Tag: Punjab

National
Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Against the requirement of about 22 million tonnes (MT) of domestic coal for thermal...

States
Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice

Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per acre aid for direct seeding of rice

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann exhorted the farmers to sow paddy using the DSR technique...

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...

From the Ground
Farm loan waivers do not improve condition of farmers; they increase chances of wilful default: BKS-Nabard report

Farm loan waivers do not improve condition of farmers; they increase chances of wilful default: BKS-Nabard report

The condition of the farmers does not improve as a result of farm loan waivers (FLWs)....

National
109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities

According to the FCI, a total of 109.78 lt of wheat has been procured in the country...

Opinion
Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

Mann needs time, regular flow of money to fulfil ‘Kejriwal guarantees’ in Punjab

The real issue from the long-term point of view lies in the economic structure of...

Opinion
Is inflation a non-issue in elections?  Do not rush to this conclusion

Is inflation a non-issue in elections? Do not rush to this conclusion

Inflation may not have had an impact at the hustings for the BJP in four states,...

ELECTIONS 2022
Mann gets into action in Punjab with focus on unemployment, farmers and corruption

Mann gets into action in Punjab with focus on unemployment, farmers and corruption

The newly formed AAP government in Punjab has decided to undertake recruitments...

Latest News
Mustard seed production to rise 29 pc at 109.5 lt in Rabi 2021-22: COOIT

Mustard seed production to rise 29 pc at 109.5 lt in Rabi 2021-22: COOIT

The Central Organisation for Oil Industry & Trade (COOIT) on March 14 released the...

ELECTIONS 2022
Did the farmers’ movement indeed have no impact on Assembly election results?

Did the farmers’ movement indeed have no impact on Assembly election results?

The results of the five state Assembly elections have led people to say that the...

ELECTIONS 2022
Road to 2024 gets easier for BJP after winning four out of five states

Road to 2024 gets easier for BJP after winning four out of five states

Modi said, “Some of the pundits had said after the 2019 election results that there...

ELECTIONS 2022
Assembly elections: Time to celebrate for BJP and AAP; opposition shrinks

Assembly elections: Time to celebrate for BJP and AAP; opposition shrinks

Punjab, another big state, has gone out of the bag of the Congress, the BJP’s main...

ELECTIONS 2022
BJP govt once again in UP; incumbent party returns to power in the state for the first time in 36 years

BJP govt once again in UP; incumbent party returns to power in the state for the first time in 36 years

Analysts say that free distribution of food along with religious polarization has...

ELECTIONS 2022
AAP heads for a landslide win in Punjab

AAP heads for a landslide win in Punjab

If the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wins an election, it does so with a big margin. If...

ELECTIONS 2022
Counting on 690 Assembly seats in five states in 1,200 halls

Counting on 690 Assembly seats in five states in 1,200 halls

Votes for the 403-seat UP Assembly, the largest in the country, are being counted...

ELECTIONS 2022
Exit poll results: Return of BJP likely in UP; AAP likely to form govt in Punjab

Exit poll results: Return of BJP likely in UP; AAP likely to form govt in Punjab

According to the exit poll results, the BJP alliance is likely to get 210-275 seats...