers pause protest march for 2 days; no breakthrough in talks yet

'Delhi Chalo' march is put on hold after no breakthrough in talks between govt and farmers

Five crops at MSP for five years: Centre's offer to protesting farmers

The fourth round of talks between farmers and Union ministers concluded late Sunday night

MSP booster's impact differs by the crop: Here's what the data says

A Business Standard analysis looks at the MSP of these five crops and also wheat and paddy (the ones which few among the five aim to replace)

Govt branches out: One highly beneficial neem tree for 10 Indians

Seeding Change: Need 'Amul' model for neem seed collection to boost coverage, say experts

Fourth round of talks: 'Won't settle for anything less,' say farmers

Urge govt to bring Ordinance on legal guarantee for MSP

Farmers pause protest before next round of talks; Centre says solution soon

The eight crops taken by CRISIL for the analysis represented over 90 per cent production of the field crops in the period

MSP of wheat and paddy: How the two states Punjab and Haryana fared

Data on the number of farmers isn't comparable as no record was maintained before 2015-16

En route Delhi, farmers face off with police at Punjab-Haryana border

Congress promises MSP law based on Swaminathan formula once voted to power

Minimum relevance price: Farmers march on New Delhi over MSP, again

As farmers are poised to march on New Delhi once again, the MSP has not been seen much in action for critical crops the last few seasons

Urea production up 12% in first 9 months of FY24, sales remain flat

Urea demand could re-emerge in a big way for the 2024 kharif season from May and June with the advent of monsoon

Haryana beefs up security ahead of farmers' planned 'Delhi chalo' march

Agitating farmers and central ministers to meet on Monday for 2nd round of talks

Delivery of welfare schemes under Modi govt efficient: White Paper

It said during the 10-year rule of the Modi government, the amount unspent meant for schemes in social and rural sectors was just around Rs 37,064 crore

Cabinet okays Rs 6,000 crore scheme for formalisation of fisheries sector

Further, on insurance, the scheme proposed a one-time incentive to the willing farmers against purchase of insurance with a farm size of four hectares of water spread area and less

Why is achieving 'atmanirbharta' in edible oils a difficult ask?

Unless the focus comes back on high-yielding seeds that have a higher oil content than currently available varieties, self-sufficiency in edible oils will continue to be a mirage

Centre to buy mustard directly from farmers at MSP to stabilize prices

Interestingly, the demand by the farmers also comes days before thousands of growers are planning another round of march to the national capital later this month demanding legalizing MSP

After curbs, non-basmati rice exports fell sharper than basmati rice

Data shows that though initially non-basmati rice exports remained unaffected but it started dropping soon thereafter

11 urea companies to get Rs 500 crore on settling gas marketing issue

The marketing margin is charged by gas marketing companies from consumers over and above the cost of gas for taking on the additional risk and cost associated with the marketing of gas