By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : Amid problems of a fund crunch, shortage of workers and rising cost of production, Darjeeling's tea planters are keeping their fingers crossed for a relatively "better season" with favourable weather conditions, a stable political...
New Delhi : Wholesale price-indexed (WPI) inflation in India during March softened marginally at 2.47 per cent from 2.48 per cent in the previous month, official data showed here on Monday. According to the Commerce Ministry data, the WPI inflation in March 2017 was...
New Delhi : India produced 281.82 lakh tonnes of sugar during October-March 2017-2018, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said here on Tuesday. "This (281.82 lakh tonne) is about 92.95 lakh tonne higher than last year, which was expected, since the estimated...
Chandigarh : The Haryana government has made arrangements for the procurement of 80 lakh tonnes of wheat in the current Rabi season, a senior officer said on Monday. The wheat will be procured at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,735 per quintal. The procurement...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government's flagship crop insurance scheme, launched with much fanfare two years ago, has witnessed negative growth this year as the coverage has reduced to 24 per cent of gross cropped area (GCA) in 2017-18 from 30...
Chandigarh : The Punjab cabinet, chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Saturday approved the policy for smooth procurement of 130 lakh tonnes of wheat during the forthcoming Rabi Marketing Season 2018-19, an official said. The procurement of wheat will...
New Delhi : In a step towards a cleaner environment, the number of coal-based fired power plants under development have seen a steep decline, especially in India and China, a report said on Thursday. The report, however, warns that despite a global coal phase-out...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : Wheat production in the country could this year achieve the long-cherished target of 100 million tonnes (MT), thanks to the conducive climatic conditions throughout the season, especially in March when the grain ripens. If farmers and...
Washington : The US Department of Commerce has started accepting the domestic industry's product exclusion requests from the recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday, according to a rule published by the department. The interim final rule,...
Kolkata : The West Bengal government, along with all stakeholders, is planning to work out a strategy to strengthen the brand of Darjeeling Tea so that producers can fetch better value for the crop, an official said on Saturday.A "We will work closely with the...