Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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New Delhi, DL, India
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Nafed intervenes to stabilise markets as onion and potato prices plunge
Nafed price list: Sharp drop in onion and potato prices since last few weeks have forced farmers to dump their produce in fields as selling price is far less than even cost of carrying produce to the market → Read More
Making millets mainstream: The two-day event to begin on Friday
The roundtable discussions on millets processing will be attended by members from the private sector → Read More
Delhi records season's highest temperature of 33.6 degree Celsius
Delhi temperature: Centre sets up panel to monitor impact of high temperatures on wheat crop → Read More
Farmers slam UP govt's status quo on sugarcane price for 2022-23 season
Yogi Adityanath: Opposition says move will ruin farmers economically; meanwhile food secy says Centre will take a call next month on increasing sugar export quota → Read More
Centre projects record wheat, mustard and chana crop this rabi season
Agriculture sector: Estimates 4% increase in wheat output, around 1% for chana, and 7% for mustard → Read More
Climbing wheat prices take cereal inflation to a high of 16.12% in Jan
With the government having taken some time to offload the central pool of wheat stocks, the retail price inflation in that food grain jumped to an all-time high of 25 per cent in the new series in January. This led to cereal inflation rising to 16.12 per cent in the month from 13.79 per cent in December. → Read More
Wheat prices might soften by Rs 4-6 per kg on open market sale move
But prices won't near MSP, which could make next procurement difficult unless bonus is announced → Read More
Centre's three new national cooperatives signal sector's growing clout
But, critics say the approach in forming should have been bottoms-up instead of top-down → Read More
Centre looks to trim discretionary powers of FCI officials after CBI raids
2 senior FCI officials, 30 others transferred in bribery case → Read More
Madhya Pradesh attracts intentions of Rs 15.42 trillion in investment
Global investors summit 2023: State gives automatic clearance to select industries on possession of land, says CM → Read More
Growth in farm sector pegged at 3.5% in FY23: First advance estimates
India GDP: At current prices, growth estimated at 12.5%, which is among the best in recent times → Read More
Sugar firms may seek govt nod to retail green fuel from their own premises
To boost ethanol consumption and build an additional revenue stream, sugar factories are working on a plan to convert their manufacturing units into “green energy hubs” that will retail fuel doped with ethanol, produce and sell bio-CNG to meet local needs, and act as centres of multi-point access to energy for local consumers, a significant section of whom are likely to be farmers. → Read More
Centre makes PDS free for 810 mn people; annual outlay likely at Rs 2 trn
In a significant move, the Narendra Modi government on Friday made the distribution of foodgrain through ration shops as part of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) free for the almost 810 million beneficiaries, by merging certain benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) into the Public Distribution System (PDS). The Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries (who are… → Read More
Wheat stocks at six-year low; prices touch fresh high, shows data
Government says stock adequate to meet all PDS and PMGKAY needs → Read More
Wheat acreage surges 25% from last year; but weather remains a concern
Traders are confident that total acreage will be 10-15 per cent more than the previous years → Read More
Tracking the fields: Wheat acreage almost 10% more than last year
The government and fertiliser company officials have said nutrient supplies are adequate → Read More
Rabi sowing tracker: Mustard covers 72% of normal area, wheat spikes
Mustard is usually sown in 6.4 million hectares, and sowing in almost 4.6 million hectares is complete till Friday → Read More
RSS affiliates want GM mustard approval withdrawn immediately
BKS calls for CBI and ED probe while office of PM's scientific advisor welcomes it → Read More
Without science and technology, Indian agriculture cannot prosper: Pental
'We have been asked to go for coordinated trials to be conducted by ICAR' → Read More
Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards
Allows use only by authorised Pest Control Operators → Read More