The chief minister said the government was setting up cold storages in all blocks besides warehouses and kisan mandis in the PPP model for which land has been identified.
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Chidambaram said he was particularly happy that agriculture growth has been estimated at 4.6 per cent for 2013-14.
A culture of science and innovation must be embedded in society wherein people not only use new technology but understand it as well. Without this, obscurantism and blind faith can sit side by side with digital technology and, in fact, use the same technology to reinforce their hold on people, says Shram Saran.
The government should frame new policies to assure growth.
E-auction or e-tendering moves the process of bidding for government contracts completely online, removing most manual procedures and, therefore, creating an accountability trail.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
Another bill related to the farm sector, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, was passed on Tuesday.
India has not been able to compete with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
It might not offer adequate cover for all the costs you incur during delivery, but will give protection against unforeseen complications, says Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and CEO, Policybazaar.com
Economic reforms seem to be on a slow train, while good old fiscal populism is alive and flourishing.
'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.' 'It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.'
The most worrisome aspect is that most water woes are the result of mismanagement
The government's subsidy bill towards oil, fertilisers runs into lakhs of crores of rupees.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi involves junior ministers in the decision-making process and holds a meeting of the Council of Ministers every last Saturday of the month, but there is a group of ministers that he reaches out to more often.
Mamata offered 1,000-acre land at Goaltore and said anyone be it the Tatas or BMW are most welcome to set up an auto plant in the state
Govt bosses in no hurry to exit from PSUs; many agencies, long process likely hurdles.
FM should avoid proposals such as to tax financial transactions and fringe benefits
The GST rate on mobile phones will be hiked to 18 per cent while that on maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft will be lowered to 5 per cent with effect from April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The GST rate on handmade and machine-made matchsticks has been rationalised to 12 per cent from 5 per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
India will benefit hugely if the representation of women in Parliament is increased to a just level.
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The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees.
'Success will require political skill, not just economic expertise'
India's rank inched up by just one position to 130 in last year's Doing Business Survey by the World Bank.
What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian's interview.
'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'
The prime minister sought to allay slowdown concerns saying the fundamentals of the economy are strong, with low inflation and a potential to boost exports.
Subramanian was the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development in the US before joining the ministry.
'There is a great scope for enhancing the use of organic fertilisers'.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
Vivek Mahajan (Head - Research) Aditya Birla Money, analysed the slow IIP growth.
An insatiable quest for personal propaganda, event management and attractive slogans has made Modi sovernment as 'catch headline government'
'Poor home work, and a subsequent loss of nerve.' 'This sums up the Modi government's current travails, the stall in key sectors, fading momentum, irritability,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
Curbing the federal deficit is the government's absolute priority on February 28.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
The agriculture sector is likely to grow in the range of 5.2-5.7 per cent in 2013-14, nearly three times more than the last year as good monsoon has raised the prospects of bumper harvest, a CACP discussion paper said.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
