Purchase price for pulses hiked
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Farmers will get a better price for their produce after the government hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for pulses like arhar (tur) ... Read more...
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New norms to improve forest rights act
July 13th, 2012 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The tribal affairs ministry Thursday issued new guidelines to improve implementation of the forest rights act by expanding the list of items considered as forest ... Read more...
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Cabinet hikes rice purchase price to Rs.1,280 per quintal
June 14th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday hiked paddy's minimum support price (MSP) for the 2012-13 kharif crop by Rs 170 per quintal, ... Read more...
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Bihar procures 16 lakh tonnes of paddy
March 16th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 16 (IANS) In view of the bumper paddy crop in this kharif season, Bihar has procured 16 lakh tonnes of paddy till Thursday against the target of 30 ... Read more...
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Haryana seeks Rs.1,800 MSP for paddy
February 17th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday sought enhanced minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,800 per quintal for paddy and other crops of the Kharif season 2012-13.Chief Minister Bhupinder ... Read more...
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Jharkhand produces record Kharif crop
January 29th, 2012 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) For the first time since its creation in 2000, Jharkhand has produced more Kharif food grain than it consumes at a record 55 million tonnes -- ... Read more...
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Three farmers’ suicides not linked to debt: Bengal
January 17th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday said three farmers committed suicide in the state but these were not because of debt."As per the primary report ... Read more...
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Main provisions of food bill (To go with ‘Will food bill force government to eat humble pie’)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Main provisions of the National Food Security Bill:- The draft bill seeks to cover 75 percent of the rural population and 50 percent of urban households and proposes the right to ... Read more...
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Jute growers to get subsidy over MSP in Bengal
November 4th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Jute growers of West Bengal will now get a subsidy of Rs.400 per quintal on raw jute over the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,700 per ... Read more...
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Changing food habits causing inflation: Thomas
October 28th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Changing food habits and increased purchasing power were causing high food inflation in the country, a minister said Friday."Food habits of people are changing. Their ... Read more...
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Badal terms wheat MSP hike pathetic
October 25th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday termed as "pathetic" the enhanced minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,285 per quintal for wheat announced by the central ... Read more...
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Kashmir sets paddy MSP at Rs.1,080 per quintal
October 11th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday fixed the minimum support price of paddy at Rs.1,080 per quintal for the current kharif season.Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir ... Read more...
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Hooda seeks Rs.200 bonus on paddy
October 6th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to announce a bonus of Rs.200 per quintal over and above the ... Read more...
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Haryana paddy procurement to begin Oct 1
September 22nd, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) Paddy procurement in Haryana will begin from Oct 1, a minister said Thursday, adding that all arrangements had been made for smooth procurement.State Food and Supplies ... Read more...
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Seven more Vidarbha farmers commit suicide in last 48 hours
September 8th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) With seven cotton growers committing suicide in the past two days, a total 514 farmers have so far killed themselves in 2011 alone in the Vidarbha ... Read more...
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Badal wants support price of wheat to be hiked
April 7th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday sought personal intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enhance the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat.Badal said ... Read more...
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Haryana to soon have agriculture policy: Hooda
February 6th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jind (Haryana), Feb 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday said that his government has asked the State Farmers Commission to formulate an agriculture policy that will better the lot ... Read more...
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Orissa Agriculture Minister proposes technological reforms to help farmers
November 12th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Nov 12 (ANI): Orissa Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout has proposed the setting up of an e-market, which would help farmers in getting the right price for their produce.Rout said the officials ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh farmers to get Rs.50 bonus on selling paddy
November 3rd, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 3 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government will give a bonus of Rs.50 on a quintal of paddy it will procure from farmers till Jan 31 over the minimum support price ... Read more...
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Sufficient stocks of foodgrains: Government
June 17th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The government Thursday said the country has sufficient stocks of foodgrains and the food and public distribution department has been asked to constantly monitor the prices of ... Read more...
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Badal protests meagre hike in paddy support price
June 10th, 2010 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday slammed the central government for the meagre hike of Rs.50 in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy.
The MSPs of paddy ... Read more...
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Haryana wheat procurement to start April 1
March 25th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Wheat procurement in Haryana will begin April 1 and around 70 lakh tonnes are expected to arrive in grain markets this season, the state's Food and Supplies Minister ... Read more...
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Centre decides to step up ration supplies of wheat, rice
January 21st, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Prices on Thursday, decided to step up ration supplies of wheat and rice by 10 kilograms per eligible family during January and February ... Read more...
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Deeply concerned over rising food prices: Mukherjee
November 26th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said the government was "deeply concerned" about rising food prices and would take fiscal and monetary steps to deal with the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh seeks higher support price for paddy
November 24th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 24 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday asked the central government to raise the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to Rs.1,400 per quintal from the present Rs.950 per ... Read more...
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Government approves bonus for paddy
October 29th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a bonus of Rs.50 per quintal over and above the minimum support price to paddy farmers.
The ... Read more...
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Hooda seeks Rs.100 a quintal paddy bonus
October 26th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Monday urged the central government to release a bonus of Rs.100 per quintal for paddy over the minimum support price (MSP).
Hooda said ... Read more...
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Decision on wheat’s minimum support price next week: Pawar
October 24th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Friday said the central government would decide on giving bonus to farmers on the minimum support price of paddy next week and will ... Read more...
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One million farmers to sell paddy in Chhattisgarh
October 12th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday started procuring paddy at the minimum support price from about one million farmers.
The procurement will continue till Jan 31, 2010 and farmers ... Read more...
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More paddy arrival in Haryana than Punjab
October 1st, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (IANS) More paddy is arriving in grain markets in Haryana compared to neighbouring Punjab.
Officials of the food and supplies department of Haryana said 161,345 tonnes of paddy had arrived ... Read more...
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Farmers urge Punjab Government to buy their cotton product
September 30th, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Avatar GillAbohar (Punjab), Sep 30 (ANI): Farmers in the Abohar region of Punjab are demanding that the State Government buy their cotton produce.The government agency's delay in buying cotton has ... Read more...
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Rs.1,473-crore grant for Cotton Corp
September 10th, 2009 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved the allocation of Rs.1,473 crore for the Cotton Corp of India (CCI) to meet the losses it has incurred in procuring cotton under ... Read more...
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Govt. hikes paddy minimum support price by Rs 100; pulses by Rs.240 per quintal
August 20th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): The Government on Thursday announced a big increase in the minimum support price of the kharif crop.The minimum support price (MSP) for the common variety of paddy ... Read more...
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India hikes support prices for grain, pulses
August 20th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) With drought declared in half of India, the government Thursday decided to increase the minimum support prices of cereals and pulses to help farmers who have ... Read more...
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Funds worth Rs.5 bn allowed for cotton farmers
February 5th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The government Thursday approved allocation of funds to the tune of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore) for cotton growers as "reimbursement of losses"."The cabinet today (Thursday) approved allocation ... Read more...
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