Wheat will be now be sold to the schemes at Rs 2 per kg, while rice would be given at Rs 3 per kg.
In many parts of central and north India, monsoon reaches only in July.
The most worrisome aspect is that most water woes are the result of mismanagement
Skymet is credited with correctly predicting the 2009 drought.
Recommends delisting of chana futures, open to lowering sugar import duty
There is no foodgrain shortage in the country as our total storage capacity is more than 81 million tonnes, while the public distribution system requirement is 61 million tonnes, says Ram Vilas Paswan.
The poor performance of capital goods - a bellwether for future growth - has alarmed most analysts
The apex court urged the central government to update the drought management manual by December 31.
It accounted for over a third of foreign direct investment flows into India between 2000 and 2015
Centre could ban wheat import from Bangladesh, apart from restricting cultivation in West Bengal and Assam
New data show tax reform, better tracking needed
Vegetables tend to get damaged faster during summers.
The proposed bullet train will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The India Meteorological Department's first monsoon forecast for this year would have gladdened many a heart with the hope of plentiful rain, after two drought years.
Govt bosses in no hurry to exit from PSUs; many agencies, long process likely hurdles.
In most cases, they dodged bullets and, in some, recovered the same day
'As of now there are no mining activities,' but 'who knows the future?'
The zones, says Panagariya, would have to be set up near deep-draft ports, capable of accommodating very large and heavily loaded ships
If the real economy is indeed looking up, then it no longer needs hand-holding and fiscal laxity
Modi must focus on other state-level reforms, such as those in labour laws, leasing of land and agriculture
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