Jai Kisan Andolan launches 'MSP loot calculator' to show losses incurred by farmersAccording to Avik Saha, the national convenor of Jai Kisan Andolan - a nationwide movement dedicated to farmers' rights, the calculator wou...
Harsimrat Kaur Badal launches a portal to monitor prices of tomato, onion and potato“The government is aiming to strike balance between the interests of farm producers and consumers through this monitoring system that will ...
Potato prices give jitters to traders, cold store ownersPotato arrivals have picked up in January and brought drown prices by Rs 3-6 per kg. In the ongoing season, rainfall had impacted the sowin...
Potato wholesale prices firm up due to heavy rainsPotato prices usually plummet in India by January as fresh arrivals gather pace in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Haryana. Retail p...
India to resume Curry Leaf exports to EUthe agriculture ministry is in the process of notifying the standards, which will also endorse the leaves with the Agmark certification.
Mauritius' Mandala Capital to acquire majority stake in EFRACThe PE firm is picking up a majority stake of 51 % in the startup, which Swiss food giant Nestle had used to test Maggi instant noodles dur...
Forward Markets Commission grants permission to MCX to launch new contracts in 2015MCX has been permitted to launch fresh contracts in commodities such as gold, silver, aluminium, nickel, crude palm oil, and cardamom among...
Battle Lok Sabha 2014: AIADMK and DMK trade "betrayal" barbsThe list of betrayals listed out by either party is long and with about a fortnight left for polling; there is no let up in trading of such...
M M Pallam Raju writes to MPs to ensure meeting on midday meal schemeIn a letter, Raju requested MPs to take up with the district administration in their respective constituencies to hold the meeting soon to ...
Indian cuppa to get quality assurance and certification tag TrusTEAThe certification tag - aimed at covering over 50% of the Indian Tea market by 2016 - will be registered in India and global markets.
- FMC examining quality specification of agri-futures contract
On the sealing of warehouses, he said the FMC has asked NCDEX to take up the matter with the state government and food safety authority for...
- PDS rice may be exported as govt mum on MEP
The failure of the DGFT to specify the minimum export price (MEP) in its March 1 notification on overseas sales of select varieties of non-...
- Antibiotics in most honey brands: Study
According to a study, most honey brands being sold in the country contain varying amounts of antibiotics and their consumption over time co...
- Quality stamp for drugs in works
The ministry of health seeks to introduce a quality mark for the Rs 35,000-crore generic drugs market to enable consumers distinguish betwe...
- Quality marks for generic drugs may be must soon
The government and the industry are in talks to introduce quality marks for these medicines to ensure consumers don’t buy sub-standard drug...
- BIS may be made nodal marking agency
The Centre is actively considering making the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body, the nodal marking agency. Moot...
Govt to ensure duty-free basmati entry to EUNEW DELHI: When it is basmati, oneupmanship between EU and India appears to go with the grain. While Europe’s fraud inspectors have asked I...