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Thailand is reported to have replaced its Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after India formally registered a protest over her comments on India’s PSH (Public Stockholding) programme, PTI reported on Friday (March 1).Thai Ambassador Pimchanok Vonkorpon Pitfield had targeted India’s rice procurement programme recently. She said that ...

AS Mittal The resurgence of protests by farmers has brought attention to their longstanding struggle for sustainable profitability in the agricultural sector. Although their demands are diverse, their primary request is for a legal guarantee for MSP (Minimum Support Prices). Farmers believe that the government has not shown genuine ...

Chandigarh: A day after a meeting with Union ministers, farmer leaders taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation on Monday rejected the Centre’s proposal of procuring five crops at MSP, saying it wasn’t in farmers’ interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on February 21.Earlier, ...

Chandigarh: A panel of three Union ministers on Sunday proposed the buying of pulses, maize, and cotton crops by government agencies at minimum support prices for five years after entering into an agreement with farmers, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said. The farmer leaders said they will discuss the government’s ...

Jaipur: In a bonanza for farmers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Rajasthan government on Thursday announced an additional annual payout of Rs 2,000 to farmers under the Centre’s flagship scheme PM-KISAN as well as hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 125 to Rs 2,400 ...

The Union Home Ministry has granted the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust permission to receive foreign funds for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The trust has been authorized under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, to accept "voluntary contributions" from abroad. These ...

New Delhi: Ahead of assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. This is the highest increase by the Narendra Modi-led government ...

BATHINDA: Facing successive pest attacks, the surviving cotton crop has opened on a promising note in Punjab this year. The new cotton crop has started reaching mandis, though at a slow pace, and is fetching over Rs 9,500 per quintal against the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 6,280 ...

Willing to work with India to help Sri Lanka, says China“Recognising” the Indian government’s “great efforts” in supporting Sri Lanka, China on Wednesday expressed willingness to work with India and the international community to help Sri Lanka tide over its crushing economic crisis.GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code reforms to ...

The uptick in export of wheat following the global shortage due to the Ukraine-Russia war has led to a situation where wheat procurement is likely to be lowest in last 12 years from across India, especially from Punjab and Haryana, the two largest contributors to the ...