Farmers MSP
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January 07, 2021, Thursday
Farmers' protest: MSP distorting cropping patterns, says WTO report
The practice of procurement from certain states has also resulted in regional disparities in production
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December 18, 2020, Friday
For farmers, MSP is like salary while competing markets are variable pay
The dilemma is that if farming is to be efficient, farmers will be worse off - and if farmers are to be better off farming will ...
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December 15, 2020, Tuesday
Farmers' protest: Govt likely to seek Cabinet nod for MSP assurance
Union leaders sit on Day-long fast; Kejriwal says laws will lead to inflation
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December 04, 2020, Friday
The solution to farmers' grievance lies not on farms but in factories
If fewer hands were employed on the farms, incomes per head would rise for those who stay engaged in agriculture. Farmers would ...
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November 02, 2020, Monday
Why Rajasthan Farm Act amendments may lack the teeth to help farmers
Rajasthan has amended The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (promotion and facilitation) Act, 2020 to restore what it calls ...
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September 28, 2020, Monday
LIVE: SC to hear petition seeking release of Mehbooba Mufti tomorrow
The dawn-to-dusk bandh call has been supported by several pro-Kannada and other outfits besides the Opposition Congress and the ...
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September 27, 2020, Sunday
President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to three farm Bills amid protests
The President's assent to these bills comes amid the Opposition criticising the manner in which they were passed in Parliament.
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September 18, 2020, Friday
Twice in 24 hours, PM Narendra Modi assures farmers MSP will be protected
This, even as states rushed to guard their turf and nullify the impact of the Bills
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September 17, 2020, Thursday
Farm Bills: Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers
Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which ...
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June 24, 2020, Wednesday
Kharif sowing: Labour shortage in Punjab, abundance in UP amid Covid-19
The first of a two-part series looks at the problems cultivators are facing during the pandemic
