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    Protesting farmers moot Rs 30,000-cr govt corpus to end MSP row

    Gyan Verma
    6 March 2025 8:37 PM IST

    If Centre is willing to pay difference between market rate and MSP of 23 crops, immediate legal guarantee for MSP may not be crucial, say farmers; will Centre agree?

    Protesting farmers moot Rs 30,000-cr govt corpus to end MSP row
    Farm matters
    This rice variety could tackle diabetes epidemic in South India
    Farm matters

    This rice variety could tackle diabetes epidemic in South India

    27 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
    basmati rice
    Farm matters

    Basmati GI tag: Odds stacked against Madhya Pradesh amid India-Pak row

    3 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Union Budget, agriculture sector, agrarian distress, MSP
    Budget 2025-26

    Budget: Ambitious schemes fall short of addressing stark agrarian distress

    1 Feb 2025 6:40 PM IST
    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26

    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26

    1 Feb 2025 5:01 PM IST
    Farming

    'Farming for a fee': Enabling transition of smallholder farmers from agriculture

    27 Jan 2025 12:32 PM IST
    A view from Bengalurus Basavanagudi market. Avarekai has started arriving to the city, bit delayed. The Federal Photos

    Avarebele Mela 2025: Bengaluru's unique beans festival turns 25

    28 Nov 2024 6:41 PM IST
    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    12 Nov 2024 6:30 AM IST
    onions

    Red vs White | Maharashtra farmers fume over 'pro-Gujarat' onion export ban

    8 Nov 2024 5:56 PM IST
    farmer msp

    PM 'dedicates' biofortified cereals to nation; his govt should also procure them preferentially

    21 Oct 2024 6:06 PM IST
    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAIs U-turn on A2 milk

    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAI's U-turn on A2 milk

    2 Sept 2024 6:30 AM IST
    paddy cultivation

    Centre raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25

    19 Jun 2024 9:54 PM IST
    mango tree, farm

    Drought, severe heat, mildew attacks play havoc on mango production

    5 May 2024 6:57 PM IST
    haveri election rally of congress

    Farmer suicides, agrarian crisis largely ignored in election season

    22 April 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    K Giriprakash
    15 March 2024 6:30 AM IST

    The sudden price crash of Byadagi chillies, which have uses ranging from culinary to cosmetic, is merely symptomatic of the larger issue plaguing...

    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    13 March 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Agriculture

    Nearly 8,300 soil testing labs set up since 2014-15 to help boost crop yield

    25 Feb 2024 4:18 PM IST
    R Gopinath of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

    Corporate tax holidays are 'sops', farmer subsidies are 'welfare': Scientist

    25 Feb 2024 4:07 PM IST
    Farmers protest

    2021 vs 2024: A tale of two farmer protests

    19 Feb 2024 6:04 PM IST
    farmer protest combo

    Divided by borders, united by hope: Why European, Indian farmers are protesting

    12 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
    IFFCO Nano Urea

    Interim Budget: Nano urea can cut subsidy bills, but what about yield?

    4 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
    Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

    Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

    31 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister

    How biofortification can tackle undernourishment better

    1 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

    Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

    28 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
    How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

    How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

    12 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
    How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

    How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

    2 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
    Need new bajra cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

    Need new 'bajra' cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

    9 Sept 2023 4:43 PM IST
    As onion gets costlier, govts measures to rein in prices anger farmers

    As onion gets costlier, govt's measures to rein in prices anger farmers

    21 Aug 2023 3:14 PM IST
    monsoon rice

    Monsoon’s uneven march may cast shadow on India’s rice production

    4 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
    El Nino wheat food supply prices

    El Nino this year may hit local production, but not impact food supply on global scale

    18 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
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