Food inflation has always been a wild card. In October, food and beverages component of Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 7 per cent y/y. It had averaged 7.6 per cent during April-October vs. headline…
Chandigarh: Punjab government on Sunday announced to make it mandatory for brick-kilns across the state to use 20 per cent of straw as fuel. It was disclosed by Environment, Science and Technology Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
