While farmers are demanding MSP of 50% higher than cultivation cost as per Swaminathan panel's report, ThePrint analysis finds this is already the case in MP, Punjab & Haryana.
Legal guarantee of MSP as per Swaminathan Commission formula tops the farmers' list of demands. The Congress has aligned itself with an ongoing and powerful struggle on the ground.
Congress chief Kharge announced 'legal guarantee of MSP', one of the prime demands of protesting farmers. Rahul Gandhi says more announcements for farmers being prepared in the manifesto.
Security tightened amid reports of chaotic scenes at Shambhu border 150 km away, where tear gas shells and smoke bombs have been used. Farmers have 12 demands, including a law on MSP.
Farmers' demands include MSP for their crops as a guarantee, a pension scheme for farmers over age of 58, crop insurance scheme & justice for Lakhimpur Kheri farmers.
Higher MSPs for paddy and wheat will increase burden on exchequer and discourage farmers from diversifying crops. As 2024 elections approach, there is a strong possibility of more incentives.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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