Farmers News
Above-normal monsoon to support 5% farm output growth this year: Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand
He added that robust farm output growth would require government intervention to ensure that prices of pulses on the open market do not fall below its procurement prices that are meant to support farmers.
3 min read31 Jul 2024Govt races to register 10,000 farmers’ producer organisations by year-end, ahead of Feb target
Each FPO will receive financial assistance of up to ₹18 lakh over three years. Additionally, the scheme involves a matching equity grant of up to ₹2,000 per farmer member, with a maximum of ₹15 lakh per FPO.
3 min read25 Jul 2024Europe’s grumpy farmers are a symptom of wider malaise
Farmers are not the only ones resisting modernity
5 min read5 Jul 2024Mint Explainer: The huge economic disruption that protests can cause
The ongoing farmers’ protest is causing daily losses of about ₹500 crore for businesses in Punjab, Haryana, and border areas of the National Capital Region, according to trade bodies. Here’s a closer look at the economic fallout from this and other protests in India and around the world.
5 min read4 Mar 2024Farmers Observe Black Friday; Announce A Tractor Rally, Effigy Burning Plans | Watch
A massive tractor rally, burning effigy of the World Trade Organisation and observation of black Friday to condole the Death of Shubhkaran Singh, who died during the farmers’ protest on the Khanuri border, in Sangrur district of Punjab, The farmers’ protest which started on 13 February is gaining momentum.
23 Feb 2024‘Rejected’: Farmers Dismiss Centre’s MSP Offer; Protest To Resume | Watch
The protesting farmers have rejected the government’s proposal in its entirety and have decided to continue with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ March. On Sunday, the group of ministers entrusted to negotiate a truce with the protesting farmers met with members of the farmers’ union and proposed a plan guaranteeing minimum prices for some crops currently traded with no such safeguard. However, the farmers rejected the proposal terming it insufficient.
21 Feb 2024The Politics, Economics & Impact Of MSP; What Is Swaminathan’s MSP Formula | Mint Explains
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16 Feb 2024Bharat Bandh: Delhi incurs loss of ₹300 crore so far, says traders’ body as farmers’ protests continue
Bharat Bandh: Amid the ongoing strike by Samyukta Kisan Morcha and Bharatiya Kisan Union, CAIT’s national secretary general raises concerns about losing ₹300 crore worth of business so far for Delhi.
2 min read16 Feb 2024What Are Protesting Farmers Demanding From The Government | Mint Explains
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16 Feb 2024Farmers Give ‘Delhi Chalo’ Call; Security Tightened Around The Capital | Watch
All roads leading to Delhi are being readied to impede the movement of farmers who are headed to Delhi, once again. With the memories of the last farmers’ protest which caused chaos across Delhi-NCR still fresh, state governments and the centre have taken multiple measures to impede the flow of farmers who are set to arrive at Delhi borders tomorrow.
15 Feb 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared