Swaminathan National Commission On Farmers

Rediff.com » News » Swaminathan National Commission On Farmers

News for Swaminathan National Commission On Farmers

News
Business

MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Right to apprenticeship, legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nation-wide caste census and scrapping of......

Sunita Kejriwal set to replace husband as Delhi CM?

With Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal having been sent to judicial custody till April 15 by a city court in connection with the excise policy case, buzz over his replacement intensified even as......

Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

The Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls would focus on "paanch NYAY" and "pachees guarantee", and the party on Tuesday resolved to take its promises to the people with a "ghar ghar......

Farmers' issues serious, don't file trivial petitions: SC

Issues related to farmers' protests are "serious", the Supreme Court said on Monday and asked a litigant to desist from filing petitions based only on newspaper reports for publicity. IMAGE:......

Haryana farmers heading towards Punjab tear-gassed, clash with cops

As fresh clashes broke out, the Haryana Police on Friday used tear gas to disperse protesting farmers heading towards Khanauri on Punjab's border with the state. IMAGE: Farmers tying a black cloth......

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

Economist Abhijit Sen, a former Planning Commission member and one of the country's foremost experts on rural economy, died on Monday night. He was 72. IMAGE: Economist Abhijit Sen. Photograph:......

New farm laws will herald an era of market freedom: Economic Survey

The government's annual Economic Survey on Friday strongly defended new farm laws, saying they herald a new era of market freedom which can go a long way in improving lives of small and marginal......

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Bharat Krishak Samaj demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana should be replaced with a new crop insurance and compensation scheme. Removing of GST on agri-inputs, revamping crop......

Why onions make us cry

'Electronic media splash sensational headlines of the bulb prices about to cross the three-figure mark and focus on customers looking longingly at baskets full of onions, bemoaning their misery......

Clear and present danger in MSP decision

The new MSP would worsen, rather than rectify, the two most pressing problems of Indian agriculture: Wastage of water from all sources and a tendency towards monocropping, says Shreekant......

Rediff News

Swaminathan National Commission On Farmers

News for Swaminathan National Commission On Farmers

MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Sunita Kejriwal set to replace husband as Delhi CM?

Cong manifesto to counter Modi's guarantee with '5 nyay', '25 guarantees'

Farmers' issues serious, don't file trivial petitions: SC

Haryana farmers heading towards Punjab tear-gassed, clash with cops

Noted economist Abhijit Sen, advocate of MSP, passes away

New farm laws will herald an era of market freedom: Economic Survey

Budget 2020: Farm experts pitch for scrapping GST on agri-inputs

Why onions make us cry

Clear and present danger in MSP decision

Top Coverage News

World Test Championship 2023

Manipur's Tragedy

IPL 2023

Sri Lanka's Tour of India 2023

GUJARAT, HIMACHAL GO TO POLLS