1000 more APMCs will join eNAM platform, FM says in subtle message to farmer groups that mandis will co-exist with private playersSections of political as well as farmer leaders had been skeptical that the BJP-ruled states were trying to weaken APMCs by throwing agricu...
01 Feb, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
Indian Railways eyes Rs 50 crore from leasing of commercial complexes near stationsThe Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has floated two RFPs for development and leasing of 15 multi-functional complexes for a lease pe...
22 Jun, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
e-NAM: An idea that began as modest experiment in Gulbarga APMC eight years agoThere are about 7000 mandis in the country with about 5000 of them being small and medium ones. The rest are either large or medium ones.
05 Jul, 2019, 03.18 PM IST
Farmers expect to get good returns from pulses as new crop ready to hit marketsFresh crop has slowly started reaching mandis in growing areas and prices are ruling between Rs 90/kg and Rs 100/kg as against about Rs 50/...
30 Nov, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Centre to scale up Karnataka’s e-Mandi model to national scaleThe e-market has been so successful that the NDA govt is setting aside politics and holding up the Cong-ruled state’s programme as a model ...
07 Jul, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
ESIC to run its existing medical colleges says Labour Minster Bandaru DattatreyaThe ministry has decided that ESIC will not to venture into the medical education sector and hence will not set up any new medical college ...
23 Mar, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
NCDEX welcomes Rs 200 crore Central Sector Scheme in Economic SurveyRecognising the fragmented and distortion ridden agricultural market as the one of the most striking problems in agriculture growth.
27 Feb, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
Employees' State Insurance Corporation spent Rs 5,345 crore on 12 medical college projectsThe estimated cost of the 12 medical college projects was Rs 9,990.84 crore and ESIC has incurred an expenditure of Rs 5,345.5 crore.
25 Feb, 2015, 05.16 PM IST
NCDEX Spot Exchange, Karnataka government set up unified market platformNSPOT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCDEX, and the Karnataka government have jointly set up Unified Market Platform (UMP) that will offer e...
23 Feb, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
Medical institutes' plan worth Rs 20,000 crore may dig into finances of ESICThe 31 institutions approved & being implemented include 9 post-graduate medical institutes, 15 medical colleges, 3 dental colleges, 2 nurs...
17 Feb, 2014, 03.47 AM IST
- NCDEX Spot plans to implement e-tendering system in 8 states
NCDEX Spot Exchange started e-tendering project under agreement with Karnataka government, which wanted to procure tur dal for mid-day meal...
23 Dec, 2012, 12.52 PM IST
- Maharashtra farmers sell pulses below government’s minimum support price
Farmers are being compelled to sell their produce below the MSP as the crop does not meet the quality criteria for government procurement.
08 Nov, 2012, 11.33 AM IST
Bandh derails trading in commoditiesThin trading was the order of the day in commodity markets.
06 Jul, 2010, 12.26 AM IST
- Karnataka govt likely to hike procurement price of tur-dal
Consumers in Karnataka would have to shell out more for tur-dal as the state government looks at the possibility of hiking procurement pric...
22 Aug, 2009, 03.56 AM IST
- Karnataka govt may hike procurement price of tur dal
The decision could be taken around October/November just ahead of the arrival of the new crop in the mandis.
21 Aug, 2009, 05.17 AM IST
- Chana fails to shake off downtrend at NCDEX futures
Chana prices have been falling continuously for the past one week. The NCDEX chana contract opened steady on Friday but witnessed downtrend...
04 Dec, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Chana prices slashed down
Chana prices have been falling continuously from past four days. The NCDEX chana contract opened steady but witnessed downtrend of prices i...
01 Dec, 2006, 10.16 PM IST