New Delhi: The Centre has hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for six Rabi crops like wheat, gram, lentils rapeseed and mustard, among others, from Rs 100 to Rs 500 per quintal for the marketing season…
New Delhi: India’s wheat exports have seen a miniscule rise of 10 per cent during this calendar year over last year after the government imposed a ban on shipments of the grain to other countries five…
Chandigarh: Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday announced to give Rs one lakh each to the village panchayats of his constituency, who do not burn paddy stubble. This amount will be given from his…
New Delhi: Wheat procurement as well as its minimum support price (MSP) to farmers and also number of farmers benefiting from minimum price fell in 2022-23 Rabi marketing season due to prevailing geopolitical tensions. According to…
Moscow: India is considering resuming purchases of Russian wheat with the aim of processing and re-exporting it, the TASS news agency reported. This is reportedly seen as a way for India to increase its own exports,…
Gandhinagar: Upset over a sharp fall in garlic prices in the open market as well as in the Agriculture Producer Market Committee (APMC), the farmers are distributing their produce for free among the poor. On Saturday,…
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the ban on sugar exports by a year till October 31, 2023 to ensure a check on the domestic prices and its availability in the country. The move is being…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s Agriculture Department on Sunday suspended four officials for dereliction of duty in detecting stubble burning incidents in the state. The government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against stubble burning and has been organising campaigns…
by Diptendra Raychaudhuri
The monsoon has packed up from India a few weeks ago, but not without leaving signs that are matters of grave concern. According to latest reports, the erratic monsoon has damaged crop production by reducing…
Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought a detailed report from the rural development department of Jharkhand government into the money laundering case linked to the alleged embezzlement of MGNREGA funds. The ED has also sought…
