Union Agriculture Minister
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan extends birthday wishes to PM Modi, recalls his first meeting with him
India | Sep 17, 2025, 11:01 AM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shared birthday greetings for PM Narendra Modi, highlighting his personal admiration for the Prime Minister and recalling a cherished memory from their first meeting during the Unity Yatra in 1992-93.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan hails GST cuts, says farmers to gain big benefits: Know product-wise savings
India | Sep 06, 2025, 02:11 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that GST cuts on agricultural machinery will significantly reduce input costs for farmers. He stressed the reforms will accelerate farm mechanisation, improve efficiency, and ultimately boost incomes.
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Farmers protest: Security tightened at Shambhu border as police remove concrete barricades | VIDEO
India | Mar 20, 2025, 09:32 AM ISTPunjab Police said that the protest sites have been cleared after dismantling temporary structures and stages, and removing trolleys and other vehicles stationed by the farmers. Notably, farmers have been protesting in support of various demands including a legal guarantee to MSP for crops.
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Modi govt makes digital farmer IDs mandatory for new PM Kisan beneficiaries: All you need to know
India | Jan 09, 2025, 08:28 AM ISTThe government plans to issue digital farmer IDs to approximately 110 million farmers in the next few years which will support various agricultural initiatives. This shift to digital IDs represents a step forward in modernizing agricultural welfare systems.
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Exclusive: Shivraj Singh Chouhan slams Cong, says 'farmers now earning 50 pc profit on their costs'
India | Oct 16, 2024, 08:32 PM ISTIn an exclusive interview with India TV, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a strong attack on Congress while addressing the concerns of farmers. He asserted that Congress has always been "anti-farmer."
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Farmers protest: 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at Ramlila Maidan, elaborate security arrangements in place
Delhi | Mar 14, 2024, 01:17 PM ISTThe Samyukta Kisan Morcha has appealed to farmers and workers to make the 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' massive and peaceful. It also urged all the mass and class organisations and unions of workers, students, youth and women to join the mahapanchayat.
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Farm laws are beneficial and are in favour of farmers, says Agriculture Minister NS Tomar
News | Jul 22, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTCountry has witnessed that these farm laws are beneficial & are in favour of farmers. We have had discussions about these laws. If they express their issues with the laws point-wise, we can discuss it: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
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Sharad Pawar makes a U-turn over farm laws, says 'amend, not scrap' farm laws
News | Jul 02, 2021, 05:40 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has welcomed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar's recent comments on the new farm laws. Pawar had on Thursday suggested that the new farm laws must not be totally scrapped but the certain amendments should be done.
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Sharad Pawar favours amendments to farm laws; Tomar welcomes Pawar’s stance
News | Jul 02, 2021, 04:20 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has welcomed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar's recent comments on the new farm laws. Pawar had on Thursday suggested that the new farm laws must not be totally scrapped but the certain amendments should be done.
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'There is hidden agenda in farmers protest': Anil Vij
News | Jun 10, 2021, 10:20 PM ISTSpeaking on farmers protest, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on June 09 criticized farmers for telling their objections in the farm laws.
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Tomar counters 'misinformed' Pawar, says 'new farm laws won't affect MSP, mandis'
News | Jan 31, 2021, 07:00 PM ISTUnion Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday countered NCP President Sharad Pawar and said that the new farm laws will not affect the current MSP system and mandis. His response came a day after Pawar claimed that the Centre's agriculture laws will adversely impact the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement and weaken the 'Mandi'system.
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Parkash Singh Badal seeks Rs 10,000 per acre compensation
National | Mar 08, 2015, 06:26 PM ISTChandigarh: With unseasonal rain damaging the standing wheat crop in several areas of Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday sought compensation for the farmers from the central government.Expressing concern over the major losses
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Exclusive: BJP will fare better in Bihar assembly polls, claims Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh
National | Feb 18, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh is one of the tallest BJP leaders from Bihar, and is trusted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has asked him to prepare a blueprint to boot
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At a glance: Sharad Pawar, the Maratha strongman
National | Oct 23, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Sharad Pawar is one of the veterans of Indian politics.Young Pawar with Indira GandhiHe started his career with Congress and remained with the party for the maximum period of his political life.Pawar with
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Pawar complains of uneasiness, cuts short Sangli visit
India | Mar 24, 2013, 06:18 PM ISTPune, Mar 24: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today cut short his visit to Sangli after taking ill and arrived in the city for rest, party sources said.Pawar started feeling uneasy in Kolhapur on way
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Pawar complains of uneasiness, cuts short Sangli visit
National | Mar 24, 2013, 06:12 PM ISTPune, Mar 24: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today cut short his visit to Sangli after taking ill and arrived in the city for rest, party sources said.Pawar started feeling uneasy in Kolhapur on way
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Hazare Says He Is Ready To Apologise
India | Nov 24, 2011, 10:39 PM ISTPune, Nov 24: After committing a faux-pas in his reaction to the attack on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Anna Hazare said tonight that he was ready to apologise if his remark was perceived to
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Hazare Writes To PM
India | Apr 06, 2011, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that insinuations that his fast was instigated were an "insult" to his wisdom, as political leaders wanting to make common cause
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After Anna Attack, Pawar Quits GoM On Corruption
India | Apr 06, 2011, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 6: Under attack from social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today quit the Group of Ministers(GoM) on corruption, saying he does not want to be "associated"