Times of India (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in the drought-hit kharif season, union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
BangaloreDomestic demand for milk is increasing, says Sharad Pawar Staff Reporter ‘National Dairy Plan to achieve 180 million tonnes of milk ready’ — Photo: K. Murali Kumar All smiles: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily at the launch of the semen station at Hesaraghatta in Bangalore on Saturday. Bangalore: “The domestic demand...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
At the annual Economic Editor's conference, Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was in a tight spot owing to the looming sugar crisis in the country.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
"Inflation in food articles is a matter of concern and the Government of India have taken several steps to arrest the increase in prices of these commodities," food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar told the Economic Editors' conference.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Bangalore: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that top soil had been washed away in the floods in parts of some districts in the State according to information received from the Karnataka Government. He was speaking ...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
HUBLI: A band of activists, led by Karnataka Development Forum president Patil Puttappa, has demanded commencement of three new inter-city train services from Hubli and patenting of Khadi to protect it from fake players and declaring it as "India's national fabric". Puttappa, who led the delegation to Delhi to meet central ministers, told reporters on returning here on Saturday that they...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
HassanRevanna seeks minimum support price for maize Staff Correspondent Farmers urged not to sell produce till they get a good price HASSAN: The former Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Revanna has asked the Government to declare Minimum Support Price (MSP) for maize. “If this is not done by Monday, all Janata Dal (S) MLAs and panchayat members from the district will stage a dharna...
Times of India (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Sharad Pawar has emerged as a more powerful politician than before due to the complete failure of the Congress to get a definitive edge in the Maharashtra portfolio-sharing negotiations.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said a good showing during the rabi season may go a long way in ameliorating the situation.
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
New Delhi, Nov. 4: Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said food prices were expected to stabilise after the rabi crop is harvested early next year.
Times of India (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Terming it strange that instead of initiating immediate steps to curb price hike, BJP said Sharad Pawar and Montek S Ahluwalia have bowed down before the problem.
Times of India (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar admitted inflation in food prices was worrying and that there was a clear demand-supply gap in commodities like rice which has been worst hit by this year's drought.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The 48-hour deadline set by chief minister-designate Ashok Chavan threw both parties in a frenzy. The NCP president and Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar held a meeting with his senior party leaders at the Mumbai airport as he was travelling to Coimbatore. In Delhi, Antony and Ahmed Patel held meetings with party president Sonia Gandhi, who had met Union industries...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday said that it is highly unlikely that soaring food prices will come back to reasonable levels in the near future. Citing the poor monsoon this year as the reason, Pawar added that the prices of food items are expected to stabilize after the harvest season early next year. Speaking at the Economic Editors conference here, the minister...
India eNews (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Monday said union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is also the NCP chief, was not consulted before the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed.
