Tag: Piyush Goyal

National
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...

Agri Diplomacy
When the world was desperately looking for relief, the WTO was found wanting: Piyush Goyal

When the world was desperately looking for relief, the WTO was found wanting: Piyush Goyal

India has made a strong pitch for protecting the interests of the developing and...

Agri Diplomacy
PSH for food security should be the topmost priority of MC12: Piyush Goyal

PSH for food security should be the topmost priority of MC12: Piyush Goyal

Goyal has said that a permanent solution to the issue of public food stocks, which...

National
RBI differs from govt on inflation, says external factors have less impact

RBI differs from govt on inflation, says external factors have less impact

A change of 1 per cent in overall global commodity prices leads to only a 0.02 per...

National
Decision to regulate sugar exports to rein in prices; guidelines issued for mills and exporters

Decision to regulate sugar exports to rein in prices; guidelines issued for mills and exporters

Worried by the retail inflation rate nearing double digits, the government has gone...

Opinion
Wheat export ban: Farmers suffer financial losses, and India a loss of face

Wheat export ban: Farmers suffer financial losses, and India a loss of face

India’s ban on wheat exports is a classic example of an administrative faux pas...

National
Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

Wheat with up to 20 per cent shrivelled grains may be procured at full MSP, proposal under govt consideration

The Union government is considering the proposal that if the shrivelled grain percentage...

National
Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Demand for wheat from India increases in international market; Egypt may import 10 lt of wheat from India

Egypt is one of the largest importers of wheat. In 2020, it had imported wheat worth...

States
Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

Telangana CM KCR gets Rakesh Tikait’s support against Centre on paddy procurement issue

The controversy between the Centre and the Telangana Government on the paddy procurement...

National
Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Traders have entered into contracts for the export of 30-35 lt of wheat for the...

National
Edible oil industry assures not to make undue gains from Russia–Ukraine crisis

Edible oil industry assures not to make undue gains from Russia–Ukraine crisis

During an interaction with Food, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, edible...

International
Road to India–Australia FTA opens; early harvest agreement in next 30 days

Road to India–Australia FTA opens; early harvest agreement in next 30 days

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the early harvest agreement...

Opinion
Inflation is a pick-pocket,  must be arrested soon 

Inflation is a pick-pocket, must be arrested soon 

Inflation in wholesale mandis , as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) at...

National
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production

Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...

National
Govt decides to resort to ECA to rein in edible oil prices: those in the trade will have to disclose their stocks

Govt decides to resort to ECA to rein in edible oil prices: those in the trade will have to disclose their stocks

The central government has decided to resort to the same ECA, 1955, to rein in the...

National
Importers of pulses exempted from stock limits

Importers of pulses exempted from stock limits

On July 2, 2021, the government had decided to impose stock limits on pulses in...