Tag: foodgrains
Three BJP-ruled states become challenge for the Centre in wheat procurement
The main reason for this decrease is less procurement in Madhya Pradesh, UP and...
Whirlwind of free foodgrains deprives the poor of subsidized foodgrains; each family to suffer burden of about Rs 650 per month
The free foodgrains provided under the PMGKAY will now be available under NFSA....
Sufficient foodgrains in stock under Central Pool
About 159 LMT of wheat and 104 LMT of rice will be available as on 1 January 2023....
How to increase the productivity and production of foodgrains
India’s current population of 1.39bn is likely to reach 1.51bn by 2030. The country...
Decision to impose 20 per cent export duty on non-Basmati rice to rein in domestic prices
Two weeks after releasing figures for record rice production and the very next day...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
Rainfall deficit of 42-53 per cent in several states may adversely affect foodgrain production in Kharif season
The government did not issue the paddy acreage figures last week. The figures issued...
“Permanent solution” to issue of PSH of foodgrains needed: Swadeshi Jagran Foundation
The SJF letter seeks to request “protection of interest of developing countries”...
Record foodgrain production of 316.06 mt: Second Advance Estimates
The Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2021-22 have...
Food and fertilizer subsidies may cross Rs 5 lakh crore this year; cut in Budget likely
When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Budget in Parliament on Feb...
Food inflation a major challenge; need to focus on addressing it: RBI
A paper released by the RBI says that food inflation and volatility in prices still...
