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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicMinimum support price

Topic: Minimum support price

Featuring Friday, the Delhi power tussle and Modi’s MSP pitch

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Modi govt to bring minimum support price to promote Ayurveda

Four ministries are working to decide the minimum support prices for farmers involved in the cultivation of over 1,200 herbs.

Congress promises Patidar quota, pro-farmer schemes, 25 lakh houses in Gujarat manifesto

Farm debt to be waived; a minority ministry to be formed take care of their needs; party also promises to construct 25 lakhs new houses in five years.

इतने बड़े स्तर पर कीमतों के नियंत्रण से अफ़सरशाही में होगा इजाफा, बढ़ेगा भ्रष्टाचार

क्या न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य पर स्वामिनाथन कमेटी के सुझाव किसानों की समस्या का व्यावहारिक हल हैं?

TALK POINT: Is it time to revisit the culture of farm loan waivers, minimum support prices and take on this “moral hazard”?

As UP and Maharashtra write off farmers’ loans and MP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab struggle to tackle fresh demands for debt relief, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says the Central government will not help foot the bill. And RBI Governor Urjit Patel calls loan waivers a “moral hazard”. Is it time to revisit this culture of farm loan waivers? We ask experts.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.