Topic: Agriculture
Anyone in India can now buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, but conditions apply
J&K political parties have called the central government’s notification unacceptable, saying it will hit 'poorer small land-holding' farmers in the union territory.
MSP, govt procurement of crops important part of India’s food security, says PM Modi
PM Modi was speaking at the release of a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination on the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Modi govt’s farm bill talks with Punjab farmers fail as delegation walks out of meeting
Farmer leaders from Punjab, who met Union Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal for an hour Wednesday, were incensed about the absence of any Union minister at the talks.
Agriculture isn’t just for making money, it is dharma for us, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says
Addressing RSS workers in Kota, Bhagwat says time is now in their favour, which they should use to fulfill big agendas, besides expanding the organisation.
Modi govt on right path on agriculture and labour reforms but at wrong speed
Modi govt unwisely ignoring the central difficulty of reform — while you can’t wait for all states to agree before you make changes, you can’t impose them with zero agreement, either.
What economists like Ashok Gulati still don’t understand about agriculture in India
Indian farmers have read the writing on the wall. India’s economists have not.
Farm reform bills are a beginning, not the agricultural equivalent of 1991
Govt says farmer should be free to sell to who he chooses, where he chooses, when he chooses. But fact is outcomes vary across crops & geographies, over time.
When Modi govt came to power, farmer protests increased 700% — the 3 bills are its result
Prior to 2014, Indian farmers mostly organised small protests at the state or local level. Modi govt’s inactions on its promises made farmers go national.
How Congress is justifying its stance against farm bills after backing reforms last year
In its 2019 election manifesto, Congress had promised repealing APMC Act, and Essential Commodities Act. Now, it is at the forefront of opposing similar reforms.
The disappearance of ‘samanvaye’ from Indian politics
Farmers today are facing what students, Muslims and Kashmiris have just faced: unilateral policymaking that does not believe in creating consensus.
Erdogan’s assault on Macron is the height of cynicism
There was a time when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t see the West as Turkey’s enemy and even wanted to join the European Union.
ICICI Bank’s profits jump six-fold for July-September quarter
The bank's net interest income increased by 16 per cent year-on-year to Rs. 9,366 crore in this year's second quarter from Rs 8,057 crore in last year's second quarter.
Defence
Here is why US changed Rajnath Singh’s statement on ‘reckless aggression’ by China
Both the US State and Defense departments have added footnotes to the transcripts they released on Rajnath Singh’s remarks at 2+2. The State Department has also updated the text.
5 reasons for the crisis in global Islam
If tens of crores of Muslims across the world feel they are victims of mass Islamophobia, their holy prophet shown deliberate disrespect, it is a sense of crisis and siege.