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SUBSIDY ON GRAINS
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 27%As the market seems to be in comeback mode, it helps to be aware that the best (and probably biggest) wealth creator of the last couple of ...- India fertilizer offers sink in sign of easing supply strainIndia's urea import prices have dropped sharply, less than half of April's rates. This indicates global fertilizer supply issues are easing...
- QR codes on rice bags: Centre widens grain-tracking pilot to 3 statesThe Centre is expanding its QR tagging system for Food Corporation of India foodgrain bags. This initiative will cover Andhra Pradesh, Tela...
- Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
- Dietary balance remains missing as India continues to gorge on cerealsMany Indians consume too many grains and not enough proteins, vegetables and fruits. This imbalance affects health, contributing to malnutr...
- What do China's new US farm purchases mean for global trade? | An explainerChina will purchase over $17 billion in US farm goods yearly for three years. This deal boosts agricultural trade significantly. Purchases ...
- A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
- ADB warns Asian economies against broad fuel subsidies, tax cuts amid oil price risksThe Asian Development Bank advised Asian economies to avoid broad fuel subsidies and excise duty cuts, warning they could strain public fin...
- Oil prices surge from Iran conflict boosts global biofuel demandGlobal oil prices are surging due to a war in the Middle East. This is increasing demand for biofuels made from crops. Countries in Asia ar...
- Push millet demand, tweak grain subsidiesCreating a demand gap is key to raising acreage that has halved since the Green Revolution, although advances in seed technology have ensur...
- FCI borrowings surge sharply sans subsidySubsidies released to the FCI have been steadily declining.
- Government mulls LPG-like subsidy transfer for PDS foodgrainThe beneficiaries will get the subsidy amount in advance in their bank accounts and they will have to buy the foodgrains from any ration sh...
- Allow private trade to play a bigger role in the grain marketThe government should revamp the FCI, shot through with corruption and inefficiency, to usher in a competitive market for grain.
- Why revamping the Food Corporation of India (FCI) makes senseThe government should procure only to maintain the minimum buffer norm, and allow private trade to procure, store and distribute grain.
- Privatise grain trade to cut wastageIt would cut wastage, theft & lower the food subsidy bill. The ultimate goal should be to transfer cash subsidies to the consumer.
- No move to dismantle minimum support price and PDS: Montek Singh AhluwaliaPitching for direct cash transfer of food subsidy, Montek Singh Ahluwalia assured this would not result in dismantling of current system of...
- Food subsidy bill may rise by Rs 25k croreThe Centre had also announced release of additional subsidised grain into both open market and the public distribution system to check risi...
- Dilemmas in PDS reformThe proposal to provide poor with smart cards carrying food subsidy redeemable at fair price shops seems an improvement on food coupons vul...
- Food subsidy spends could go upto 1.1% of GDPBudget 2010-11 pegged food subsidy at even lower than the official 2009-10 levels, at only Rs 55,578.18 crore (BE) compared to a higher Rs ...
- Now, CPM puts govt in rice cookerThe government and the Left seem to be heading for a confrontation over PDS prices.
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