Page 23 - Farmers

Results of reforms

Direct payment for crops will benefit farmers

Just 2% farmers use mobile app in field; little IoT post-harvest: Nasscom

90% start-ups and tech firms have solutions focused only on pre-harvest, not on post-harvest which has a higher investment potential due to the presence of big companies

Ahead of kharif sowing season, govt allows free import of 3 types of pulses

Move aimed at controlling the spiralling prices of pulses; all consignments have to come by Nov 30, before the new local crops arrive

Modi releases 8th installment worth over Rs 20,000 cr for PM-Kisan scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday released eighth installment of over Rs 20,000 crore to more than 9.5 crore farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme

Promise to purchase produce from farmers must be kept

JCI alleged that the complaint had been filed merely to avoid repayment of the loan taken against the value of the jute.

Increased fertiliser rate will not be applicable for farmers, says IFFCO

After outcry, says it will sell 1.13 mt at old rates

Compensate farmers for crop damage by animals in hilly areas: Tikait

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said on Wednesday that the government should compensate farmers of hilly areas for the damage to crops caused by wild animals. Tikait said the government should also make arrangements for transporting the produce of farmers from their farms to the wholesale markets. Addressing a farmer 'mahapanchayat' at Haripur Tohana village near Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, the BKU leader said an arrangement should be made for farmers on the lines of subsidy provided to sugar factories for transporting sugar to the ports. "When the government wants to talk, we will talk to them, but we are also prepared for the agitation. The first phase of the agitation will continue till November-December and will be intensified after that if necessary," the BKU spokesperson said. Addressing the first farmer 'mahapanchayat' held by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha in Himachal Pradesh, Tikait said the protest at Delhi borders the farmers would follow all guidelines as .

Centre punishing AAP govt for supporting farmers' agitation: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led Centre was trying topunish his government for supporting the farmers' agitation

Farmers' stir: Rakesh Tikait to campaign against farm laws in Gujarat

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday kicked off his two-day tour of Gujarat, during which he will campaign against the three Central farm laws

Odisha govt transfers Rs 693.94 crore to bank accounts of 3.4 mn farmers

The Odisha Government transferred Rs 693.94 crore to the bank accounts of 3.4 million farmers under its flagship Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme

Agri Bills: Farmers to march towards Parliament in May, says AIKS leader

The AIKS General Secretary said that the farmers' march will be peaceful

Govts should think beyond loan waivers, says VP Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday underlined the need for "much-needed" reforms in agriculture sector to improve the status of farmers and asked the governments to think beyond loan waivers

Agri sector in need of urgent reform, modernisation: Modi at TN poll rally

PM Modi invoked Tamil classic 'Thirukkural' and said one common theme in it was respect for farmers

Bharat Bandh had 'almost zero impact' on rail services, says Railways

Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) called for the bandh from 6 am to 6 pm to mark four months of the farmers' agitation at Delhi's three borders

BJP releases West Bengal poll manifesto, promises 33% reservation for women

In the manifesto, the party promised a Sonar Bangla fund worth Rs 11,000 crore to promote art, literature and other such sectors, and a Tagore Prize on the lines of the Nobel Prize

Pak farmers hold tractor rally against price hike in essential commodities

The Pakistani farmer association, Kissan Ittehad, on Friday took to the streets on their tractors to protest the hike in prices of electricity, fertilisers, agricultural products, and diesel

'Anti-national' forces not allowing farmers' protest to end, says RSS

The farmers have been staging protests for over 100 days on the borders of Delhi against the three contentious farms laws

The angry Vishwaguru

The world has expectations from India and complains when those aren't met. If global praise is acceptable to Modi govt, why the resentment and rejection over criticism?

Men at Delhi's border, women take charge of Punjab's farmlands

With harvest season round the corner and farm protests continuing, their responsibilities have multiplied

Sops, promises flow as states look to pacify disgruntled farmers

On offer: Separate agri Budgets, free water, hike in direct transfers and a whole lot more