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Has the Modi govt finally freed farmers from the tyranny of mandis?

There's a direct and clear relationship between whether governments are willing to cough up higher MSPs and whether they will be re-elected

People who ruled country for decades lying to farmers about Bills: PM Modi

Farmers given new independence in agriculture, says Prime Minister as political controversy grows

Lok Sabha passes two agriculture bills; Narendra Tomar says MSP will stay

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged opposition parties not to politicise the two agriculture-related bills aimed at boosting the income of farmers and said MSP will stay

Farm Bills: Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers

Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which were constituted by the previous Congress government

Minimum support price mechanism for farmers will continue, says Tomar

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Minimum Support Price mechanism for farmers will continue and that the mechanism will not be impacted by two proposed legislations

Govt considering proposal to increase sugar MSP from Rs 31 per kg

A task force constituted by Niti Aayog on sugarcane and sugar industry has recommended a one-time increase of Rs 2 per kg

Farmers expand area under cotton by 24% on price increase, MSP hike

Demand to pick up now as textile mills resume operations after lockdown

Shiromani Akali Dal won't be mute spectator to MSP tinkering: Sukhbir Badal

The Shiromani Akali Dal chief, however, added that he did not see any threat to the present MSP regime at this stage

Not in favour of reduction in minimum support price for crops: Gadkari

In an official statement, the minister went on to assert that he himself was present when increase in minimum support price was announced, hence there was no question of him standing for MSP reduction

MSP for agri crops too high compared to global, market price: Nitin Gadkari

The government provided Rs 6,000 crore subsidy to export 6 million tonnes of sugar as the country is surplus in the sweetener, Gadkari said

Adverse weather conditions, lockdown to hit output of Rabi crops: Report

The production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds is estimated to decline by 1.95 per cent, 2.22 per cent and 13.48 per cent, respectively, in 2019-20 compared to last year, according to the report.

Top 10 biz headlines: Govt on Kharif MSPs, May auto sales and more

Here are the top ten headlines on Tuesday morning

Centre marginally hikes kharif MSP even as rising food subsidy weighs

Farmers question calculation method, say returns remain inadequate

Average mandi prices of most agri commodities show mixed trend in April

A disruption in supply chain means that the arrival of commodities across the nation's main mandis remained a cause of concern

Centre eases norms; allows harvesting, collection of minor forest produce

Provides additional liquidity for rural banks; may hike MSP of forest produce to push cash

With no one to take them to mandis, most farm commodities fall below MSP

Labour shortage, transport issues and mandi closure disrupt supply. A large part of the crop hasn't been harvested and risks rotting away

Farmers irked as prices of pulses fall below MSP ahead of rabi harvesting

Dabba trading, smuggling of peas contribute to price fall ahead of rabi harvesting

Doubling farmers' income by 2022: Status check on govt's ambitious plan

Could the window be closing on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government's promise to double farmers' income and revamp the agricultural economy by 2022?

Govt to spend Rs 25 trn on rural economy; Rs 43K cr given under PM-KISAN

The President said the central government, along with states, is working to provide relief to farmers from natural calamities

Uptick in retail prices in FY20 mainly on veggies, pulses: Survey

The Economic Survey 2019-20, presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that inflation has been witnessing moderation since 2014, however, recently there has been an "uptick