The corona welfare package is largely aimed at the rural poor, but it is the economically vulnerable in the urban centres who will need a lot of support On March…
Chandigarh: Faced with an acute shortage of labour following the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, an agriculture crisis looms large over Punjab and Haryana where farmers are set to…
The shops would be open for two-and-a-half hours daily from 9.30 am to 12 noon. They have been asked to ensure social distancing among customers and proper sanitation. SAMBALPUR: In…
To ensure that farmers do not face problems in harvesting, the Centre has directed concerned ministries and state governments to follow the exemptions strictly, he added. NEW DELHI: Agriculture Minister…
Small farmers and laborers are among the worst hit; wheat harvest is under a cloud. The lockdown in India’s bread basket of Punjab in the wake of the coronavirus disease…
Traders say the current situation will devastate farmers as their produce will start rotting, while urban consumers will face sky-high prices unless the authorities take urgent steps. Policemen say it…
A view of BPL cardholders at a government ration shop at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru on Monday. Consumers throng the PDS shop to buy supplies as the Karnataka government proposes to…
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