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e-Vikas is driving behavioural shift towards need-based fertiliser use among farmers: Madhya Pradesh agri secyThe e-Vikas fertiliser system has so far benefitted 1.3 million farmers, reduced queues, and triggered a behavioural shift toward need-base...15 May, 2026, 04.10 PM IST- 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.04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
- ‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
- India lifts total wheat export quota to 5 million tonsThis brings the total export quota to 5 million tons. The move aims to support local markets. Wheat supplies from the new season crop have ...22 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
- Ahead of Assembly polls, Punjab rolls out pilot of women cash support scheme in select constituencies; eligible women to receive Rs 1,000 monthly under AAP promisePunjab's Bhagwant Mann government has started a pilot of its Mukhymantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana. This scheme offers monthly cash suppo...18 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
- Govt to increase wheat allocation under PMGKAY from OctoberThe government has increased wheat allocation under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana from October to stabilize prices. An additi...18 Sep, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
- Wheat procurement falls short of original target by 57% at 18.7 million tonnesThe government had set a target of 44 mt of wheat procurement for this season, which it later cut to 19.5 million tonnes on account of extr...15 Jun, 2022, 09.45 AM IST
- PMGKAY: Wheat allocation to be cut, rice to go up for beneficiariesUnder the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY), 800 million poor people are entitled to 5 kg free foodgrain every month.04 May, 2022, 12.03 AM IST
- Government's new series of tenders for wheat exports may evoke poor responseGovernment's new series of tenders for wheat exports opening from Wednesday may evoke a tepid response from private traders amid weak globa...08 Jan, 2014, 05.15 AM IST
- Government approves sale of 6.5 million tonnes of wheat to bulk consumersIt has also approved allocation of additional 5 lakh tonnes each of wheat and rice to NAFED, NCCF and Kendriya Bhandar for sale to retail c...10 Nov, 2012, 01.32 PM IST
- Govt may take more time to explore viable mechanism for wheat exports: KV ThomasThe government may take some more time to explore viable mechanism for wheat exports, said food minister KV Thomas, putting to rest market ...25 May, 2012, 02.02 PM IST
- Grain stocks pile up at FCI on slipupHas the food ministry been misleading over changes to its subsidised grain sale in the open market, resulting in massive excess stocks stil...27 Aug, 2010, 04.40 AM IST
- Raise allocation for PDS supplies, improve OMSS sale: PMEACTo make better use of overflowing granaries, the Prime Minister's advisory panel PMEAC on Friday suggested increasing the allocation of foo...23 Jul, 2010, 08.47 PM IST
- Ration card now passport to double wheat at half priceAs grain overflows in its coffers, the government has decided to double the quantity of wheat being sold in ration shops to middle class fa...17 Mar, 2009, 01.21 AM IST
- No change in wheat open sale dateThe Centre has ruled out any extension of the tender date under the open market sale scheme (OMSS).11 Feb, 2009, 02.07 AM IST
- Govt allocates 3 LT wheat more to meet festival demandAn ad-hoc festival allocation of about one lakh tonne of wheat (for October) has been made by the Centre to all the states and Union territ...19 Oct, 2007, 08.00 PM IST
- Imported wheat reaches Indian portsWith the governments import drive picking up pace, 19,522 tonnes of urad and 4,379 tonnes of moong have landed at Indian ports upto August ...29 Aug, 2006, 07.50 PM IST
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