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Narendra Singh Tomar
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief timeline of the meetings between the farmers and the governmentTraces the rounds of talks between the Centre and protesting farm unions from October 2020 to January 2021, none of which broke the deadlock over repeal of the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaStill no resolution to farmers’ grievances; next round of talks on December 5Talks between the Centre and farm unions on the new farm laws ended without agreement after about eight hours, with unions holding out for repeal and another round set for December 5.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCentre sparks hope for negotiation, offers to put farm laws on hold for a yearAfter the tenth round of talks on 20 January 2021, the Centre offered to put the three farm laws on hold while a committee deliberates, and unions agreed to consider it.
- Policy & trade, IndiaPresident accepts Badal’s resignation; food processing portfolio to have new headHarsimrat Kaur Badal quit the Union Cabinet in protest against two farm bills, and Narendra Singh Tomar has been given charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.