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No discussion at WTO about PSH and agriculture subsidy that are crucial for India
Agriculture subsidy is a crucial issue for India, but the talk did not move forward...
Fortified rice distributed through ration shops in 90 districts out of the targeted 291
The Food Secretary said that the government had a target of distributing 175 lt...
If WPI inflation is at record high, can retail inflation be far behind?
The annual rate of WPI-based inflation has hit a fresh high of 15.88 per cent (provisional)...
Retail inflation eases to 7.04 per cent in May 2022
There is some good news on the retail inflation front. Having increased successively...
India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report
Global flows in 2021 recovered to pre-pandemic levels, reaching $1.58trn, up 64...
CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal
While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...
Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT
Considering an opening stock of about 8.2 MT as of Oct 1, 2021, domestic consumption...
RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent
The MPC of the RBI decided to raise the Repo Rate by 50 bps to 4.9 per cent at the...
Wheat procurement stuck at 187 lt; May stocks at 5-year low in central pool
According to the information available on the CFPP, the wheat procurement in this...
Economy grows by only 4.1 per cent in Q4, GVA from agriculture by only 3 per cent in FY22
The Omicron wave-induced restrictions and high commodity prices have affected economic...
Maharashtra gets ahead of UP in sugar production after five years; production at 5-year low in UP
The sugar production in Maharashtra is estimated to go up to 138 lakh tonnes lt...
Genetic experts raise questions on guidelines for genome-edited plants; amendments needed to take full advantage of technology
Scientists who are experts in plant genetics say that the guidelines are not clear....
RBI differs from govt on inflation, says external factors have less impact
A change of 1 per cent in overall global commodity prices leads to only a 0.02 per...
High WPI inflation likely to impact retail inflation too: RBI
In its annual report released on Friday, the RBI has cautioned that there is a risk...
Only 3.4 lt public procurement of wheat in two weeks since ban on export; 195 lt target seems difficult
As per the information available on the Central Foodgrains Procurement Portal (CFPP),...
Decision to regulate sugar exports to rein in prices; guidelines issued for mills and exporters
Worried by the retail inflation rate nearing double digits, the government has gone...
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