India has 60 days of crude oil, 60 days of Natural Gas & 45 days of LPG rolling stock: CentreIndia is launching a national mission to conserve fuel amid global energy market turmoil. The government assures citizens of robust energy ...
11 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocksAs India braces for an expected below-average monsoon alongside the looming threat of El Niño, concerns mount over a potential inflation sp...
01 May, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
No LPG shortage, government clarifies amid West Asia crisis; urges public to stop panic buyingDomestic LPG supply remains at 100 percent amid the West Asia crisis. No dry-outs have been reported nationwide. Online LPG bookings are ne...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
India allows 25 lakh tonnes additional wheat exports, total reaches 50 lakh tonnesIndia has made a strategic move by approving the export of an additional 25 lakh tonnes of wheat, marking a total of 50 lakh tonnes now per...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Flour millers' body calls for greater policy stability, stronger industry-government coordinationNavneet Chitlangia highlighted the need for stock transparency, predictable OMSS policies, export flexibility, and liquidity support to ens...
25 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Govt cracks down on diversion, black marketing of fertilisersTo safeguard agricultural stability, the government is intensifying efforts to eliminate fertiliser diversion and illicit marketing. Compan...
31 Mar, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
Lockheed Martin (LMT) stock jumps while S&P 500 slides – why investors are rushing to defence stocks as US-Iran conflict escalatesLockheed Martin stock today: Defense stocks, including Lockheed Martin, surged over 5% as Middle East military escalation prompted investor...
02 Mar, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
Centre imposes stockholding limit on wheat to check hoarding, ensure price stabilityIndia has capped wheat stock limits for retailers and processors and may reduce or eliminate import taxes to stabilize prices, said Food Se...
24 Jun, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Govt halves wheat stock limit to prevent hoarding, fight food inflationIn a bid to ensure ample availability of wheat and stabilize prices, the Indian government has announced a reduction in the stock limit tha...
08 Feb, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Govt slashes wheat reserve price to reduce flour priceTo reduce the price of wheat and atta, the Department of Food & PD, in consultation with Ministry of Finance on Friday decided that the res...
10 Feb, 2023, 09.05 PM IST
Record 5,000 lakh tonne sugarcane produced in 2021-22 seasonOf the total produced during the period, about 3,574 lakh tonne of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce about 394 LMT of sugar (...
22 Jan, 2023, 01.58 PM IST
No action to control wheat prices yet: Food Secretary Sanjeev ChopraThe price rise of the food grain is in tandem with the increase in the minimum support price (MSP) and general inflationary trends, said Sa...
23 Nov, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
Enough grain stocks for all welfare schemes: Food ministryThe Centre has extended PMGKAY - which provides free ration to the poor - by three months, raising concerns about the grain stocks. As on d...
01 Oct, 2022, 01.25 AM IST
Centre doubles incentive on sugar sacrificed for producing ethanol from October 2021In the 2020-21 ethanol marketing year ending November, the country is estimated to achieve an 8.5 per cent blending of ethanol with petrol,...
01 Oct, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
31 States lift 15.30LMT food grains under PMGKAYUnder this scheme, an additional foodgrain quota of 5 kg per person per month is being provided free of cost to around 80 crore beneficiari...
13 Jul, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Punjab targets paddy procurement of 170 lakh tonnesThe Chief Minister was reviewing the arrangements for the procurement season, beginning from October 1, according to an official spokespers...
26 Sep, 2019, 10.40 PM IST
M’rashtra cane output to surge2010-11 season may see increase in production.
04 Aug, 2010, 02.03 AM IST