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Dip in employment generation under VB-G Ram G

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Employment generation under the Centre's flagship rural jobs programme has slowed sharply during what is typically its busiest period of the year, with official data tabled in Par... Read More


Despite uptick in july rain, kharif sowing lags

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The sowing of the monsoon crop (kharif) across India remained below last year's level despite an improvement in July rainfall, with farmers planting crops in 105.2 million hectare... Read More


Despite uptick in July rainfall, Kharif sowing remains below 2025 levels

India, Aug. 4 -- The sowing of the monsoon crop (kharif) across India remained below last year's level despite an improvement in July rainfall, with farmers planting crops in 105.2 million hectares as... Read More


FCI sold rice to ethanol plants below acquisition cost, Rajya Sabha told

India, July 29 -- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold rice to ethanol distilleries at Rs.2,250-2,320 per quintal between June 2025 and June 2026, roughly 40% below its average acquisition cost of... Read More


FCI sold rice to ethanol plants below acquisition cost, RS told

New Delhi, July 29 -- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) sold rice to ethanol distilleries at Rs.2,250-2,320 per quintal between June 2025 and June 2026, roughly 40% below its average acquisition cos... Read More


Centre limits stockholding of sugar to 4K qtl

New Delhi, July 29 -- Amid a surge in sugar prices, the Centre on Tuesday imposed stockholding limits on sugar dealers, under which they cannot hold more than 4,000 quintals of sugar or retain stocks ... Read More


Centre limits stockholding of sugar to 4K qtl

New Delhi, July 29 -- Amid a surge in sugar prices, the Centre on Tuesday imposed stockholding limits on sugar dealers, under which they cannot hold more than 4,000 quintals of sugar or retain stocks ... Read More


Centre may pause pulse stock sales as El Nino risk grows

New Delhi, July 28 -- The Centre has asked the agriculture ministry to relax the Price Support Scheme (PSS) norm requiring government-procured pulse stocks to be disposed of within nine months, as it ... Read More


Kharif sowing sees recovery after improved rainfall

New Delhi, July 28 -- Kharif sowing has staged a sharp recovery after improved rainfall in July, but total acreage remains below last year's level, with the shortfall concentrated in coarse cereals, r... Read More


Centre may pause pulse stock sales as El Nino risk grows

New Delhi, July 28 -- The Centre has asked the agriculture ministry to relax the Price Support Scheme (PSS) norm requiring government-procured pulse stocks to be disposed of within nine months, as it ... Read More