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G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
The minister exhorted that bio-fortified crop varieties are the quicker solution...
WPI inflation drops to 29-month low of 1.34% in march
The food index inflation eased to 2.32 per cent in March from 2.76 per cent in February...
Edible oil import rose 8 pc to 11.35 lakh tonnes in March
The industry body said in a statement that edible oil imports rose to 11,35,600...
El-Nino at onset of monsoon season may affect rains
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued fresh estimates...
India not to import butter, other dairy items, said dairy minister Parshottam Rupala
The demand has increased. We have huge untapped area, we will try to tap that...We...
Cumin price hits record, At Rs 50k a quintal
For the first time in any mandi of the country, cumin price hit Rs 50,000 per quintal...
Tur dal traders not showing stocks, Centre asks states to act against him
The Centre has directed state governments to take strict action against traders,...
Inflation drops to 15-month low of 5.66 pc in March; back in RBI's comfort zone
Retail inflation in March fell to a 15-month low of 5.66 per cent and came back...
Wheat procurement norms relaxed in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan
The government has relaxed the limit of shriveled and broken grains up to 18 per...
India to see normal rains during southwest monsoon season: IMD
India to see normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season (from June to September)....
63pc Indian consumers to cut back non-essential spending: PWC
Consumers globally are weighed down by concerns around cost of living and personal...
Roller Flour Millers’ Federation estimates 102mn ton wheat production in the current rabi season
A survey report prepared by Agri Watch on behalf Roller Flour Millers' Federation...
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pc; growth pegged at 6.5 pc in FY24
Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent...
Sugar production falls more than one million tones to 29.96 mn tonnes till 31 March
In the current sugar season (October, 2022-September 2023) country's sugar production...
Former Amul MD Dr. R. S. Sodhi Joins Reliance Retail
Dr. R.S. Sodhi will remain with Reliance Retail in an advisory role and will not...
India’s economy to grow by 6.4pc in FY23, rise to 6.7pc in FY24: ADB
The ADB has forecast an expansion of 4.8 per cent in this year and the next, up...
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