The sixth round of talks between the Central govt and the Indian farmers?

The stalled dialogue between the center and agitating farmers' organizations is going to happen again on Wednesday. On the other hand, the protesting farmers' organizations said that the discussion will only be on the modalities to repeal the three agricultural laws and give a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP).

Relaxation in import rules now till 31 January

The government on Monday lifted the ban on onion exports. Exporters will be able to export all varieties of onions from January 1, 2021. In view of the skyrocketing prices of onion, the government had banned its export in September.

Punjab Govt. spending thousands of crore for paddy production

Punjab may hold the third position in the country in paddy yield, but the central government including the state government is spending thousands of crores of rupees to maintain this place. The Punjab government is spending a huge amount of Rs 8275 crore in the form of free electricity for irrigation to paddy producing farmers

Retail inflation will exceed the target set in the new year 2021

 

Due to nonseasonal rains, supply constraints, lockdown and other concerns, retail inflation exceeded the RBI's target this year and will deliver a setback in the new year as well. Experts say that retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index will remain around 6.3 per cent in the current financial year.

Inflation jolted this year due to nonseasonal rains, supply constraints, lock-down and other concerns.

Possibility of frost in Haryana, Punjab and advisory for farmers?

In many cities of Punjab, it was freezing in the day for the past 1 week, but today's winter broke all the records of the previous days. At the time when there was snowfall in the mountains of North India, dense fog was seen in the northern cities of Punjab. Due to dense fog, the maximum temperature was being recorded below normal for about 1 week

Vegetables prices have fallen in Country?

In the post-Corona crisis, prices of vegetables, including potatoes, were steadily increasing, while traders said that prices were going up due to reduced arrivals. Due to this, the taste of the kitchen was also becoming pale

Narendra Singh Tomar said that we are in talks with farmers and Soon it will be resolved

Amid protests on the border of Delhi for the last nearly three weeks in protest against the new agricultural laws, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Wednesday(16-12-2020) that we are in talks with many farmers 'organizations of the country including farmers' organizations in Punjab and Soon it will be resolved.

Farmers Worried about Potato Seed Price

Himachal Agriculture Department has started distributing potato seeds to the farmers of sub-divisional Sangrah. 800 bags will be distributed to farmers in areas such as Sangrah, Nauradhar, Haripur, and Andheri. The packing of 50 kg per bag has been fixed at Rs 2450.

Potato crop is under risk of Aphids and Blight

 

The king of vegetables, the potato crop is also under the grip of winter. During fog and frost, in the past, scorching and viral diseases of the crop, especially potato aphids, cause more damage. Although the scorching is just beginning, the fog increases, leaving behind the scorching leaves in the crop will leave black spots which will later engulf the potato tuber. In such a situation, potato production will also be affected.