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From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...- Restoring India’s land, securing India’s future through science and collective actionScientific innovations and integrated farming systems are combating land degradation and enhancing climate resilience, benefiting millions ...
- View: PM Modi has transformed the grammar of politicsPM Modi handles contradictions with ease. For instance, during his stint as Gujarat CM, Modi pushed a growth model not dependent upon subsi...
- Government raises onion buffer stock purchase price 24% to Rs 15.80/kgThe government has set a higher onion procurement price at Rs 15.80 per kg, a step designed to uplift farmers and regulate market rates eff...
- Gold demand drops 70% after sharp duty hike in IndiaDemand fell to about 7.5 tonnes in the fortnight ended May 27 from around 25 tonnes a year earlier, according to industry estimates. The go...
- Flipkart puts IPO on ice; Rapido's $240 million raiseFlipkart has hit pause on its IPO in a jittery market. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
- Uttarakhand cabinet approves 'work from home', weekly 'no vehicle day' to save fuelUttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired the cabinet meeting, where officials decided to reduce the vehicle fleets of the chi...
- Who is IITian Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal’s new chief secretary, and why is the opposition criticising his appointment?Senior IAS officer Manoj Agarwal has been appointed as the new chief secretary of West Bengal. This appointment has sparked controversy, wi...
- Adhikari's Bengal government launches with Ayushman Bharat, BSF fencing, and Abhaya fact-find panelThe new West Bengal government is set to allocate land for border fencing within 45 days. The Ayushman Bharat health scheme will be launche...
- Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
- Assam's Bhaskar Jyoti Sonowal elected president of BRICS Entrepreneurs Alliance Global ForumDr. Bhaskar Jyoti Sonowal from Assam will lead the BRICS Entrepreneurs Alliance Global Forum for the 2026-27 term. This appointment highlig...
- FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
- 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...
- PM Modi biggest brand ambassador of Mamata govt: TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jhargram. He stated Modi buying jhalmuri there proves the Trinamool C...
- West Asia crisis: Commerce ministry discusses shipping, port, packaging challenges with exportersIndian commerce ministry met with exporters to tackle West Asia crisis impacts on packaging, shipping, and port operations. Discussions add...
- Centre for second PLI scheme for processing millet-based foods: Food Processing Secretary"The ministry had got applications from 30 units in the first phase and the scheme was fully subscribed. Now we plan to provide another rou...
- No proposal to extend free ration scheme PMGKAY beyond Nov 30: Food SecretaryInitially, the additional free benefit under the PMGKAY was provided for a period of three months (April-June 2020) to ameliorate distress ...
- No wheat export from government stocks: Food SecyPrivate traders can export wheat under the open general licence (OGL) scheme, Food Secretary Sudhir Kumar told PTI.
- Centre asks states to include millets in mid-day meals; move likely to ease pressure on food stocksThe mid-day meal programme, has a food grain requirement of 28.50 lakh tonnes in 2012-13, which includes 23.8 lakh tonnes of rice and 4.7 l...
- No money for food security in this PlanMontek Singh Ahluwalia, proposed the rollout of the scheme from the beginning of the 12th Five Year Plan, which gets underway in April 2012.
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