Government should prepare contingency plan to deal with impact of poor monsoon: RBIGovernment should put in place a "contingency plan" to deal with the possibility of a below normal monsoon, the RBI said today.
India hopes to convince WTO by September on food security issueCommerce Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that the tough position adopted by India had been supported by many least developed countries.
Bandh relaxed for two days in Darjeeling as GJAC mulls future actionNearly 65 trucks trundled into Darjeeling and Kalimpong towns carrying foodstuff and supplies such as rice, lentil, meat and fish from Sili...
- Reverse decision to sell surplus foodstock: CPM tells Government
CPI(M) demanded reversal of government's decision to sell ten million tonnes of surplus foodstock to bulk customers and big companies.
- Inflation likely to ease further amidst increase in foodstocks and decline in manufacturing cost: Pranab Mukherjee
The overall inflation, as measured by wholesale prices, has come down to 8.66 per cent for April from 9.04 per cent in March.
- Govt plays safe, rules out wheat exports till home prices tamed
The Centre is likely to consider wheat exports only after the third advanced estimates of Rabi crop are out and food inflation cools off, o...
- Govt plays safe, rules out wheat exports till home prices tamed
The Centre is likely to consider wheat exports only after the third advanced estimates of Rabi crop are out and food inflation cools off, o...
- Govt, markets track monsoons
Weathermen have done their duty in trying to forecast what the rainmaker may or may not deliver this year.
- Co-op farming gains pace in AP
Co-operative farming will be the new mantra for boosting farm sector growth in Andhra Pradesh, the rice bowl of India.
- Weak monsoon may hit rural growth plans
Aware that food security is a politically volatile issue, the PM and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar have stressed there are sufficient f...
- Enough food stock to check price rise due to poor rains: PMEAC
Dismissing apprehensions of any spurt in foodgrain prices on account of poor monsoon, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council on Wed...
- Poll panel looks for alternate space as food godowns go full
Last-minute crunch leaves the commission with no space for equipment and setting up counting centres.
Next step is to save farmers from another debt trapProfessor M S Swaminathan, MP, chaired the National Commission for Farmers and has provided a lot of valuable inputs to the government on t...
- Mumbai to recall poor quality wheat in PDS
The decision to recall the wheat stock was taken after all laboratories confirmed that the foodstock is unfit for human consumption.
- Food subsidy togo downward
The news is mixed on the food and fertiliser front .The bad news is on the fertiliser front. So, first the good news. Food subsidy levels h...
- Not a morsel more, not a morsel less
Food subsidy from the Centre may well see a trend reversal, given indications that the subsidy bill for the year is unlikely to rise beyond...
- Food subsidy bill likely to stay at budgeted level
The subsidy bill for this fiscal is unlikely to be higher than the Budget estimate of Rs 27,800 crore projected in the interim Budget.