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What Governments Getting Wrong In Approach To Talks With Farmers What Governments Getting Wrong In Approach To Talks With Farmers Updated: December 15, 2020 3:03 pm IST As the intensity and reach of the farmers protests increases, the government has unleashed a disinformation war accusing farmers of being, in turn, Khalistanis, agents of Pakistan and China, Maoists, pawns of urban Naxals, unthinking victims of opposition propaganda-vile abuse against the community of producers who have, throu...

Farmers Protest: Myths and Realities Colonel B S Nagial (Retd) The present stalemate between Government of India and protesting farmers doesn’t show any signs of resolution as of now. Farmers mainly from Punjab and Haryana are protesting against three laws enacted recently by the Central Government. These three laws are: * Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020: * It widens the space of trade areas of farmers produce of particular regions to ‘any place ...

UAE, India aim to treble food trade by 2025 NEW DELHI, December 9, 2020 By Krishnan Nayar The UAE and India aim to treble the volume of their food trade in the next five years.   Optimism in achieving this goal was expressed by a multitude of speakers from the government and private sectors in both countries at the "UAE-India Food Security Summit 2020," a two-day hybrid event, which began on Tuesday, a WAM report said.   The summit brings together about 200 businessmen, representatives ...

Farmers protests: An intellectual biography of India’s new agri laws It is time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws Gautam Chikermane December 13, 2020 11:29:47 IST Protesting farmers listen to a speaker as they hold an agitation at a highway. AP The debate around the economics and ...

An intellectual biography of India’s new farm laws A comprehensive guide to the history of India’s agriculture policy in the context of the recently enacted Farm Laws. he debate around the economics and administration of farm laws stands frozen by politics. It is, therefore, time for politicians, administrators, economists, policymakers and other concerned citizens to examine the evolution of these laws. The three laws that have been enacted by Parliament attempt to take farmers towards har...

Representative image MUMBAI: A day after the state cabinet approved draft bills for strengthening laws on prevention of atrocities against women and children, a Shiv Sena Member of Parliament has been accused of sexual harassment at the workplace. The 38-year-old complainant employed at a gas distribution agency on Friday filed a case of sexual harassment against her employer. He denied the sexual harassment charges and told TOI the woman made the allegations after she and three staff were ca...

File photo for represnetation purpose only NEW DELHI: In the last week of March 2020, as India was gearing up for first lockdown amid COVID 19 spread, an empowered-Group 3 was rushed by the Centre to facilitate availability of medical supplies: N-95 masks, testing swabs and personal protection equipment (PPE) kits. Time was the critical factor as much the situation of rising COVID cases. A new study has now disclosed key step in ensuring these supplies was indigenising the manufacturing and ...

Demanded repealing of laws, guarantee of MSP since day 1: Farm unions Even before the three agri ordinances, which were notified by the Centre on June 5 this year, came into being legally, farmer unions in Punjab had raised their banner of dissent against the three Bills since as early as June 4. Updated: December 12, 2020 6:00:14 pm Farmers listen to a speaker at Singhu border, Friday. (PTI Photo) WITH FARMERS refusing to accept the government’s proposal ...

Dr Sukhpal Singh | principal economist (agricultural marketing) and former head, economics and sociology department, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) The new agri-reforms propose a ‘two-market system’, but these might be the foundation of ‘one nation one market’. It would lead to the end of the prevailing regulated market system (APMC), which will have grave consequences for the already meagre farm income and the state revenue. The economic settings of the farmers and funding for d...