Govt to launch pan-India farmers awareness campaign from May 29 to boost output: Shivraj ChouhanAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces a nationwide campaign. It aims to educate farmers about modern farming techniques. The...
08 May, 2025, 01.55 PM IST
Pro-incumbency in Haryana, BJP will return to power with full majority: Kiran ChoudhryKiran Choudhry, a former Congress leader who joined BJP, claims there is a pro-incumbency sentiment in Haryana due to the BJP's development...
19 Sep, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Farm production rose, agricultural exports touched record Rs 3 lakh cr in 2020-21 crop year: President KovindOn the first day of the budget session of the Parliament, the President addressed the joint sitting and said, "To improve agriculture infra...
31 Jan, 2022, 02.08 PM IST
West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh question merits of PM-KISANThe most vocal critics of the scheme are officials of West Bengal govt & ministers in Madhya Pradesh.
06 Feb, 2019, 08.37 AM IST
In KCR's home turf Gajewal, it's development vs 'unreachable' CMIn 2014, the TRS chief had won the seat by a margin of 19,366 votes against Reddy, who had contested on a TDP ticket.
28 Nov, 2018, 02.05 PM IST
3 poll-bound states & making Modi PM again thrust of BJP CMs’ meetThe day-long meeting at BJP headquarters saw the chief ministers making presentations over the state of affairs in their states.
29 Aug, 2018, 06.33 AM IST
Farm distress vs rural economy conundrum: Is it real?As the elections draw near, the number of states now amenable to large loan waivers is rising.
26 Jul, 2018, 07.14 PM IST
Approval to Rs 200 per quintal hike in MSP for paddy historic betrayal by govt: Farmers organisationThe decision, taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comes less than a year befo...
04 Jul, 2018, 08.06 PM IST
Keeping the upcoming election in mind, Government shifting focus from consumers to producers: Nomura“Government policies are shifting from supporting consumers (keeping food price inflation low) to supporting food producers (raising food p...
19 Feb, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
Latest GDP numbers appear to have slain the demon of DeMon, but economic fundamentals remain a challengeFor the country as a whole, it also shows that the worst of the effects of demonetisation and teething troubles with GST may be behind us.
02 Dec, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
Why loan waivers won’t fix India's agriculture woesLoan waivers could prove to be a huge drain for the exchequer and might deal a blow to the creation of much-needed infrastructure in agricu...
11 Jun, 2017, 10.00 AM IST
West Uttar Pradesh gears up to cast its vote on an angry noteThe impact of note bandi is likely to be felt across the poll-bound region, home to several clusters of craft-driven local industries.
06 Feb, 2017, 02.50 PM IST
Rally in this controversial currency crushed everyone else in the forex marketThe electronic coin that trades and is regulated like oil and gold surged 79 per cent since the start of 2016 to $778, its highest level si...
18 Dec, 2016, 03.35 PM IST
After two years of drought, floods drown farm hopes in MarathwadaJust when the farmers of Marathwada were optimistic after two consecutive years of drought, their hopes have been dashed again, this time b...
16 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
Government expects good southwest monsoon this yearGovernment said monsoon this year is expected to be normal and directed states to chalk out plans to boost crop acreage and production in k...
11 Apr, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
BJP takes a leaf out of Mamata's book to woo farmers in BengalWith the assembly polls in West Bengal drawing near, BJP is adopting a strategy that Mamata Banerjee had taken in 2011 to win the elections.
25 Sep, 2015, 11.29 AM IST
Govt to come up with contingency plan to tackle possible El Nino effectEl Nino, which refers to the warming of the central and east Pacific and cooling of the West, occurs every four to 12 years.
25 Feb, 2014, 10.59 AM IST