The nearly two-month long farmers’ agitation in and around India’s national capital has caused business losses worth 500 billion rupees, dampening the post-covid economic recovery, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). The government has proposed to suspend three controversial farm laws for one-and-a-half years and try to achieve a resolution with the farmers […]
Indian Farm Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday appealed to farmers to accept the new laws that had been introduced with the aim of boosting their productivity and income. “These laws have been introduced after long deliberations with experts who were of the opinion that there was a dire need for them,” he added. “The […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the implementation of three farm laws that have sparked farmer protests and said it will appoint a panel of experts to look into the matter for achieving a resolution. “The committee would hear all objections to the law. Those who wish to appear before it can do so. The committee […]
Indian agriculture sector achieved record foodgrain production and registered positive growth despite the coronavirus pandemic but the massive farmers’ protest at the borders of the national capital against the new farm laws overshadowed its remarkable performance last year. Notwithstanding the cold weather and pandemic concerns, the protest by thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and […]
India had a very good monsoon in 2019, leading to a bumper harvest early 2020. Just when the harvest season was nearing completion and the produce were about to go reach the markets when the Covid stuck. Suddenly within few hours, the entire country went on a lockdown on 24 March. The lockdown affected farm […]
Indian government officials met with representatives of farmer union groups on Wednesday in a fresh attempt to resolve their objections on three key farm laws. Divergent voices have emerged over the issues with one section leaning towards a speedy resolution of the dispute while another maintaining their demand for a complete repeal of the laws. […]
Indian Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has invited representatives of farmer union groups for talks on Wednesday to discuss their objections over three key farm laws. The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon, according to an invitation reviewed by Indoasiancommodities.com. While a section of the farmers have said they are willing to discuss broad reforms […]
For the first time since the pandemic began, there is now hope for a brighter future. Progress with vaccines and treatment have lifted expectations and uncertainty has receded. Thanks to unprecedented government and central bank action, global activity has rapidly recovered in many sectors, though some service activities remain impaired by physical distancing. The collapse […]
Adani group has denied reports that it is buying harvested crops from the farmers. The group has also rubbished any claim of fixing the price for farmers’ produce. The port-to-energy-to commodities conglomerate said it only develops and operates grain silos for Food Corporation of India (FCI). Recently, Adani’s name has been echoing during farmer protests along with Reliance […]
Indian farmers, who have staged a massive protest in the national capital against three new farm laws, remained in a deadlock with the government over their demands including a guarantee for getting minimum support prices (MSP) of crops. Thousands of farmers have arrived in the national capital, notwithstanding the ongoing Covid pandemic, as they think […]
