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LIVE updates: SC-appointed panel starts consultation on three farm laws

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: The second round of meeting between the police and farmer unions regarding the proposed January 26 tractor rally by them remained inconclusive

Best of BS Opinion: Feasible fiscal path, inadequate cover, and more

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

Govt ready to pause farm laws for 1.5 years; next round of talks on Jan 22

Protesting farmers refuse to relent, will discuss the proposal among themselves

Pay farmers before delivery of crops to avoid rows under new Acts: Paper

The paper also called for better oversight and regulation for trading on an electronic platform as facilitated by the Acts

Farm laws panel has no power to judge, 'don't cast aspersions': SC

SC said it has not given any adjudicating authority to the panel

Inadequate cover

Five years on, PMFBY still suffers from multiple flaws

Build consensus on farm laws, Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells Modi govt

The NDA government needs to build a consensus among people through discussions, former deputy chairman of erstwhile Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.

LIVE: Govt proposes to hold farm laws for 1.5 yrs, farmers say will revert

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: Govt proposed to keep the three farm laws suspended for a fixed time period of one year or so. Stay tuned for LIVE updates

Cannot ignore issues raised by protesting farmers, says Sharad Pawar

Pawar said the Centre seems to have no sympathy for farmers protesting outside Delhi against new agri laws in extreme weather conditions and favoured talks to resolve the issues raised by them

Govt offers to amend farm laws; Unions insist on repeal, discussion on MSP

Farmers alleged that the Centre was avoiding discussion on a legal guarantee for MSP

Farmers' tractor rally on R-Day: Unions reject alternative route suggestion

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at several Delhi border points against the laws for the last 56 days

SC declines to entertain plea to stop tractor rally on Republic Day

On Monday, the top court had already said that Delhi Police are the first authority to decide on the rally

Centre withdraws plea in SC against farmers' tractor rally on Jan 26

The move comes after the Supreme Court said 'it is a police matter'

NBHC plans to start an electronic market platform outside the mandis

This will complement its growing network of NABL-accredited quality testing and assaying labs along with existing storage infrastructure

Gurugram: Farmers to hold tractor rally 'rehearsal' on Wednesday

The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha in Gurugram has announced that they will conduct a tractor rally 'rehearsal' in Gurugram on Wednesday

SC-appointed panel to hold first meeting with farmers on January 21

On January 12, the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the Centre's three farm laws

Farmers' protest: SC asks Delhi Police to take call on R-Day tractor rally

The 10th round of talks between protesting farmers and the Centre which was scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed by a day and will now be held on January 20

Farmers' protest LIVE: Centre, farmer unions meeting postponed to Jan 20

Farmers' protest LIVE updates: A day before the SC hearing, agitating farmer unions remained firm on holding a tractor rally on the Republic Day

Agri market reforms ignore reality

A free market-based system does not reflect the diversity of the Indian agro-economy or the interests of small farmers

The trust deficit

Transparency and consultation are vital to governance