Page 12 - Agriculture Sector

A 'Jai Kisan' stimulus: FM Sitharaman pushes long-sought agri reforms

The Centre will have to wait for Parliament's monsoon session or bring in Ordinances

Sitharaman brings farm sector reforms, to deregulate onion, potato prices

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities and famine, said the FM

Fresh worries for agrochemical majors as govt mulls ban on 27 chemicals

Net impact would depend on final list of chemicals to be banned and companies' move to diversify portfolio

Stimulus 2.0: Reforms good, implementation a challenge, say food firms

The reason is the "well-oiled system" that exists right now, preventing farmers from approaching buyers directly.

All 9 Steps FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced in second tranche

Listen to the podcast to know about all the nine measures Finance Minister announced today

Centre may extend lockdown beyond May 17 with easier norms for business

PM assures resumption of more economic activities; zone identification may be left to states

Lockdown 3.0: Rural India may drive demand recovery amid Covid-19 crisis

Top executives at auto, tractor and consumer packaged goods firms are optimistic. They are betting on the reverse migration of labourers boosting consumption and prediction of a favourable monsoon.

Public sector banks sanctioned Rs 5.66 trn in loans during March-April: FM

During March-April 2020, PSBs sanctioned loans worth Rs 5.66 lakh cr for more than 41.81 lakh accounts

PM-led meet dwells on crop biotech, format for capital infusion in farming

Modi holds meeting on agro marketing reforms amid Covid lockdown; stresses on need to protect small farmer

Let the enterprise of our people take its course, Rajan tells Rahul Gandhi

Rajan said,the elements of creating capabilities is better education, better health care, better infrastructure

Liquor shops to schools: What's open, what's not as India extends lockdown

Districts will be tagged as red, green and orange zones based on severity of coronavirus cases in extended lockdown.

Lockdown 2.0: Farm sector may be sole bright spot this year, says govt

Expects over 3 per cent growth 2020-21; May give 0.5-1.0% push to country's overall GDP

Covid-19: Panic in Azadpur mandi after death; officials say ops to continue

In the last few days, some traders threatened to suspend their operations following the death of a trader due to Covid-19 and after rumours apread that two more mandi workers had got infected.

PM Modi, Sitharaman to meet today to finalise second stimulus package

Friday's meeting follows a wide range of deliberations held within the government and with eminent experts.

In pics: Agriculture activity picks up amid coronavirus lockdown crisis

Farming operations are exempted from the lockdown restrictions

Selective opening not enough

Govt's silence on economic package is surprising

India agriculture output lone bright spot in an economy set to shrink

Farm sector growth will top 3 per cent in the year started April 1, Ramesh Chand, an adviser to PM Narendra Modi, said in an interview.

It is imperative for us to rise above partisan interests: Sonia Gandhi

Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Agriculture ministry raises daily purchase limit of oilseeds, pulses

Increases daily limit to 40 quintals per farmer a day, from earlier 25 quintals

Hurdles remain despite coronavirus lockdown exemption for farming

Challenges remain on the ground. Curfew passes are also difficult to obtain from DMs, collectors