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Farmers' protest enters 100th day; Western Peripheral Expressway blocked

The farmers have blocked Western Peripheral Expressway in Kundli, Sonipat following their announcement of blocking the Expressway on Saturday for five hours from 11 am-4 pm.

States pull out a stock of sops and promises to woo the disgruntled farmer

What's on offer: Separate agricultural budgets, free water, stepped up direct transfers and a lot more

Procurement: A much-used tool to further the interests of political parties

One govt after another has been reaching out to the farmer just ahead of crucial polls, offering remunerative prices for his crops in a bid to score electoral victories

New farm laws to herald new era in Indian agriculture: Narendra Tomar

Asserting that the new farm reform laws will herald a new era in Indian farming, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government is still willing to continue talks with protesting unions

Political parties, other groups support farmers' Bharat Bandh on Dec 8

Centre working on response to farmer issues eve as the latter reiterate demand for full repeal of the three acts and the draft electricity bill 2020

Twice in 24 hours, PM Narendra Modi assures farmers MSP will be protected

This, even as states rushed to guard their turf and nullify the impact of the Bills

Farm Bills: Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers

Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which were constituted by the previous Congress government

Stimulating rural demand

Farm reform focus should shift to income generation

The govt may make PM's crop insurance scheme voluntary and that may kill it

The proposal to make PMFBY voluntary was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's 2019 election manifesto. Why is the government proposing to jettison the scheme?