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Last Updated:July 21, 2026, 1:03 pm IST The protest has been called by several farmers’ organisations, including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, ahead of a planned “Mahapanchayat” in Delhi. Punjab farmers march towards Delhi. (Image: ANI) Farmers from Punjab are attempting to march towards Delhi on Tuesday, July 21, reviving memories of…
New Delhi: India has significantly decreased its reliance on imported pulses from 6.61 million tonnes (MT) in 2016-17 to 2.496 MT by 2022-23 driven by government schemes, including the sharp hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on major pulse crops, attracting farmers to increase cultivation, according to a NITI Aayog report. Consequently, the area…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has temporarily exempted the import duty on cotton till December 31, 2025. The decision has been taken to augment availability of cotton for the Indian textile sector. The Central Government had earlier temporarily exempted the import duty on cotton from August 19 till September 30. “In order…
MSP For Kharif Crops: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet has approved a Rs 69 per quintal increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for the upcoming Kharif 2025–26 marketing season. The Cabinet approved hike in paddy MSP by Rs 69 per quintal to Rs 2,369 for 2025-26 Kharif season. The…
New Delhi2 minutes ago Copy link Kharif crops are sown in June-July. Harvesting takes place in September-October. (File photo) The central government has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of 14 kharif crops. The Union Cabinet took this decision today i.e. on 28 May. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the new…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Centre has taken a significant step to benefit farmers in the jute-producing sector, including in West Bengal, by approving a hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of raw jute for the 2025-26 marketing season. PM Modi wrote on X, “Our government has taken…
Chandigarh: The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, thus ending a stalemate over the resumption of a dialogue with the agitators, who have been demanding a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops. Following the announcement of the proposed meeting, farmer leader Jagjit…
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday hiked the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for fair average quality of milling copra to Rs 11,582 per quintal and for ball copra to Rs 12,100 per quintal for the 2025 marketing season, according to an official statement. The MSP has been increased in accordance with…
New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy in Punjab during the ongoing kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-2025 (as of November 8) worth Rs 27,995 crore, the government said on Saturday. A total quantity of 126.67 LMT of paddy arrived in the Punjab mandis as…
New Delhi: The government has exempted parboiled rice and husked (brown) rice from export duty. Export duty has been reduced from 10 per cent to ‘nil’ on parboiled rice, husked (brown) rice and rice in the husk (paddy or rough), said a late night notification issued by the finance ministry on Tuesday. The duty cuts…