This may rescue pulses, cotton and oilseed sowing; rain revival in the south to take longer
Good monsoon, farm loan waiver -- the two key reasons behind more customers in jewellery shops
Centre might move swiftly on its next round of strategic sales in CPSEs
Modi's visit to dwell on water conservation, Israel's expertise in desalination may also be tapped
The southwest monsoon which reached the country on May 30 well within its normal onset date
Pipliyamandi becomes the epicentre of the current farmers' agitation across the country, demanding better price for their produce and loan waiver and a political hot-potato for all.
Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash
In India 24-carat gold is used mostly in coins and bars
Farmers said a big reason for the anger was the sudden stopping of wheat procurement by the state government in some places, which had caused the prices to dip below the minimum support price.
The proposed bullion bank can help settle gold loan accounts in gold terms, and promote existing gold schemes, along with launching schemes including gold-recurring deposits.
Steady progress in June; north and central regions to get good pre-showers
If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events.
According to BJP strategists, PMJAY and the PM Ujjwala Yojana will form the nucleus of the Modi government's re-election campaign.
For many farmers, though, a bumper harvest isn't good news, as they have been forced to sell their produce, particularly pulses, dirt cheap.
"The government feels the industry needs some government oversight and can't be left unregulated. A panel of bureaucrats will soon submit their recommendations on the subject," said an official.
The exercise, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, will help ease any possible impact of sub-par rainfall on farmers.
BIS proposes compulsory registration for selling hallmarked jewellery. This will kill business of online sales as BIS registration is given only to physical premises.
Modi believes that in the spirit of 'cooperative federalism' the venue for such meetings between him and the chief ministers should take place around the proverbial 'round table'.
Aayog to present its performance review - since its existence - before the governing council
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