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cost of production news

Punjab farmer unions term Centre’s wheat MSP hike as peanuts

The cabinet committee on economic affairs has increased the wheat MSP by 150 (7%), revising it from 2,275 to 2,425.
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 06:40 am IST

No decision taken to import milk, dairy items: Centre

No decision has yet been taken to import dairy products, a top official said. (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 09, 2023 03:12 am IST

No decision to import milk items: Centre

No decision has yet been taken to import dairy products, a top official said. (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 10:59 pm IST

Growers blame merchants for declining apple market

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Updated on Sept 18, 2019 10:35 pm IST

India fears US-China trade war will lead to dumping of Chinese steel: Report

China has excess (steel) capacity and there is a concern they could re-route it through other countries like Vietnam and Cambodia into India
Published on May 14, 2019 07:19 pm IST

US-China trade war helps raise soya price

In what has been a depressing farm season, soyabean stands out as the only commodity — apart from rice — for which farmers are getting relatively better prices among 13 summer-sown commodities for which the Modi government had promised higher returns.
Updated on Nov 24, 2018 12:01 am IST

Centre scales up Minimum Support Prices plan to halt slide in farm prices

The Delhi government is loosening its purse strings for its politically crucial ‘PM-AASHA’ programme aimed at ensuring farmers earn higher prices.
Updated on Nov 09, 2018 06:37 pm IST

Minimum support prices for crops unable to keep pace with production cost

A key reason for the current agrarian distress is that farmers have failed to get even minimum support prices for their produce.
Updated on Jun 24, 2018 10:25 pm IST

Farmers were ignored before 2014, says agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh

Union minister of agriculture Radha Mohan Singh.
Updated on Jun 11, 2018 09:08 am IST

In protest for assured income, farmers in Punjab stop supply of milk, veggies

Farmers protest over government policies and diesel prices, in Jalandhar on Friday.
Updated on Jun 02, 2018 10:19 am IST

Meet Pune’s anti-plastic crusaders

Therefore Design partners(from left) Gauri Barve Kale, Dhun Patel, Nitin Virkar and Vrishali Kakre.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 03:18 pm IST