Bihar Conclave 2025

Farmers

Government approves major MSP hikes, launches Pulses Mission and clears key infrastructure and research initiatives.

PM Modi launches nationwide ‘GST Utsav’ from Navratri, touting lower rates and a two-slab structure to cut prices and boost industry.

Supreme Court urges stricter action against stubble burning, highlighting environmental risks and weak enforcement in North India.

Over 50 lakh farmers have joined 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in just five years, boosting incomes, lowering costs, and strengthening collective bargaining.

Farmers across India praised PM Modi for protecting their interests by taking a firm stand on trade agreements despite foreign pressure.

BJP leader ANS Prasad, lauded efforts of the prime minister to launch the Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, called it a step towards agriculture.

India’s ethanol blending programme has cut crude oil imports and boosted farmers’ income, said Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Gujarat faced the brunt of unseasonal weather on Monday, with rains, hailstorms, and gusty winds battering several parts of the state.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reaffirmed the Modi government’s support for farmers, highlighting continued procurement at MSP.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said agriculture is India’s economic backbone and farmers its soul.