New Delhi, April 17 -- The Centre is exploring plans to sharply raise the national daily minimum wage to Rs.350-450, at a time workers' protests have prompted wage hikes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. ... Read More
New Delhi, March 25 -- Only 15.6 million people sought work under the government's flagship rural job guarantee scheme in March, marking the lowest level for the month in at least five years, accordin... Read More
New Delhi, March 25 -- With less than a week left for fiscal 2026 to end, the number of people who sought work under the government's flagship rural job guarantee scheme in the year is set to mark the... Read More
New Delhi, March 19 -- The West Asia war is complicating India's re-entry into global wheat markets, but it is also redrawing trade routes in favour of its eastern heartland. As sea-bound shipments tu... Read More
New Delhi, March 8 -- The conflict in West Asia may stall India's return to the global wheat market, just as the rabi harvest is set to hit markets later this month. The development marks a setback fo... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Subsidies continue to serve critical national needs, and cannot be withdrawn abruptly, expenditure secretary V. Vualnam said in an interview, as he outlined a gradual course corre... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Subsidies continue to serve critical national needs, and cannot be withdrawn abruptly, expenditure secretary V. Vualnam said in an interview, as he outlined a gradual course corre... Read More