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Food inflation in states with strong 'mandis' & those without: Status check

The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back

Statsguru: 6 charts explain why Punjab stands out on India's agrarian scene

A new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights

Best of BS Opinion: PM's Muslim outreach, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Ready for talks based on facts; vested interests to blame for deadlock: PM

Reacting to the PM's allegation, the protesting farmers' unions alleged that it was an attempt to "divide and mislead" the farmers and said they wanted a legal guarantee on MSP

PM Modi defends farm laws, offers talks based on 'facts and logic'

Opposition parties pushing political agenda by opposing new farm laws, says Prime Minister at virtual event

Centre writes to protesting farmers, invites them for talks again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad met President Kovind

Farm solutions

States will be forced to pay attention to farmer needs

Farmers urge people to skip a meal on Kisan Diwas, pay homage to former PM

Kisan Diwas is the birth anniversary of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh

Role reversal at Singhu: Women coming out of woods; men behaving themselves

In the 'Tent City near the Singhu border, the ground zero of farmers agitation, Kanu Priya, 24, is giving instructions

J-K Guv pays tributes to former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh on Kisan Diwas

On the occasion of the National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas), Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh

Kisan Diwas 2020: All you need to know about Farmers' Day amid protests

Kisan Diwas 2020 or the National Farmers' Day 2020 is a day to celebrate the 'annadata' of the country.

Cisco agriculture challenge with prize purse of Rs 2 crore announced

Networking giant Cisco has partnered with nonprofit organisation The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation and the Indian government

Some movement, finally

Idea of a committee to address farmers' protests has merits

Kerala govt to move Supreme Court against farm laws: minister

The Kerala government will not implement the contentious farm laws and will move the Supreme Court against them this week itself, Agriculture Minister V S Sunilkumar said

Telangana farmers to get Rs 7,300 crore investment support from Dec 27

Farmers in Telangana will get Rs 7,300 crore financial assistance under the state government's Rythu Bandhu scheme from December 27 to January 7

Trade unions lend support to farmers' call for 'Bharat Bandh' on Dec 8

A joint platform of 10 central trade unions has extended its support to a call of 'Bharat Bandh' by farmer organisations on December 8

Farmers' protest in pictures: Next steps amid deadlock and all key updates

The agitating farmers have urged the Union government to convene a special session of Parliament to repeal the three farm laws, besides threatening to hold a nationwide protest on December 5

Three critical drivers that are lending colour to the farmers' protest

Protesters want a complete repeal of the three laws along with a guarantee that no crop inside or outside the mandis will be bought below the state-mandated MSP by anyone

BS READS: Farmers' protest -- Anti-corporate agitation takes anti-Modi turn

When the protests started, the anger was directed at large corporates with some hope of redress by the Centre. Now that hope seems to have dissipated

PM Modi defends farm reforms, attacks 'misinformation, propaganda'

Prime Minister Modi again defends laws liberalising agriculture market, says farmers must trust him.