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Import duty on refined soybean, sunflower oils reduced to 12.5 pc
The Government has reduced the import duty on refined soybean and sunflower oils...
No sale of rice, wheat under OMSS to states to check price rise
According to a recent order issued by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), "The...
Monitor tur, urad prices, stock continuously: Centre to states
The Government has directed state governments to continuously monitor the prices...
WPI inflation drops to 3-year low of (-) 3.48 pc in May
Thanks to easing prices of food, fuel and manufactured items, the wholesale price-based...
Ensure compliance with wheat stock limit order: Centre to states
central Government asked states to ensure stock disclosure to check unfair practices....
Govt to offload Wheat and Rice to check retail price
To control retail prices of wheat, the Government has decided to offload 15 LMT...
Retail inflation dips to over 2-year low of 4.25 pc in May
Retail inflation declined to a 25-month low of 4.25 per cent in May mainly on account...
Decision to impose stock limit on wheat despite record production
Despite a record wheat production in Rabi season (2022-23) this year, the government...
India's soybean, soybean meal imports to drop in 2022-23 on higher domestic production
India's soybean import is estimated to decline by 9.90 per cent to 5 lakh tonnes...
FSSAI order for half-yearly lab test of food items draws flak
"This is just a way of killing most FBOs in the country, paving the way for big...
IARI tops in agriculture-allied category in NIRF Rankings 2023
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the seat of India's 'Green Revolution',...
MSP announced by Modi govt inflicting losses on farmers: AIKS
"The MSP announced is unfair, belies the hopes of the farmers and inflicts huge...
RBI treads cautiously on inflation amid monsoon worries
Given the uncertainties around the impact of El-Nino conditions leading to sub-par...
Mother Dairy cuts MRP of Dhara edible oils by Rs 10/litre
"The maximum retail price (MRP) of all variants of Dhara edible oils is being reduced...
RBI announces monetary policy, keeps repo rate on pause at 6.5pc
RBI Thursday announced its second bi-monthly policy of this fiscal and as expected...
IMD declares monsoon onset over Kerala
"The southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala today, June 8. The monsoon has advanced...
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