Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 11:47
To ensure smooth procurement and distribution of grains, the government has released Rs 13,000 crore as food subsidy to state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 22:51
Production of kharif crops is likely to be higher in the current year compared with 2014 season, if rains continues to be good, a ratings agency has said.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 16:24
Emphasising the need for use of scientific methods for farming to increase productivity, Modi said it was high time that the country goes for the second Green Revolution as the first such revolution took place long back.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 17:56
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday sought to allay fears over predictions of deficient monsoon saying conclusions on that basis either on inflation or some kind of distress situation are "far-fetched".
Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 16:44
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday expressed confidence that trend of recovery in the Indian economy would continue and that there was no fear of monsoon affecting foodgrain production.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 15:41
Government should put in place a "contingency plan" to deal with the possibility of a below normal monsoon and its impact on foodgrain production and prices, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 31, 2015, 11:38
"We have discussed the matter with state governments. They have not agreed on uniform taxation. So, it is not possible to implement this recommendation of the panel," a senior Food Ministry official told PTI.
Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 18:35
Foodgrains production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 percent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor monsoon and unseasonal rain in last two months.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 15:38
Government is taking all steps to tackle any unforeseen situation arising out of below-normal monsoon this year and states are also alert on the matter, a top official said on Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 21:47
The country had registered a record foodgrain production of 265.04 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year (July-June). Wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses are part of foodgrain basket.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 18:13
Government should give incentive to farmers for drying the grains affected by unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm, eminent agri scientist M S Swaminathan said on Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 15:23
The headline WPI inflation is expected to be in the range of (-) 0.2 percent to (-) 1.8 percent during March this year.
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