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State crop loan disbursal drops to 39% from 72%

It should provide new loans to all the farmers in Kharif and Rabi crop season of 2018.

24 Jan 2018 4:17 AM IST

Onion prices crashed by Rs 321 to Rs 250 per quintal on Wednesday.

Onion to remain a tear-jerker, govt sees 26 per cent fall in output

Onion production in kharif and late-kharif seasons of 2019-20 is estimated to fall 26 per cent to 52.06 lakh tonne.

20 Nov 2019 3:39 AM IST

Private traders have imported 1.72 million tonne (MT) wheat so far and total inbound shipments are expected to cross 2 MT this year.

Wheat sowing up 4.28 per cent at 202.54 lakh hectares so far

As per the ministry's latest data, wheat was sown in 8.34 lakh hectare more area so far in the ongoing rabi (winter)...

6 Dec 2019 7:53 PM IST

Mosambi, pomegranate, jackfruit, pear, cucumber and carrot are the new fruits and vegetables added to calculate wholesale inflation (WPI) in country as the government on Friday revised inflation and industrial growth (IIP) base year to make it more relevant to the changing times.

Jul retail inflation eases to 3.15 pc; experts advise caution on...

Retail inflation was 3.18 per cent in June 2019, while it stood at 4.17 per cent in year-ago period (July 2018).

13 Aug 2019 8:48 PM IST

Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

Monsoon deficit narrows; kharif sowing progressing well: Agri Min

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected overall monsoon to remain normal.

9 Aug 2019 3:20 PM IST

Union minister of state for food and public distribution system, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, stated in Lok Sabha that in terms of rice, Punjab had contributed 135.89 LMTs while Telangana contributed 94.57 LMTs. (Representational image: PTI)

India bans export of broken rice with immediate effect

Ban on exports assumes significance as it appears that the overall sown area under paddy this Kharif season could be...

9 Sept 2022 10:51 AM IST

Around 125 tehsils faced deficient rainfall this year.

Out of 125 tehsils, only three fit new drought criteria

Due to the new criteria, only three tehsils in Gondia district of Vidarbha are included in drought list.

20 Dec 2017 6:35 AM IST

Among green leafy vegetables, cauliflower, considered as a seasonal vegetable, was even seen to be sold at a meagre cost of Rs 5 per kg in areas like Vasundhra.

Nomura says MSP hike this year is 'modest'

According to Nomura estimates, every 1 per cent increase in MSP raises headline CPI inflation by around 15 basis points.

27 Jun 2017 12:51 PM IST