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Photo used for representation purpose only. India is expected to become the third-largest economy in the world with a GDP of $5 trillion in the next three years and touch $7 trillion by 2030 on the back of continued reforms, the Finance Ministry said on January 29. Ten years ago, India was the 10th largest…
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. File | Photo Credit: ANI Talking to reporters about his new book ‘Fertilising the Future: Bharat’s March Towards Fertiliser Self-Sufficiency’, Union Fertilizers Minister Manuskh Mandaviya said here on Wednesday that consistent steps taken by the Narendra Modi government are leading to decrease in fertilizer subsidies and self reliance in fertilizers…
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A farmer spreads fertiliser on his field in Satara district, Maharastra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India may earmark about $48 billion for food and fertiliser subsidies for the next fiscal year, two government sources said, indicating fiscal caution ahead of this year’s general election. Food and fertiliser subsidies account for about one-ninth of India’s…
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Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal addresses virtually during the 60th Foundation Day celebration of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), in New Delhi on Sunday. Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sanjeev Chopra, and CMD Food Corporation of India (FCI) Ashok k.k. Meena are also seen. | Photo…
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A farmer walks through a mustard field at a village on the outskirts of Amritsar. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on January 11 questioned the government on whether the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) had considered the reports of the court-appointed Technical Experts Committee (TEC) on the biosafety of transgenic mustard hybrid…
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu with the delegation from Godrej Agrovet Company Limited led by the company’s managing director Balram Singh Yadav at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad on January 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has exhorted the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said before the sowing operation, tur farmers can register on the portal to sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF at MSP. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged farmers to cultivate pulses on a large scale to reduce dependency on imports. He assured…
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It is estimated that there are more than 10,000 hectares under pineapple cultivation in Kerala. File photo Farmers are looking at the potential of a pineapple variety, which is yet to be named locally and touted as “very sweet”, suitable for mechanised processing and possibly with shelf life longer than the conventional Mauritius variety widely…
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Maintaining high import duties on sensitive agricultural commodities like rice and resisting pressure to open up the domestic sector to low tariffs will be crucial for preserving India’s self-sufficiency and ensuring food security for its population, a report said on January 1. Economic think tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Initiative) in its report said that…
With India’s farm sector remaining resilient to erratic weather conditions, the government is hopeful of having bountiful food grain production even as it tries hard to keep a lid on food inflation ahead of general elections in 2024. From floods to droughts, extreme weather events this year have not only raised fears over foodgrain production…
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