Without strong storage facilities, bumper harvest has resulted in price crash
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.
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.
Lukewarm response from private investors and turf battles between government agencies have resulted in delaying Modi's ambitions. Sahil Makkar reports.
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 exercise, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, will help ease any possible impact of sub-par rainfall on farmers.
The emphatic victory in all three municipal corporations in Delhi will enthuse the party to keep its winning trajectory for the next polls, reports Sahil Makkar.
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
The IMD attributed the projection to a weakening of El Nio and the Indian Ocean Dipole turning positive.
Though FDI inflow has been on the rise in the past three years, it is mostly on account of services
The IMD has said temperatures in most parts of the country from March to May would be 'above normal'.
Government allows duty-free import of 500,000 tonnes raw sugar till June 12. At present, India levies an import duty of 40% on sugar
The poll promise is an attempt to woo the middle-class and rich voters in the wake of the party's growing unpopularity.
'We could crack IM modules in the country because one arrested member would spill beans on the other.' 'With ISIS, every module is different and is possibly being handled by different operators abroad.'
Uttar Pradesh and Punjab have announced loan waivers for farmers, while Maharashtra has not despite Opposition pressure. Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports.
Big Basket, Haldiram's & Amul among 101 cold chain projects okayed
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