Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Politics

Sena says Vajpayee-era NDA used to treat allies with 'respect, affection and trust'

'SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal has resigned from the Union Cabinet. Modi govt brought two anti-farmers bills and she resigned in protest. Her resignation has been accepted,' says Shiv Sena in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana'

2 min read19 Sep 2020
Education

Amritsar IIM should be named after Guru Nanak: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to name it as Sri Guru Nanak Devji 550th Centenary IIMThe state's only IIM, which is being run from a makeshift campus for the past four years, is set to get its own premises after the ground-breaking ceremony on Monday

1 min read7 Oct 2019
Politics

Three women MPs in PM Modi's Cabinet; Sushma Swaraj not sworn in

The 2014 NDA government had six women ministers in the Cabinet. This year the number dropped to threeNirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani and Harsimrat Kaur Badal took oath as Cainet ministers on Tursday

2 min read30 May 2019
Politics

Kartarpur corridor: 2 Union ministers to visit Pakistan to attend groundbreaking ceremony

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the minister for Food Processing and Industries, and Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, will attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan

2 min read25 Nov 2018
Politics

Government planning NBFC to fund food processing projects

To fund food processing projects the government is planning to create a NBFC with 20% equity investment amounting to Rs400 crore

1 min read4 Jun 2018
Industry

$11 billion investment committed during World Food India: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

With government funds put together, the total investment in food processing sector has reached $18.84 billion, says minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal

1 min read5 Nov 2017
Politics

India sets Guinness world record by cooking 918kg khichdi

The cooked dishkhichdiweighed more than the target of around 800kg set by chef Sanjeev Kapoor

2 min read4 Nov 2017
Industry

13 firms to invest Rs68,000 crore in food processing, says govt

Centre signs in-principle agreements with companies including PepsiCo, ITC at World Food India event

3 min read3 Nov 2017
Industry

Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Govt will spend Rs6,000 crore to create food processing infra

Food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal says the government wants to transform India's food economy and double farm incomes by bringing in the best global technologies

4 min read2 Nov 2017
Industry

India can be world's food factory: Harsimrat Badal

Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal urges the food processing industry to partner with farmers to bring in the latest technology and innovation

2 min read6 Oct 2017