Budget 2024: A bid to woo farmers, or a dry spell?Budget 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, beginning his third term, prioritized the release of the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Nidhi s...
22 Jul, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
Budget 2024: Modi govt’s push for finding fertile grounds to tap farm votes before Lok Sabha electionsBudget expectations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may propose increasing the amount of money transferred under the PM-Kisan scheme i...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.46 AM IST
Experts link recent drop in wheat production to climate change, urge India to take it up at COP27India's wheat production is projected to have declined nearly three per cent to 106.84 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year. The decline...
28 Aug, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
Rural India, a cause no one worries about: fall in real wages, unemployment, food price rise hit hardFMCG and auto companies sensed the heat first. The slow burn of tapering demand from rural India. Now others are flagging something that fe...
21 Apr, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
Grain prices may drop in Jan on rabi harvestThis is also expected to keep a check on food inflation.
16 Dec, 2019, 08.49 AM IST
Alwar: Politicians harp on cow vigilantism; Citizens feel stray animals a bigger poll issueWith the poll fever catching up, a casual walk in any part of the city is not possible without the sight of dumps of garbage with stray cow...
27 Nov, 2018, 04.24 PM IST
How Government can tame food inflationIn case of onions particularly, dehydrated onions with a shelf life of more than a year, could be promoted to large scale institutional con...
03 Jul, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
Government should set up Rs 5,000 crore fund for drought-hit farmers: StudyOffloading foodgrains from FCI godowns and cutting import duty on fruits, vegetables, dairy and poultry items were also recommended in the ...
19 Jun, 2014, 06.12 PM IST
El Nino doesn’t always cause drought, reveals Icrier studyThe Icrier study pointed out that in 2000, 2005 and 2009, agriculture GDP rose despite rains being significantly below average.
28 Apr, 2014, 11.30 AM IST
Farm sector set to grow over 5%Agricultural GDP is likely to grow by over 5% this year thanks to the most abundant rain in nearly two decades, a government thinktank has ...
12 Oct, 2013, 08.22 AM IST
Some good news: Farm sector likely to grow over 5%If the prediction turns out right, it could help tame food inflation, provide a much-needed boost to rural incomes and a knock-on effect on...
12 Oct, 2013, 04.52 AM IST
Food sector reform: Tackling the runaway food inflation trainIn a country where an average household spends almost half of its expenditure on food, it was but natural that this increased spending will...
30 Sep, 2013, 07.56 AM IST
The Silver Lining: A good monsoon will have multiplier effects to boost the slowing economyOnce food inflation is down, subsidies on fuel and fertilisers can be cut more aggressively, reducing fiscal deficit while easing interest ...
12 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Cash transfer of subsidy could save Rs 60,000 crore: StudyDirect transfer of benefits in cash to targeted beneficiaries of food and fertilizer subsidies could save an estimated Rs 60,000 crore and ...
01 Apr, 2013, 09.30 AM IST
Cash transfers to tame food price spiralCash transfers to cut food and fertiliser subsidies, grain export and limiting farm wages will lower food inflation below the comfort zone.
14 Feb, 2013, 09.11 AM IST
- Women's era dawns at rural Rajasthan BPO
Although SFC only recruits women with some knowledge of English, they still need to be taught grammar and phonetics as well as computer ski...
28 Apr, 2009, 04.34 AM IST
- Jaipur to host Asian Korfball Championship
The second Asian Korfball Championship will be held at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor stadium here from June 3 to 7.
18 May, 2008, 07.07 PM IST