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WPI inflation eases to almost 2-year low in Dec
India's annual WPI inflation for the month of December 2022 eased to 4.95 per cent,...
FCI to adopt zero tolerance for corruption: Piyush Goyal
Food Minister Piyush Goyal has warned that those involved in corrupt practices in...
Industry players optimistic of measures in Union Budget for economic growth: Deloitte
An overwhelming number of survey respondents hope the general budget will fuel growth...
Wheat sowing up 1.40 pc to 337.18 lakh ha so far
The area under wheat sowing has increased by 1.40 per cent to 337.18 lakh ha so...
India to be price setter for fertiliser in global market: Mansukh Mandaviya
India will be a price setter for fertiliser in the global market, Union Minister...
FSSAI releases norms for identification of basmati rice
For the first time, food regulator FSSAI has come out with comprehensive standards...
Inflation dips to 1-yr low at 5.72 pc; industrial output expands
Retail inflation declined to a one-year low of 5.72 per cent in December 2022 mainly...
ISMA showcases its ethanol commitment in first-ever stall at Ethanol pavilion in Auto Expo 2023
The Auto Expo 2023 begins on January 13 in Greater Noida. There will be eight participants...
Free food distribution scheme keeps extreme poverty at bay in India: SBI Ecowrap
The report mentions that free food distribution of cereals during the pandemic starkly...
Union Budget needs to peg big fund to boost rural economy
The rural economy is still distressed. Inflation has been pinching hard, and real...
Need for change in subsidy policy to rein in skewed fertilizer consumption
Efforts have been made for about the last three decades to balance fertilizer consumption,...
Statutory regulations not violated for nod to GM mustard: Govt
The rebuttal came a day after the Coalition of GM-Free India, a group of NGOs opposing...
India’s GDP growth estimate in 2022-23 to slip to 7pc, agri sector to see marginal rise
But, for most farmers, relevant growth rates of aggregate output are not the same...
Area sown for Rabi crops up by 2.86 per cent
The total area sown for Rabi crops is at 665.58 lakh hectares so far in the current...
15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report
The Coalition for GM-Free India has alleged that there have been 15 "serious regulatory...
Sugar production rises by 4 lakh tonnes
Sugar production in India till 31 December 2022, in the current 2022-23 sugarcane...
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