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WPI inflation drops to 21-month low
The wholesale price-based inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November,...
Cultivation of short-duration varieties of rice for straw management
The cultivation of short-duration varieties of rice provides an extended window...
Retail inflation falls; industrial production contracts
Retail inflation fell to an 11-month low of 5.88 per cent in November, mainly due...
DAP goes along the lines of urea; fertilizer consumption imbalance increases fast in Kharif
For the last several decades, the government and the fertilizer industry have been...
Farmer organizations to meet in Raipur on Dec 14
In the series of Single-Point campaigns by MSP Guarantee Kisan Morcha, all active...
Wheat sowing up 25 per cent this Rabi season; wholesale price of wheat also rises
Wheat acreage has increased by 25 per cent so far in the ongoing Rabi season at...
All eyes now on assembly polls in 2023, LS elections in 2024
The Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls herald a crucial election cycle...
Export contracts for 45 lt of sugar in current season; good opportunity for sugar mills in global market till March
Sugar mills in the country have a good opportunity to earn in domestic and export...
RBI increases repo rate by 35 bps to 6.25 per cent; GDP growth estimated at 6.8 per cent
Continuing its stance of keeping inflation under control, the RBI has increased...
Increasing productivity, doubling farmers’ income twin challenges: Dr RS Paroda, Former DG, ICAR
Bold policy decisions to do business differently are needed to support new science...
Fertilizer subsidy estimated at Rs 2.5 lakh crore for current FY
The fertilizer subsidy given by the Union Government is estimated to reach Rs 2.5...
51 eminent economists write to FM for social security pensions and maternity benefits
In a letter written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Jean Drèze and 50 other...
Ensuring social protection in post-Covid era
Dr Apurv Mishra from the Prime Minister’s EAC mentioned that the report on ‘Status...
22 crore Soil Health Cards distributed to farmers across the country: Union Agriculture Minister
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that...
ICAR awards in only three categories; decision taken after MHA review
The OM says that the awards given to ICAR institutes, deemed universities and Central...
Natural farming costs less, yields more: Narendra Tomar
Tomar has said that natural farming is the need of the hour, in which the cost is...
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