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India's economic plot twist comes with one villain stepping aside, another waitingIndia's economic outlook has improved as falling crude oil prices ease inflation, strengthen the balance of payments and prompt economists ...
Can a weak monsoon slow India's economy? Here's what investors need to knowA 10% rain deficit could add as much as one-percentage-point to headline consumer inflation driven by food prices, according to research by...
El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...
India has contingency plans in place amid 40% rainfall deficit, says Agriculture CommissionerWhile India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible ...
Ample world inventories may soften El Nino food supply shockA potential super El Niño is expected to disrupt global weather patterns and threaten agricultural output in the coming months, but large e...
India's rice stocks climb to record high; wheat inventories at five-year peakIndia's government warehouses hold record rice stocks, up 15% from last year. Wheat inventories are at a five-year peak. These abundant res...
Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
India’s heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surgeIndia faces inflation risks from severe heat waves and predicted below-normal monsoon rains, exacerbating existing economic pressures from ...
Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
India's rice stocks hit record high, wheat reserves depleteHigher rice stocks would enable the world's biggest exporter of the staple to accelerate exports. However, dwindling wheat stocks will like...
Government sells 71 lakh tonnes wheat so far in open market to keep prices under controlThe government has sold 71.01 lakh tonnes of wheat and 1.62 lakh tonnes of rice through auction in the open market to control prices. Wheat...
Govt sells 2.84 lakh tonnes of wheat, 5,830 tonnes of rice from buffer stock to check retail pricesThe Centre has said that 2.84 lakh tonnes of wheat and 5,830 tonnes of rice were sold from its buffer stock to over two thousand bidders th...
Govt to offload additional 50 lakh tons wheat, 25 lakh tons rice under OMSS to check pricesThe government on Wednesday announced that it will sell additional 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice from the central pool...
Govt plans to offload excess rice, wheat in open marketThe government normally initiates an open market sale for bulk buyers after procurement.
- Foodgrain stocks up 26 per cent at 82.32 MT as of June 1
The government's foodgrain stocks has risen by 26 per cent to 82.32 million tonnes (MT) as of June 1, 2012, from 65.37 MT in the year-ago p...
- Govt's foodgrains inventory up 21 pc as of April 1
The government's foodgrains stock rose by 21 per cent to 53.4 million tonnes as of April 1 from 44.3 million tonnes the year-ago period, ac...
- Foodgrain stock at 54.52 million tonnes as of March 1: FCI
Helped by a record output of wheat and rice, India's foodgrain stocks rose by 18 per cent to 54.52 million tonnes as on March 1, according ...
- Govt's foodgrain stock at 51.78 million tonnes till Oct 1
Among total reserves, 51.20 million tonnes of foodgrains are stored in various government godowns and 0.58 million tonnes is in transit, th...
- Govt foodgrain stocks at 61.27 Mt as of Aug 1: FCI
The foodgrain stocks held in government godowns amounted to 61.27 million tonnes(Mt)at the start of the current month, says FCI.
- Foodgrain procurement to cross 50 mn tons: FCI
After a record production, the foodgrain procurement this year too is set to touch a record of over 50 million tons on the back of an all-t...