Gold import in the December quarter is estimated to come down.
Indian farming was transformed after the mid-60s.
The well-irrigated states of Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka, western Uttar Pradesh and coastal states such as Odisha are, for the first time, feeling the effects of a poor monsoon.
Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming.
In India, 173 people defecate in the open for every square km.
The Bureau of Indian Standards has certified 33 hallmarking centres in the country to act as collection and purity testing centres for the gold monetisation scheme.
The Centre has decided to create a buffer stock of 350,000 tonnes.
'We need to do more to accelerate growth.'
Veterans recall they haven't seen gold falling for 3 years in a row.
Procurement will be done through domestic purchases as well as imports.
In Zaveri Bazar, gold is being traded at Rs 26,920/10 gm
Plans to enhance buffer stock to 500,000 tonnes; Gujarat exempts importers from stock limit
The price of gold in India seems to have bottomed out.
Import is returning to the normal prevailing three years ago
The Aayog recently met the ministries on the issue.
Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers.
Report says gold being exported by persons of Indian origin and routed through Dubai
Prices have remained lower this year.
Attractively low prices, rising demand and a favourable ratio to gold point to better days ahead for the white metal.
By December 2015, the total imports will touch 1000 tonnes.
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