Page 15 - Farmer Protests

Atmanirbhar farm schemes may get boost in Budget amid farmers' protest

There could be a road map for further reform in the farm sector, particularly on the input side, say sources

Farmers vs government: Has an immovable object met an irresistible force?

A simple solution in the instant case would be for the FCI to continue as before in respect of everything except the procurement of paddy in Punjab

Farmers' protest: Suspension of farm laws is final offer, says govt

Even the government hardened its stand, saying that the latest proposal of keeping the laws in abeyance for 12-18 months is the best it can do

Farmer unions to step up protests after rejecting offer to defer new laws

The 11th round of talks between the central government and farmer unions ended in deadlock

Union ministers start 11th round of talks with protesting farmer unions

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Railways, Commerce and Food Minister and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash are holding the talks with the representatives of 41 farm unions

Other occasions when Centre pulled back on farm issues due to public ire

The proposal to put on hold the three farm acts for a year or thereabouts is just the latest in a string of pull-backs by the govt during the past six years or so. Read on

Akhilesh Yadav questions 'intention' behind deferring new farm laws

Akhilesh has questioned the 'intentions' of the Modi government to defer farm laws by one and a half year

Govt willing to hold farm laws for 1.5 yrs, farmers say 'will revert'

Previous rounds of talks have so far failed to mollify tens of thousands of farmers who have been camping out on the outskirts of Delhi for more than two months

Start on a clean slate: Chidambaram to govt ahead of talks with farmers

Nine rounds of talks have taken place between the government and agitating farmer unions without any concrete resolution

Tenth round of talks between govt, farmers over contentious agri laws today

The talks were earlier scheduled for January 19 was later postponed to Wednesday

Farmers' protest LIVE: SC should scrap new farm laws, says Congress

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Farmer unions have begun holding tractor rallies at villages in Punjab

Delhi Police to decide about farmers' Jan 26 tractor rally, says SC

The apex court told Attorney General K K Venugopal that it will take up the matter for further hearing on January 20

Govt-farmer talks to continue; Agri min Tomar asks unions to be flexible

Three central ministers and farmers unions on Friday committed to continue holding direct talks to resolve the over-one-month-long deadlock over three agri laws

Supreme Court order on farm laws: None to praise and very few to love it

The order illustrates the axiom, that Indian judiciary's idea of justice is that when two people fight in court over a 100 rupee note, the judge tears it up into two and gives each person a half

Stores closed by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue

In November, Punjab estimated economic losses from the protests at $4 billion, while one industry group has pegged the overall hit to India's economy at $9.6 billion

Protesting farmers burn copies of farm laws to mark the festival of Lohri

Several bonfires were lined up at the Delhi-Haryana border stretch, the nerve centre of the farmers' agitation

Staying implementation of farm laws not a solution: Farmer leaders

Farmer leaders said they would continue their agitation even if the government or the Supreme Court stays the implementation of the new agri laws

Behind the mass: The unseen forces holding farmers' movement together

Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence

Doubling of farm income unrealistic: How agriculture fared in Covid-19 era

India's gross domestic product that had grown by 5.2% and 4.4% in the first two quarters of 2019-20, contracted by 23.9% and 7.5% in the first and second quarters, respectively, of 2020-21

Farmers conspiring to spread bird flu by consuming chicken biryani: BJP MLA

BJP Rajasthan MLA Madan Dilawar lashed out at protesting farmers and said they are 'conspiring to spread bird flu by consuming chicken at the protest sites.'