Centre sets 15 June as cut-off date to decide new playbook to contain inflation due to fuel price hike, monsoon concerns

New Delhi, May 25 -- The Centre will review the state of India's inflation and the advance of monsoon by 15 June and decide on a course of action, including measures to check any possible price rise, ... Read More

Is that really buffalo meat or something else? A DNA test to verify is on the way

New Delhi, May 21 -- India, one of the world's largest buffalo meat exporters, is planning a DNA-based testing system to strengthen meat verification and traceability, amid concerns over illegal meat ... Read More

Behind India's abrupt sugar export ban, a worry over sufficient stocks

New Delhi, May 14 -- India on Wednesday banned exports of raw, white and refined sugar till 30 September 2026, marking a sharp shift from the earlier "restricted" export regime to a "prohibited" categ... Read More

Govt's new onion strategy focuses on local procurement, storage

New Delhi, May 13 -- New Delhi: In a bid to tame recurring onion price shocks and improve farmer incomes, the Centre is working on a plan to help states locally procure and scientifically store the po... Read More

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

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