Bharath Beej Swaraj Manch and the Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh, two organisations of farmers, have written to the Union Agriculture Ministry against the proposed amendments. File. As the ‘Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group’ to enhance the Multilateral System (MLS) under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the ‘Plant Treaty’) meets in … Read more
Shivamogga: Two farmers died after they came in contact with live electric wire at their farm at Shettikoplu village in Arasikere taluk on Tuesday (June 18, 2025). The police have identified the deceased as Balegowda, 73, of Shettikoppa and Hombe Gowda, 55, a native of Kudakundi village. They were neighbours. They came in contact with … Read more
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s birthday greetings to Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday (May 18, 2025) were laced with a dig at the Narendra Modi government, whom he accused of “continuously ignoring” Mr. Dhankhar’s impassioned pleas on behalf of the agitating farmers. Mr. Dhankhar, who … Read more
The female calves produced by using the sex-sorted semen technology under the Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency (APLDA) has planned to promote artificial insemination of cattle using sex-sorted semen technology extensively to ensure more female calves, thereby increasing milk production and income … Read more
फसलों का न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य (MSP) वर्षों से किसानों का सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा बना हुआ है. अब यह सियासत का बड़ा औजार बन चुका है. जहां आंदोलन कर रहे अधिकांश किसान संगठन यह आरोप लगा रहे हैं कि मोदी सरकार एमएसपी खत्म करना चाहती है, वहीं मुख्य विपक्षी पार्टी कांग्रेस भी एमएसपी को लेकर संसद … Read more
Water cannons being used on Congress workers during their protest against the Punjab government in Chandigarh on Friday, March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid the crackdown on protesting farmers by Punjab Police, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and Bharti Kisan Union (Ugrahan) [BKU (U)] on Friday (March 21, 2025) declined to participate in … Read more
CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam addressing farmers from in and around Parandur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ CPI(M) leader and State president of the All India Kisan Sabha P. Shanmugam on Sunday (February 23, 2025) said that if the Tamil Nadu government did not give up its proposal to construct an airport … Read more
T. Harish Rao. | Photo Credit: File Photo HYDERABAD Former minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao has alleged that the Congress government in the State is deceiving paddy farmers by delaying payment of ₹432 crore bonus for 8.64 lakh tonnes of fine varieties procured about 50 days ago. In a letter … Read more
A 48-year-old village assistant at Kozhavoor village near Polur town in Tiruvannamalai was arrested on Tuesday by sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 1,500 from a farmer to issue non-objection certificate (NOC) to enrol under Chief Minister’s Farmers Security Scheme for monthly allowance. DVAC sources … Read more
The Economic Survey for 2024-25 revealed that the annual growth rate of agricultural income has been 5.23% over the past ten years. Agriculture and its associated activities have always been a crucial pillar of India’s economy, playing a substantial role in both national income and employment generation. However, ahead of the Budget for 2025, there … Read more