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Ahead of Bihar polls, Centre announces MSP hikes for 6 rabi crops including wheat, lentils and safflower
October 02, 2025 3:09 am
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chairmanship, approved the MSP hikes days before the announcement of the Bihar Assembly elections.
UP cabinet approves MSP rise for paddy, Rs 647 crore in scholarships and new expressway plan
September 27, 2025 2:39 am
State sets ambitious procurement targets for kharif, expands support for students and industry with textile parks and urban seed funding
Solution to import dependence on vegetable oil does not lie in hiking MSP
June 21, 2025 6:49 am
MSPs have no meaning, unless accompanied by physical procurement as with rice and wheat
Extend period for crop procurement at MSP: Karnataka High Court
June 01, 2025 1:54 pm
The Karnataka High Court is informed that since harvests happen beyond the traditional seasons, farmers end up selling crops to middlemen at prices below the MSP.
Punjab Agriculture Policy 2023: Stuck in govt red tape, policy that pushes for farm reforms, offers urgent solutions to agrarian crisis
May 31, 2025 12:49 pm
The policy records several things — from the farm suicide data (up till 2018) to farm debt, including Rs 73,673 crore in institutional debt.
Reading the MSP hike: Reset needed
May 30, 2025 6:55 am
But for now, increase in MSPs is well-timed and well-intentioned
Centre announces MSP hike for 14 Kharif crops; highest for ragi, 3% increase for paddy
May 29, 2025 2:01 am
In absolute terms, the highest increase in MSP over the previous year has been for niger seed (Rs 820 per quintal) followed by ragi (Rs 596), cotton (Rs 589) and sesamum (Rs 579).
Knowledge Nugget: What you must know about the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for UPSC Exam
May 04, 2025 10:08 pm
The Centre on Wednesday increased the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane. What is FRP? How is the price of sugarcane determined for farmers? How does FRP differ from MSP? Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to learn about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
Deliberate web of lies was spun to suggest conflict between Nehru and Sardar Patel: Congress
April 09, 2025 1:05 am
At CWC meeting in Gujarat, party says will tread Patel's path to fight religious divide and wealth inequality
Delhi’s farmers demand cheaper electricity, subsidy on fertilisers; CM assures assistance
March 16, 2025 2:03 am
On Saturday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh held a meeting with farmer representatives at the Delhi Secretariat as part of the public consultation series for the BJP’s ‘Viksit Delhi Budget.’
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