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It has already collated data of 4.3 crore farmers linked with land records.

Sowing growth with data: Creating an agri-stack key to future farm growth

The government has been trying to fix the poor quality of land-records data for over three decades now, and the…

March 13, 2021 06:01 IST

A rough estimate suggests that food business operations, based on the licences issued post-Covid-19 have the potential to engage 21.28 million.

Agri-reforms & food business: A win-win combination

The food business environment is undergoing changes owing to various policy initiatives taken by the government. Youth are willing to…

March 13, 2021 03:15 IST

Don’t mistake proposal to suspend farm laws as admission that Acts have lacunae: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Enacted in September last year, the three laws have been projected by the Centre as major reforms in the agriculture…

January 23, 2021 10:46 IST

The minister, sounding vexed, added: “Some people, who are used to oppose all good works, are creating misunderstanding between government and farmers...they are using the current protest for their own political benefits. Due to this, we have not been able to reach any conclusion. I am disappointed.”

Farm laws: Farmer-govt talks unravel as both sides harden stance

Farmer leaders who have held several rounds of talks with the Delhi Police on Wednesday and Thursday have reiterated that…

January 23, 2021 05:30 IST

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Can Modi pull off an Ajinkya?

The fiasco over the land Act defined the limits to reforms in NDA-1, farm laws’ setback will do the same…

Updated: January 22, 2021 00:25 IST

Both sides want early end to impasse, but involvement of ‘other ideologies’ delaying resolution: Govt on farmers’ protest

Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said: “It is different when farmers talk to us directly. When leaders get…

January 18, 2021 19:52 IST

UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’, reiterates his govt’s resolve to double farmers’ income

UP CM Yogi Adityanath urged the farmers to ignore the “misleading and misinformation campaign” by certain elements in furtherance of…

Updated: January 6, 2021 21:09 IST

A few children from Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have also planned a tableau on farmer suicides.

Discussions with farmers opportunity to explain them benefits of agri laws: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal along with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of State for Commerce Som Parkash is holding talks…

January 6, 2021 19:48 IST

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On Republic Day, will hold tractor parade towards Delhi if demands not met: Farmer unions

After the press conference, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar told PTI that farm unions are hopeful for the January 4 meeting,…

Updated: January 2, 2021 17:45 IST

With the new regime kicking in from Friday, Reliance Jio, the only operator which charged its customers for termination of off-net calls (calls made to another network like Bharti Airtel or Vodafone Idea), said it would no longer levy this charge.

Sabotaging telecom infra, disrupting services as form of protest strongly condemned: COAI

In a statement on Tuesday, COAI said telecom services are the lifeline of lakhs of customers, including students taking online…

December 29, 2020 15:20 IST

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Try new farm laws for a year or two, amendments will be made if not found beneficial: Rajnath Singh to farmers

Underlining that all problems can be resolved through dialogue, Singh said Prime Minister Modi wants the talks with farmers to…

December 25, 2020 16:02 IST

A lonely furrow: Why farmers need more than a rewriting of regulations

Farmers’ protest has brought into sharper focus the fundamental flaws in handling of the Indian agriculture. Be it around the…

December 20, 2020 11:39 IST

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Doubling farmers’ income: Are we already there yet? Farm income shoots up this much in ten years

In a move to boost innovation in agritech startups, investments worth USD 248 million has been received in H1 2019.

Updated: February 27, 2020 16:39 IST

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RCEP: Experts warn of adverse impact on agriculture, dairy sector ahead of PM Modi’s Bangkok visit

RCEP: Farmers have called for a nationwide protest on November 4 when PM Modi will be meeting with the leaders…

November 1, 2019 19:22 IST

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Loan for votes! Parties promise farm loan waivers, soft pedal after winning elections

Farm loan waivers: In last five years, political parties announced loan waivers schemes ahead of elections in 10 states, however,…

September 27, 2019 17:19 IST

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Rural push: PM Modi to launch mega farmer welfare schemes from Mathura

PM Modi is expected to announce several programmes that are crucial for his target of doubling the farmer’s income by…

Updated: September 9, 2019 23:19 IST

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Sugarcane farmer dues Rs 700-800 cr, says Narendra Modi but data says Rs 5,795 cr

Records as of May 26 — the day Modi made his speech — show that cane dues of UP mills…

May 28, 2016 09:45 IST

A new PPP model for smallholder agriculture

Commercial viability has further been ensured through a vertically integrated supply chain: The cooperative owns a state-of-the-art hatchery producing 8…

Updated: May 26, 2016 10:47 IST

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