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Duty on petrol and diesel to shore up domestic supplies; customs duty on gold raised

Duty on petrol and diesel to shore up domestic supplies; customs duty on gold raised

According to the Ministry of Finance, a cess of Rs 6 per litre has been imposed...

Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively

Successful transition to sustainable agricultural practices will require stakeholders to work collaboratively

A white paper on “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Global South:...

Morocco’s OCP Group holds key to DAP prices; China returns to fertilizer exports market

Morocco’s OCP Group holds key to DAP prices; China returns to fertilizer exports market

Indian companies have even imported some DAP recently but this quantity is less...

Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Parameswaran Iyer to take over as NITI Aayog CEO; Amitabh Kant’s tenure ends on June 30

Iyer will replace Amitabh Kant, who is set to retire on June 30 after six years...

Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand

Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand

Urea prices, which had gone up to as high as nearly $1,000 per tonne, have come...

Mangoes not aam: Production declines due to premature high temperatures

Mangoes not aam: Production declines due to premature high temperatures

Mango-producing farmers are facing a critical situation. Farmers say that there...

Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports

Bleak possibilities of resumption of wheat exports

The possibilities of resumption of wheat exports seem to be practically very bleak....

No discussion at WTO about PSH and agriculture subsidy that are crucial for India

No discussion at WTO about PSH and agriculture subsidy that are crucial for India

Agriculture subsidy is a crucial issue for India, but the talk did not move forward...

Fortified rice distributed through ration shops in 90 districts out of the targeted 291

Fortified rice distributed through ration shops in 90 districts out of the targeted 291

The Food Secretary said that the government had a target of distributing 175 lt...

If WPI inflation is at record high, can retail inflation be far behind?

If WPI inflation is at record high, can retail inflation be far behind?

The annual rate of WPI-based inflation has hit a fresh high of 15.88 per cent (provisional)...

Retail inflation eases to 7.04 per cent in May 2022

Retail inflation eases to 7.04 per cent in May 2022

There is some good news on the retail inflation front. Having increased successively...

India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

India’s rank goes up despite decline in FDI inflows: UNCTAD report

Global flows in 2021 recovered to pre-pandemic levels, reaching $1.58trn, up 64...

CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal

While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...

Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Sugar export contracts inching to 10 MT

Considering an opening stock of about 8.2 MT as of Oct 1, 2021, domestic consumption...

RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

RBI hikes Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.9 per cent, retail inflation forecast to 6.7 per cent

The MPC of the RBI decided to raise the Repo Rate by 50 bps to 4.9 per cent at the...

Wheat procurement stuck at 187 lt; May stocks at 5-year low in central pool

Wheat procurement stuck at 187 lt; May stocks at 5-year low in central pool

According to the information available on the CFPP, the wheat procurement in this...

Cabinet Clears 1,718.56 Crore MSP Support to CCI for Direct Support to Cotton Farmers

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) funding...

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Centre Hikes Commission for Arthiyas, Cooperatives on Wheat-Paddy Procurement from RMS 2026-27

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Centre Releases Rs 1,789 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants For Rural Local Bodies in Five States

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