Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemWhile India's early efforts are modest compared with those of China, where more than 200 million people use the e-yuan, the world's most po...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
India's digital currency push targets its leaky welfare systemIndia is piloting its digital rupee, the e-rupee, for welfare payments. This initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption in...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.29 AM IST
Punjab govt to provide 33% subsidy on BT cotton hybrid seedsThe Punjab government is set to provide a 33% subsidy on BT cotton hybrid seeds recommended by PAU, Ludhiana, allocating ₹20 crore for the ...
19 Apr, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
Punjab spends 24% of revenue on subsidies; Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan follow: ReportPunjab, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan are the top spenders on subsidies, with Punjab leading by spending nearly one-fourth of its r...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.34 AM IST
Indian farmers have a chance to make Rs 35,000 per hectare if they shift to...ICRIER economists and Ashok Gulati recommend Rs 35,000/ha to farmers shifting from paddy to pulses, oilseeds, aiming to prevent desertifica...
16 Jul, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
What the Punjab farmer wants is not what the Punjab farmer needsAgriculture in Punjab is struggling with several structural issues for which guaranteed MSP can't even be a temporary fix let alone a solut...
15 Feb, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Consumers in Delhi can give missed call to opt for power subsidy from today, says Arvind KejriwalKejriwal informed people wanting to avail subsidy will get a form that they can fill to apply. They can also give a missed call on 70113111...
14 Sep, 2022, 01.28 PM IST
Punjab may withdraw power subsidy to ‘large’ farmersThe final decision on the move, that could trigger a massive reaction from the state’s farming community, has not yet been taken. The subsi...
29 Dec, 2019, 11.52 AM IST
Punjab allocates Rs 100 crore to set up solar plants for tubewellsPunjab provides free power to over 10 lakh agriculture tubewells and incumbent Congress govt has announced to continue the subsidy on power.
20 Jun, 2017, 05.59 PM IST
Punjab government to offer 66 per cent subsidy to SCs on solar invertersPunjab government announced 66 per cent subsidy for solar inverter to each Scheduled Caste (SC) family in the state, in a bid to make them ...
31 Aug, 2015, 03.16 PM IST
Punjab government announces 75% subsidy on maize seedsPunjab government today said it will give 75 per cent subsidy on maize seeds in 10 districts of the state to encourage farmers to shift to ...
04 Jul, 2013, 06.51 PM IST
Punjab government clears subsidy for Agriculture Power tariffPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect this morning, an official said.
01 Jul, 2013, 02.31 PM IST
Govt can save Rs 1,000 cr in subsidy by shifting rice area to east IndiaIt suggested focusing on cultivation of maize and soyabean in Punjab and pitched for stable trade policy for agricultural crops to ensure a...
21 Mar, 2013, 08.18 PM IST
- Political parties in Punjab woo voters with power subsidies before polls
In Punjab, populism is trumping good economics. Two months ahead of the state polls, political parties are now wooing voters with power sub...
09 Dec, 2011, 03.35 AM IST
- Punjab government launches new scheme for cultivation and marketing of vegetables
Punjab government introduced a special 'vegetable initiative in urban cluster' scheme in order to encourage the farmers towards diversifica...
29 Jun, 2011, 05.36 PM IST