Tag: farmers
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Congress announces an all-India protest from 24 Sept against the farm bill
On Monday, the Congress party announced to organize an all-India protest from 24 September against the passing of farm bills in Parliament after the party meeting. Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal stated that a meeting was called on the directions of president Sonia Gandhi and party member Rahul Gandhi to discuss the matter. The Congress ... -
19th Installment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana is supporting the small and marginal farmers in India with the annual installment of Rs.6,000. The previous/18th installment was credited on October 5,2024 and a huge attention of the beneficiaries has now turned towards the 19th installment which is expected to be in February 2025. How to Check ... -
Honouring the Life-Giving Farmers on “National Farmers’ Day”
Every year on December 23, the whole nation of India celebrates “National Farmers’ Day” to uphold the exalted contributions of farmers and the farmer’s leader, the 5th Prime Minister of India Choudhary Charan Singh who has drafted many policies and schemes for the progress of agriculture in India. Because agriculture is the “backbone of India”. ... -
India ‘Very Happy’ with WTO Conference Result
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said India is “totally happy” with the result of the 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference. This is because India continues to have complete rights to protect the interests of poor farmers and small fishermen in the country. India can continue buying food grains from farmers at assured prices ... -
Underestimating the Kisan? How Farmers Protests Can Upend the BJP’s Calculations
The protests, with the aid of farmers, towards the government’s new farm legal guidelines have been happening for over two months now. The protests first started around Delhi but have now unfolded to other parts of North India as well. These lengthy jogging protests could create political problems for the BJP inside the Hindi belt ... -
Protests Erupt as BJP Ally Joins Maharashtra Farmers Against Onion Export Duty
Farmers in Maharashtra have protested the Indian government’s plan to levy a 40% export duty on onions, which has prompted both the ruling alliances in Delhi and Mumbai to take action to defuse the situation. In an effort to allay worries and give relief to the farmers who are protesting, the National Cooperative Agricultural Marketing ... -
PM Modi Shut Opposition After Addressing Farmer Population Nation Wide
PM Modi Shut Opposition: Indian PM Narendra Modi addressed the striking farmers amidst protest against farms laws. Addressing them today, he has reassured a disgruntle lot that the Kisan Credit Card will now be made available to all farmers across India. He spoke to farmers across 23000 villages of India via a video-conferencing address. This ... -
Haryana farmers block NH-22 as they held a rally against the Centre’s farm ordinances
On Thursday, farmers from Haryana held a protest and blocked the National Highway-22 highway at Pipli, Kurukshetra district against three farm ordinances brought by the Central Government in June, 2020. Amid Covid-19 cases spike in the nation, the Haryana Home and Health ministers urged the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU), to cancel the protest either face ...







