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Centre plans 3.25 mn ha shift to chemical-free farming by FY31

New Delhi, May 4 -- The Centre is considering bringing 3.25 million hectares under chemical-free natural farming by FY31, scaling up efforts to promote sustainable agriculture and improve farm incomes... Read More


Labour ministry issues nationwide heatwave advisory to protect workers

New Delhi, April 28 -- With temperatures soaring and heatwaves intensifying nationwide, the ministry of labour & employment has ordered all states and union territories to protect workers. The advisor... Read More


Eye on prices, India to reduce onion wastage third year in a row

New Delhi, April 26 -- India, the world's second-largest producer of onions, plans to cut wastage in the 200,000 tonnes of bulbs it aims to procure this season through better storage and reduced post-... Read More


From protests to paychecks: How state unrest triggered a wage rethink

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


Rural job scheme demand falls to 15.6 million people, a 5-year low for March as work rises in farms, urban centres

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


Rural job scheme demand falls to a six-year low as work rises in farms, urban centres

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


As war hits trade, Bihar, UP wheat farmers take to border routes

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


A bitter harvest for wheat as war pops export dreams

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