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Centre tweaks FCI funding to avoid debt

New Delhi, July 9 -- The Union government has spruced up the finances of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Centre's main grain-handling arm, helping it to run its massive operations without tak... Read More


Uptick in monsoon rain boosts kharif sowing

New Delhi, July 9 -- A pickup in the south-west monsoon in July, after a patchy start last month, has boosted planting of a range of summer crops, which account for nearly half of the country's annual... Read More


Uptick in monsoon rain boosts kharif sowing

New Delhi, July 9 -- A pickup in the south-west monsoon in July, after a patchy start last month, has boosted planting of a range of summer crops, which account for nearly half of the country's annual... Read More


Centre tweaks FCI funding, helping it to go debt free

India, July 8 -- The Union government has spruced up the finances of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the Centre's main grain-handling arm, helping it to run its massive operations without taking ... Read More


After low output last yr, onion, potato prices remain high

New Delhi, July 5 -- Prices of onion and potato, two basic grocery items, continue to be stubbornly high due to lower output last year, squeezing households. Tomato rates showed a moderation in June f... Read More


After low output last yr, onion, potato prices remain high

New Delhi, July 5 -- Prices of onion and potato, two basic grocery items, continue to be stubbornly high due to lower output last year, squeezing households. Tomato rates showed a moderation in June f... Read More


Centre to resume rice sale to states, private traders

New Delhi, July 4 -- The Centre will resume sale of federally-held rice to states, which had been discontinued in June last year, at the time sparking protests by Opposition-ruled state governments, a... Read More


Sharp rise in onion, potato, tomato prices

India, July 4 -- Prices of onion and potato, two basic grocery items, continue to be stubbornly high due to lower output last year, squeezing households. Tomato rates showed a moderation in June from ... Read More


Centre to resume rice sale to states, pvt traders

India, July 4 -- The Centre will resume sale of federally-held rice to states, which had been discontinued in June last year, at the time sparking protests by Opposition-ruled state governments, apart... Read More


Chouhan begins farm policy talks with states

New Delhi, July 2 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday met the ministers from Chhattisgarh and Assam to discuss farm policies, kicking off a series of one-on-one meetings with... Read More