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SFAC more than doubles onion supplies in Delhi to check priceTo prevent further spike in retail prices of onions, central agency SFAC has more than doubled the supply of the key kitchen staple to 250 ...
06 Aug, 2015, 08.45 PM IST
Rains, lower temperature to boost planning of wheat, other rabi cropsAccording to data from the agriculture ministry, total area covered under rabi – or winter-sown – crops was 6.5% less than previous year at...
15 Dec, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
Rabi crops get a boost with late winter chillAccording to data from the agriculture ministry, total area covered under rabi or winter-sown crops was 6.5% less than previous year at 47....
15 Dec, 2014, 12.08 PM IST
Rabi Crops get a boost with late winter chillThe rains that fell across north, northwest and central India since Friday is expected to boost planting of wheat, chick pea, mustard and o...
15 Dec, 2014, 07.42 AM IST
Government allows duty-free imports of pulses until March next yearThe government has extended the time for duty-free imports of pulses to March next year, a move aimed at keeping a check on prices.
04 Oct, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
Farmers to have ‘Kisan Mandi’ in Delhi by SeptemberThe mandi is expected to give both dry and cold storage space to each allottee, apart form logistics handling facilities.
23 Jul, 2014, 03.00 AM IST
- Food inflation set to ease as pulses turn cheaper by 20%
ccording to the Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, 17 million tonne of pulses are grown on 24 million hectare.
05 Mar, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- A scam in pulses import? CAG estimates Rs 1,200 crore loss on import of subsidised pulses
Can profit be skimmed from a policy conceived on the principle of loss, disguised as subsidy, for the larger objective of social welfare?
10 Mar, 2012, 04.06 AM IST
- Pulling out all stops in green revolution of east
Kumar said agriculture is key to the state's cherished goal of development at a session on the strategic direction for achieving sustainabl...
19 Feb, 2011, 04.01 AM IST
- Govt chalks out steps to contain inflation
Govt admitted its helplessness in the short term, saying the only lasting solution to keep food price under check lay in increasing farm pr...
14 Jan, 2011, 11.09 AM IST
- Orissa to procure paddy/rice through coops, SHGs, sets 32 lakh MT target
In a bid to stop the farmers from distress slae of paddy, the Naveen Patnaik government has decided to seek the involvement of Primary Agri...
01 Oct, 2009, 07.20 PM IST