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Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 4.87 pc in Oct

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 4.87 pc in Oct

Cooling prices of food items has eased retail inflation to a four-month low of 4.87...

Tea auctioneers form body to safeguard trade interests

Tea auctioneers form body to safeguard trade interests

Tea auctioneers from the northern and southern parts of the country have joined...

First trial shipment of bananas exported to the Netherlands

First trial shipment of bananas exported to the Netherlands

The first trial shipment of bananas has been exported to the Netherlands, the Union...

Low output pushes Basmati prices to Rs4500/qtl

Low output pushes Basmati prices to Rs4500/qtl

After the government fixed the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $1200 per tonne for...

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems delivers 'Kisan Drones' to IFFCO

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems delivers 'Kisan Drones' to IFFCO

Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Pvt Ltd., a leading Chennai-based drone manufacturing company...

ChiniMandi organising biggest Sugar & Ethanol India Conference in Feb 24

ChiniMandi organising biggest Sugar & Ethanol India Conference in Feb 24

ChiniMandi, the largest news and networking portal in the country catering to the...

Need to raise people's income to fight off impact of high food prices: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Need to raise people's income to fight off impact of high food prices: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

NITI Member Prof Ramesh Chand has suggested that people's income should be increased...

Middle East conflict may hit fertiliser sector: Crisil

Middle East conflict may hit fertiliser sector: Crisil

Domestic credit ratings agency Crisil foresees that certain sector, especially fertilisers,...

Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Fall in tomato, potato prices keep thali cost low in Oct, but Nov may see spike if onion costs more

Thali cost dropped in October, thanks to falling tomato and potato prices, but the...

Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

Govt launches 'Bharat Atta' at subsidised rate of Rs 27.50/kg for relief to consumers

To give relief to consumers from high prices ahead of Diwali festival, the Centre...

Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

Need to shift from foods that add to climate change problem: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu has said there is a need to shift away from those foods...

Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Onus of agri reforms is on states: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Noting that the onus of agricultural reforms is in the states, NITI Aayog member...

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25/kg

Stepping up measures to provide relief to consumers from rising onion prices, the...

Besides Delhi-NCR, NCCF to sell onion at subsidised rate of Rs 25/kg in other states

Besides Delhi-NCR, NCCF to sell onion at subsidised rate of Rs 25/kg in other states

National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF) started retailing onion...

Investor friendly policies take India's food sector to new heights: PM

Investor friendly policies take India's food sector to new heights: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the government's investor friendly policies...

FCI sells 2.87 lac tons wheat in 19th round of e-auction

FCI sells 2.87 lac tons wheat in 19th round of e-auction

State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold 2.87 lakh tonne of wheat from the...

Govt Cuts Edible Oil Import Duties; Industry Sees Scope for Lower Retail Prices

The government has cut import duties on crude and refined palm, soybean and sunflower oils from September 24. The move is expected...

National

Centre Amends Plant Quarantine Rules to Regulate Aquatic Plants and Medicinal Flora Imports

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued two notifications amending the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003. These orders...

National

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

National

Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

National

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International