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Onion prices have surged in Nashiks Lasalgaon Mandi, said mandi traders in the area on Saturday.

As the protests over new farm laws in parts of north India continue, the government says that domestic and the international outcry over its reform measures is based on half-truths and lacks understanding about the exigencies of the Indian agriculture sector.

They fear the laws could shrink employment and raise prices. Feb 17, 2021 · 06:30 am Farmers block a road in Punjabs Bathinda during the nationwide chakka jam demonstration on Saturday, February 6. | PTI For 32-year-old Goldie, a tailor from Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, the slogan ‘Kisan Mazdoor Ekta’ – farmer-worker unity – rings true. “No one asks me if I am a Dalit,” he said. “Everyone eats together. It is a milestone for us.” Goldie has bee...

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Baldev Singh Dhillon and Kamal Vatta THE three farm laws enacted last year are witnessing an intense debate on their perceived impact on the Indian farmer. However, the implications for the average Indian consumer as well as for society on the whole have escaped attention. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955, is aimed at regulating essential commodities such as foodstuffs to discourage hoarding and black marketeering so that an average consumer does not suffer from malpractices in the markets. ...

The Government had committed to double farm income by 2022. Even though the productivity of most crops had doubled, the income did not double in real terms precisely due to inefficiencies and imperfections in APMC...

Nodeep Kaur’s Arrest Brings Plight of India’s Landless Dalit Labourers Starkly to Light Kaurs incarceration has amplified the cause she stands for: that of a poor and marginalised labour force that has almost no rights and is completely at the mercy of employers. Nodeep, a member of the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, was arrested on January 12 when she participated in a protest held by unpaid labourers near the Singhu border. Photo: Twitter/@meenaharris Rights13/Feb/2021 Thanks to the Twi...

India’s Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology stated that the threat to fine or jail Twitter employees was issued after the social media service’s algorithms promoted protests that could potentially lead to imminent violence and affect public order situation in the country. Indian farmers protesting new laws All around India, farmers have gone on protest, demanding that the government repeal new agricultural laws.  The three new laws –  the Farmer’s Produce Trade and...

Some people trying to create confusion over new farm laws: BJP MP ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Feb 12 2021 20:06 IST | ​ 0 Views Bhupender Yadav. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 12 : Talking about the ongoing farmers agitation against the three Central farm laws, BJP national General Secretary Bhupender Yadav said on Friday that some people are trying to create an atmosphere of confusion over new farm laws. Interacting with lawyers in the national capita...

Toggle navigation Firefighting operations being carried out in a cylinder godown where a massive fire broke out due to cylinder blast in Mumbais Versova on Wednesday. [Photo/ANI] Mumbai: One arrested in connection with Versova cylinder blast ANI | Updated: Feb 11, 2021 08:26 IST Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 11 (ANI): A person has been arrested on charges of storing cylinders illegally and booked under Sections 308 (attempt to commit culpable...