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Surplus rain boosts sowing of kharif crops, likely to cool prices

India, Aug. 13 -- Inflation is likely to slide in August after a sharp fall in July on the back of an extended base effect and robust expansion of kharif, or summer-sown, crops, whose acreage has cros... Read More


breathalysers, bp monitors to be standardised

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- To bring more goods under set specifications, the ministry of consumer affairs has now picked about eight widely used items for which standards and rules meant for calibration, t... Read More


Government mulls increasing labour force survey frequency

NEW DELHI, Aug. 13 -- The Union government is planning to conduct the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which gives official employment and unemployment data, more frequently than it currently does... Read More


breathalysers, bp monitors to be standardised

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- To bring more goods under set specifications, the ministry of consumer affairs has now picked about eight widely used items for which standards and rules meant for calibration, t... Read More


Centre mulling monthly jobs survey, change in PLFS frequency

India, Aug. 12 -- In a potentially significant shift that could help better capture labour-market dynamics, the Union government is planning to conduct the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which g... Read More


Retail inflation in July at five-year low of 3.54%

India, Aug. 12 -- Retail inflation in the country fell sharply to a five-year low of 3.54% in July from a year ago, largely aided by a favourable base effect and some moderation in food prices, data f... Read More


Modi releases over 100 climate-resilient crops

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient varieties of 65 crops in the national capital's Pusa complex, the government's farm-research ... Read More


Govt to carry out 21st livestock census in Sept-Dec

India, Aug. 11 -- The Union government will conduct the 21st livestock census in the country during September-December 2024, a five-yearly exercise to provide the latest headcounts of domesticated ani... Read More


India resumes onion exports to Bangladesh as trade revives

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Export of agricultural produce, largely onion, from India to Bangladesh has resumed through land border, albeit on a smaller scale, after a stall in the wake of the political cri... Read More


India resumes agricultural exports to Bangladesh as border-trade points open

India, Aug. 9 -- Export of agricultural produce, largely onion, from India to Bangladesh has resumed through the land border, albeit on a smaller scale, after a stall in the wake of the political cris... Read More