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RBI rolls out ‘digital banking’-themed Financial Literacy Week 2022

RBI rolls out ‘digital banking’-themed Financial Literacy Week 2022

The Reserve Bank of India RBI has rolled out the Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2022...

Reduction in MNREGA budget perplexing; capex not focused on jobs: India Ratings

Reduction in MNREGA budget perplexing; capex not focused on jobs: India Ratings

In the Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

CACP bats for sustainability of Indian sugar sector

CACP bats for sustainability of Indian sugar sector

The CACP is mulling over measures for the urgent diversification and sustainability...

Cargill survey finds more consumers weighing sustainability claims on packaged-food choices

Cargill survey finds more consumers weighing sustainability claims on packaged-food choices

Sustainability considerations now influence the majority of the world’s grocery...

Ethanol gets booster with Two Rupees excise levy on unblended petrol

Ethanol gets booster with Two Rupees excise levy on unblended petrol

The domestic ethanol industry has received a booster shot with the Union Budget...

IIT Kanpur logs 100 per cent placement of MBA batch

IIT Kanpur logs 100 per cent placement of MBA batch

The premier IIT Kanpur has clocked 100 per cent placement of its outgoing 2020-22...

Status quo in agriculture budget; hope from natural farming in Amrit Kaal

Status quo in agriculture budget; hope from natural farming in Amrit Kaal

Despite the elections to the five State Assemblies being so close, the Budget has...

Union Budget 2022-23: What heads and experts say

Union Budget 2022-23: What heads and experts say

Experts and heads of agriculture companies and start-ups have by and large welcomed...

Farmers’ organizations disappointed with the Budget

Farmers’ organizations disappointed with the Budget

Like every Union Budget, the 2022-23 edition has pleased some and disappointed others....

6.4 per cent fiscal deficit for FY23, says FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech

6.4 per cent fiscal deficit for FY23, says FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech

Gati Shakti Master Plan, raising capital expenditure, and issuing digital rupee...

Economic Survey: Need to focus on crop diversification; Rs 85,000 crore fertilizer subsidy in nine months

Economic Survey: Need to focus on crop diversification; Rs 85,000 crore fertilizer subsidy in nine months

Agriculture and allied sectors grew at a positive growth rate of 3.6 per cent during...

BKU rejects FSSAI’s proposed draft GMO regulations

BKU rejects FSSAI’s proposed draft GMO regulations

In a letter to the FSSAI, the Bharatiya Kisan Union has expressed its “serious objections”...

Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Unpaid dues to cane farmers in UP Rs 7,000 crore for current season; another Rs 1,500 crore remains from previous one

Sugar mills bought 465.25 lt of cane from the farmers in the crushing season 2021-22...

Budget expectations: Increased use of technology, export-promoting measures and reduced crop insurance premiums

Budget expectations: Increased use of technology, export-promoting measures and reduced crop insurance premiums

Experts have recommended measures like promoting FPOs and reducing crop insurance...

Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely

Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely

When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget in Parliament on Feb...

Food inflation a major challenge; need to focus on addressing it: RBI

Food inflation a major challenge; need to focus on addressing it: RBI

A paper released by the RBI says that food inflation and volatility in prices still...

37.3 Percent of Milk and Dairy Samples Failed FSSAI Standards in FY26; Over 11,700 Cases Filed

More than one in three milk and milk product samples tested across India failed to meet food safety standards in FY26, according to...

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Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns as Education Minister After 10 Days of Student Protests Over Paper Leak

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns following 10 days of student protests over paper leaks. Protesters demand further action...

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Farmers Report Fertiliser Shortages, but Government Claims 139 lakh Tonnes in Stock

Amid farmers' complaints of urea and DAP shortages during the Kharif 2026 season, the government says fertiliser availability exceeds...

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Government Orders Physical Verification of Sugar Stocks as Prices Surge; Stock Limits Under Consideration

The Centre has ordered nationwide physical verification of sugar stocks at mills between August 1 and 14 amid a sharp rise in sugar...

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India's Cotton Output Falls 17% in Five Years; Raw Cotton Imports Jump Over 80%

India's cotton production has declined by over 17% in the last five years due to lower acreage and productivity. As domestic supplies...

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Brent Crude Tops $100 as Middle East Conflict Widens, Global Oil Supply Risks Intensify

Brent crude rose above $100 per barrel as the Middle East conflict widened, with Iran expanding attacks on U.S. allies and Iran-backed...

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