New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Onion prices are expected to remain high despite temporary relief from government buffer stocks sold at Rs.35/kg. The ongoing price surge is largely driven by a sharp decline in ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The government late on Sunday announced the release of 13 lakh tonnes (lt) of sugar, including 1 lt of the imported commodity, for domestic sales during the first fortnight of Se... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- After June had 35 per cent deficient rainfall and July 1 per cent surplus, August has received 16 per cent below-normal rainfall. The country as a whole has received 603.7 mm of ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Indian government will allocate sugar sale quota for mills on a fortnightly basis from September 1 instead of a monthly basis. This forms part of its initiatives to tame soar... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Even as speculation is blamed for the recent surge in retail sugar prices, which was Rs 47 per kg in May, the release of monthly quota by the government played a direct role in t... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Under an innovative arrangement made by Gujarat head of India Post, farmer producer organisations (FPOs) have successfully delivered over 40,000 items in past eight months seamle... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Indian government on Friday asked sugar mills to ensure that buyers lift stocks within seven days after sales/ It said a new Order, issued by the Food Ministry, with immediat... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Centre should come forward to disclose the estimated stock after its fortnight-long physical verification may help check current price rise, said a leading industry leader. T... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Sales of key fertilizers such as urea, DAP, MOP and complex declined in July, when maximum planting of kharif crops takes place, fuelling apprehensions of a likely drop in produc... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Sowing area under all Kharif crops has reached near 88 per cent of the season's normal area while deficit from year-ago level has narrowed to less than 2 per cent until August 7.... Read More