Skymet said the monsoon this year could be 100 per cent of the long period average (LPA) with a model error of plus and minus 5 per cent.
State sheds laggard tag, emerges as leader among peers.
With certain quarters demanding privatisation of public sector banks in the aftermath of the alleged fraud at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister chairman Bibek Debroy tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Ishan Bakshi and Indivjal Dhasmana that reducing government equity even to zero would not mean giving up of government control over these banks.
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
Besides aircraft, passenger drones, helicopters, turboprops and seaplanes will help the government achieve its ambitious goal
While an official in the Commerce Department indicated a trade war was in the offing, till now the government has been in wait-and-watch mode.
Four Canadian ministers of Indian origin are traveling with Prime Minister Trudeau.
The Union Budget announcement of a minimum support price (MSP) that will be 50 per cent more than the cost of production has started a debate on the calculation of cost. Ramesh Chand, member, NITI Aayog, speaks to Sanjeeb Mukherjee on this and related issues.
On the other hand, 16 or half of all states and Union Territories account for only 3 per cent of all exports.
The Budget allocation for Ministry of Agriculture and allied activities has grown by 114% since 2010-11
Economists want the government to focus on jobs, farms, and fiscal consolidation. They also favour re-imposition of the long-term capital gains tax on listed securities and mutual funds.
Infrastructure, manufacturing and telecom are understood to be among the focus sectors
Rural budget set to increase; likely to enhance market linkages for agri commodities
Critics said a 10-plus per cent annual increase in incomes is a tall order, given that between 2002-03 and 2012-13, farm incomes grew yearly by 3.6 per cent.
The precautions are being proposed to ensure that other cattle varieties are not exported or transported outside the state as Nagori cattle
A clear message was that the ongoing seven-decade-old model of agriculture, based on extensive reliance on subsidy by the government at every stage, was not going to work, said NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar.
These three states sought a combined financial assistance of Rs 11,186 crore
80% of the surveyed districts did not show any change in migration
Currently, the five-year FTP aims to raise total exports to $900 billion but targets may be reduced
Chief statistician T C A Anant says growth figure might go up once indirect tax data is fully in, however, he agrees that private expenditure is yet to pick up
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