The Bill, which seeks to undo the changes that were brought by the BJP government in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, had been referred to the select committee by the Legislative Council. | Photo Credit: File photo Recommending reforms to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) in the State, the select committee of the Legislative … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Kisan Union on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the three farm laws which has triggered farmers’ protests in the country. BKU president Bhanu Pratap Singh alleged that the laws would lead to commercialisation and cartelisation in agriculture, affecting the country’s food security. The law would lead to dismantling of the … Read more
By Brijendra SinghPre-Independence Punjab was relatively accomplished in agricultural production. By the 1930s, however, the farming community was mired in indebtedness due to the exploitative nature of the existing system. One of the earliest set of institutional agrarian reforms came about with the Punjab Debtors Act, 1936, and the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1939, … Read more
In December 2010, newspapers ran out of print reporting on what was dubbed as ‘The Great Indian Onion Robbery’. They highlighted speculative traders cornering the onion markets, with wholesale traders in Delhi purchasing the vegetable at Rs 34 a kg, while it was retailed at Rs 80 a kg, a mark-up of 135%. Typically, 45% … Read more
NEW DELHI: The NDA parties, barring Shiromani Akali Dal, backed the government openly during the debate in Rajya Sabha on the two Farm Bills on Sunday but just three parties- YSRCP, Tamil Manila Congress and BPF- among the non-NDA, non-UPA groups came out in support. The Opposition underlined its concerns over the likelihood of Minimum … Read more