The move comes amid reports that new wheat crop prices in Madhya Pradesh, which is one the biggest growing state has fallen to below the MSP of Rs 1,625 per 100 kilograms due to bumper harvest.
The weather office forecasts monsoon rains to be above average this year after the droughts ravaged crops and worsened rural distress
India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes whose operators typically grab new deposits to meet their promise of guaranteed returns to existing savers, point out Manoj Kumar and Mayank Bhardwaj.
Millions of farmers plant rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops in the rainy months of June and July. Harvesting starts from October
India, which wants to double its coal output by 2020, in February raised the tax on mining coal to $6 per tonne from $1 in a bid to make it more expensive to consume the dirty fuel
Monsoon is critical for the country's 263 million farmers and their rice, cane, corn, cotton and soybean crops because nearly half of its farmland lacks irrigation.
To meet the target, agriculture must grow at 15% compared to average of below 2% over the past four years
Monsanto has taken the government to court over the royalty.
Modi's irrigation push in the Budget is aimed at scoring on the political front along with achieving growth targets
Money will be earmarked for the social sector - especially rural districts that house three-fifths of voters
Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils
The ethanol vehicles will have the flexibility to switch to other fuels
'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water are almost free.'
The whitefly outbreak has intensified a debate over GM crops just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office reviews a proposal to allow farmers to grow GM mustard.
Critics say the crackdown is to muzzle dissent and Rijiju's actions could lead to less foreign aid for projects that fight child marriage, provide clean water in slums and feed pregnant women.
Western businesses and diplomats in Delhi privately say Modi's reputation as a man of action has been hurt by setbacks on economic reform.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
Addressing a business conference, Jaitley said it was important to stay on the path of reform and build momentum to achieve higher economic growth.
GST is the biggest revenue shake-up since independence
The proposed changes making it easier for government and businesses to buy farm land are now likely to be implemented by states, not by the central government
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