Agriculture

12
Apr

India clears export of 1.9 mln bales of cotton in two months

India will export about 19 lakh bales in the March-April period, according to numbers from the ministry of commerce.

28
Mar

Rigging at India's commodity exchanges behind price rise: Assocham

Many consumer rights groups have faulted trading in agricultural commodity price futures for the rapid rise in prices, but now, even the trade bodi

19
Mar

Consumer Price Inflation rises to 8.83% in February: CPI

Prices are again on the upward spiral, going by the latest consumer price index (CPI) numbers released by the Central Government today.

16
Mar

Budget highlights: Agriculture and related proposals

The following are the main proposals in the Union Budget for 2012-13 that relate to Agriculture:

22
Feb

Government aims for a blockbuster procurement year for wheat

The government expects to purchase a record 32 million tonnes of wheat this summer, almost 40% of India's total production for the entire year, acc

11
Feb

India's food subsidy to cross Rs 1,00,000 crore

India will spend about Rs 1.12 lakh crore per year if the Food Security Bill is passed in its current shape, KV Thomas, India’s minister for consum

19
Jan

Saved by the onions, food inflation remains in negative territory in Jan

With Sharad Pawar's exit from the food and consumer affairs ministry, 'winter food inflation' too seems to have made an exit.

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