Tag: farmers
tomato prices: Tomato shoots above Rs 100: Why prices are turning red hot
An acute shortage of the bright, red fruit has been burning the Indian pockets for the past few days. The tomatoes prices have surged upto…
Tomato prices double due to heat, delayed rainfall
Tomato prices have doubled in the past week in most parts of the country to ₹80-120 per kg in the retail market, while wholesale prices…
Maharashtra govt advises farmers to hold back kharif sowing
The Maharashtra government has advised farmers to hold back sowing of kharif crops till the state gets sufficient rainfall. Maharashtra is the top producer of…
Big relief for farmers: Modi Cabinet hikes minimum support prices for 2023-24 kharif crops, check details – The Economic Times Video
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for kharif…
Govt removes 40 pc procurement ceiling for tur, urad, masur under PSS to boost domestic production
The Centre on Tuesday said it has removed the procurement ceiling of 40 per cent on three pulses — tur, urad and masur — under…
Maharashtra farmers to get Rs 12,000 annually under ‘Kisan Samman Nidhi’, announces CM Shinde – The Economic Times Video
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on May 30 attended the cabinet meeting held in Mumbai. Considering the issues faced by the farmers of states, the…
himachal pradesh natural farming: Himachal Pradesh aims to bring additional 30,000 acres of land under natural farming in FY24
The agriculture department of Himachal Pradesh has set the target to bring an additional 30,000 acres of land under natural farming in 2023-24. So far,…
Winter Crops: Weather threatens Indian winter crops just before harvesting
Untimely rains and hailstorms could damage India‘s key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas just before harvesting begins for plants that have already…
itc: Axis Bank partners with ITC to offer rural lending products to farmers in remote region
Axis Bank on Thursday announced its partnership with ITC Limited to offer the bank’s lending products and services to farmers who are a part of…
No income tax on agri produce for next 2 fiscal years: Bengal FM Chandrima Bhattacharya
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has decided that farmers will not have to pay income tax on any agricultural product for the next two fiscal…