farm laws

New Delhi: A Supreme Court-appointed committee formed in January, has submitted its report on farm laws. "The report was submitted on March 19," committee member Anil Ghanwat told NDTV.  However, he refused to divulge any details, saying…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the need for reforms in the agricultural sector to help farmers realise better prices for their produce. “We have to expand our country’s agriculture sector into the global market for…

New Delhi: The year is just over five weeks old, yet internet services have been suspended by the Centre or state governments 10 times already in the country. India holds the dubious ‘world record’ of being the country having effected most…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has paused three controversial laws at the core of farmer protests and the government will respect the order, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday, while strongly defending the measures. The government is…

Washington: India's recently-enacted agri laws have the potential to increase farmers' income, but there is a need to provide a social safety net to the vulnerable cultivators, IMF's Chief Economist Gita Gopinath said on Tuesday, The New…

New Delhi: The protesting farmers have rejected the government’s proposal to suspend the three farm laws for 18 months and set up a joint committee to address grievances. The general body of Samyukt Kisan Morcha, umbrella body of the 40…

New Delhi: For the first time in their ongoing ‘tussle’ with protesting farmers, the Union government has proposed that the three contentious agricultural laws be suspended for 1.5 to 2 years and urged farmer unions to suspend their…

Kolkata: The Supreme Court’s order to appoint a committee to look into the farm laws and stay the implementation of the three contentious laws hasn’t quite brought cheer to the protesting farmers. Instead, they have been rejected as the…

New Delhi: Welcoming the Supreme Court’s order to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, farmers' union said they would not call off their protest until the laws are repealed. In a statement, the All India Kisan Sangharsh…

New Delhi: In a huge blow to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the three new farms laws that triggered the ongoing protest by farmers. “We are staying the three farm laws until further orders,” Chief Justice of India SA…