New guidelines to salvage MSP scheme for minor forest produceThe govt would frame new guidelines to salvage the scheme and align it to the way it was conceived by the Centre.
In poll season, forest items eligible for MSP doubledThe move comes close to the massive electoral losses the BJP suffered in the reserved tribal constituencies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh an...
Fourteen mega food parks to become operational this yearThe government has sanctioned 42 MFPs to be set up in the country. Out of this 13 are operational.
Government to release tribal funds ahead of pollsThe government’s minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP), which involves buying MFPs from tribals at village haats and g...
Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh tries to woo tribals with Van Dhan YojanaNext month, Chhattisgarh would become the first state to roll out India’s maiden Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in Naxal-infested Dantewada and Bija...
Centre to double Minor Forest Produce numbers for a guaranteed MSPIn a move that could directly benefit 5 crore tribals across India, the government would increase the number of MFPs from the current 24 to...
GST: HP hikes prices of multifunction printers, cartridges by up to 15%The government had asked traders and businesses to issue advertisements informing the public about increase in MRP post implementation of t...
Are tribals really benefitting from the Forest Rights Act?The administration may be under pressure to issue a large number of titles with little emphasis on quality of linkages with tribal liveliho...
UPA clearing decks to rollout new welfare scheme for tribalsThe Centre would unveil its ambitious scheme to provide MSP for 12 minor forest produce next month with a proposed budget of Rs 163.5 crore.
Xerox India aims for 45% revenue from SMB in three yearsXerox India today said it aims to gather 45 per cent of its revenue from small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the next three years.
Cabinet to decide on minimum support price (MSP) for 12 minor forest produces todayThe tribal welfare scheme is aimed at providing a safety net for forest-dwellers who depend on minor forest produces.
Laser printers drive Indian HCP market growth, says IDCThe HCP market in India was primarily driven by laser MFPs, which posted a remarkable year-on-year growth of 35.3 per cent in 2012, IDC sai...
Congress attempts to recapture tribal votes with 3-tier remuneration schemeThe plan is to have a mechanism to fix the minimum support price for a list of 10-15 non-timber forest produce, otherwise called minor fore...
- Pro-tribal welfare plan in limbo as government tightens purse-strings
UPA's plan to introduce MSP for minor forest produce is in limbo as the Centre has tightened its purse strings to curb spending.
- Govt to set MSP Panel to fix assured price on forest produce
Govt is set to constitute a Minimum Support Price (MSP) commission to fix 'assured price' tribals would receive for collecting minor forest...
- Xerox India takes lead in global launch of Mono MFPs and printers
Xerox Corporation announces the global launch of 8 mono printers and MFPs for the first time in India, ahead of the rest of the world.
- Exports sops elude herbal products
Latest export incentive package, 3% hike in DEPB rates on FOB value of their exports and on packing materials.