-Down to Earth Wheat and barley see the lowest increase in MSP announced by Government; red lentils the highest The farmers’ protests in Delhi and north India are in their tenth month, with the guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops as one of the main demands. Even as they rage on, the Union Government September 8, 2021 approved to increase the MSP for rabi 2022-23. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,...
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Implementing social security code a priority, says Minister -Damini Nath
-The Hindu No timeline for rolling out 4 labour codes yet Implementing the Code on Social Security, 2020 and bringing the maximum number of workers under the ambit of social security schemes were the top priorities of the Government, according to Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav. Mr. Yadav told The Hindu on Tuesday that the focus on expanding social security schemes would be discussed during the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation’s meeting on...
More »Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150% -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7 Scant rainfall in the already arid Bikaner district of Rajasthan has triggered a fear of acute drought and distress. Reports of cattle dying due to starvation have started trickling in. The district received rainfall only once in July, followed by a scant spell in the first week of September in a few areas, according to farmers. It recorded...
More »Amid protests, Centre hikes minimum support price for rabi crops -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu The Centre has increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat for the upcoming rabi season to ₹2,015 per quintal, a 2% hike from the ₹1,975 per quintal rate of last year. Oilseeds and pulses such as mustard, safflower and masoor dal saw higher MSP increases of up to 8% in a bid to encourage crop diversification, according to a statement on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic...
More »Massive march in Karnal as talks with farmers fail -Neeraj Mohan
-Hindustan Times Thousands of farmers surrounded a key Government building in Haryana chief minister’s bastion of Karnal on Tuesday evening, holding a massive show of strength and intensifying their protest over controversial police action on agitating cultivators last month Karnal/ Chandigarh: Farmers gathered at a mahapanchayat venue in Karnal, and later marched on foot to the mini secretariat building five kilometers away. They jumped over some barricades but didn’t face any serious...
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