India is expected to harvest 291.95 mt of foodgrain in 2019-20
As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket. He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual charming smile: "Take care of yourself."
The Indian government is on a wheat buying mission. Officials said India will buy a record amount of the commodity to increase stockpiles even as the world price of wheat has skyrocketed.
rediffGURU Shreya Shah answers diet and nutrition related questions.
If states have to fall in line with MSPs declared by political parties, they will have to do so in violation of central order or bear the full expense of the surplus procured at above MSP rates.
Several BJP-backed state governments have unveiled schemes targeting the poor, women, farmers and students, following the party's setback in the Lok Sabha polls.
Flour millers want import duty exemption.
After a slow start, the Central government's wheat procurement scheme picked up momentum in June with the agencies collecting 10.80 million tonne wheat from farmers during the season.
India had sought to buy 1 million tonnes of wheat in May last but backed could not strike a deal because of high prices. However last week, India entered the market with a tender for 1 million tonnes, despite prices soaring to 11-year high.
The disputed region witnessed clashes on Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement, leaving at least one police official dead and injuring over 100 people, mostly policemen.
Heavy rain in the first week of July compensated for the shortfall but caused flooding in many northeastern states.
The incident occurred on Monday night when the victim, Mohammad Razaq (40), came out of a mosque in his village Kunda Top under the Thanamandi police station area. Razaq's brother, Mohammad Tahir Choudhary, is a soldier in the Territorial Army, police said.
India's gain will be an additional business of $300 million to $400 million per month if 10-11% of Bangladesh's export is diverted to Indian hubs like Tiruppur.
The protein-rich dal goes well with baafle that's deep-fried in ghee.
Many individual states experienced higher inflation than the all-India figures during the financial year 2023-24 (FY24). Retail inflation figures in Telangana, Haryana, Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been higher than national numbers every month of this financial year, shows a Business Standard analysis of state-wise figures, after the March inflation data was released on Friday. Experts noted that persistent high food inflation along with differences in the weights of rural and urban indices plays into the regional variation in inflation rates.
'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.'
Still unsure of its ability to procure wheat from the market, the Centre has extended the tender dates for import of 1 million tonne wheat.
'Our target will come from rural areas as there are more outlets there.'
India on Friday lifted a 28-month ban on wheat export by allowing export of 900,000 tonnes of the grain by government-owned trading agencies.
India today lifted a 28-month ban on wheat export by allowing export of 900,000 tonnes of the grain by government-owned trading agencies.
India's wheat procurement in the ongoing Rabi marketing season has already crossed a record 10 million tonne.
After United States, Canada is eyeing wheat sales to India. Canadian Wheat Board senior official Bruce Burnett said that Canada is looking forward to export wheat to India.
Centre could ban wheat import from Bangladesh, apart from restricting cultivation in West Bengal and Assam
Hema Malini is a rare Bharatiya Janata Party star politician who has been asked to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election for a third time.
To buy 200,000 tonnes by December but long-term deal prospects stuck on quality concerns; govt to consult labs
In a move to express the state's displeasure, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of importing wheat at a higher price of $317-$330 per tonne.
India, the world's second-biggest wheat consumer, may import up to 5 million tonnes of wheat this year, said Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar a few days ago.
Two days ago, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was, is and will always be part of India.
India, the world's second largest producer, had produced a record of 80.71 million tonnes wheat in 2009-10 crop year (July-June) despite a severe drought. Wheat is grown only in rabi season.
Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the stock market. Ms Sitharaman decided to take that risk, observes A K Bhattacharya.
The downward trend in prices might continue as demand is unlikely to recover in May. Moreover, increased production has also put pressure on prices of commodities.
India on Thursday fixed the price of wheat sold to exporters from this year's new crop at Rs 5,550 ($118.4) a tonne, a government statement said.
As anticipated, the Central government's wheat procurement operations have failed to meet the target and lagged behind last year's purchases.
Pawar said the decision to float a fresh wheat import tender on government account this week was also correct.
The controversy over wheat imports is refusing to die down. In yet another questionable move, the State Trading Corporation of India on Thursday
The Central government is in a piquant situation now as far as wheat import is concerned. The government wants the bidders for the 1 million tonne wheat import contract to reduce their prices for the bid.
India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar admitted in the Parliament that the procurement of wheat is slow, and time-consuming.
The government has also swung into action to ensure that it is able to procure adequate quantities and avoid imports at exorbitant rates.
In 2006, FCI's procurement fell sharply to 9.2 million tonnes from 14.8 million tonnes in the previous year, forcing the government to import 5.5 million tonnes.
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