Gujarat, Bihar to rejoin Fasal Bima Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand rejoined the scheme last year while Telangana has announced rolling it out from next kharif season. 21 hours agoJanuary 6, 2025
Poverty below 5 per cent, urban-rural gap reducing: SBI Research The HCES 2023-24 data showed that urban-rural gap in MPCE has declined to 70% in 2023-24 from 84% in 2011-12.… 4 days agoJanuary 3, 2025
India looking for deep engagement with Trump administration: Piyush Goyal On some occasions India has been singled out by Trump for imposing higher tariffs on US imports. 4 days agoJanuary 3, 2025
MSP paddy purchases cross last year’s level FCI annually supplies 38 MT of rice for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. 4 days agoJanuary 3, 2025
Import of oil from Russia falls 13 per cent in December India’s crude imports are also dependent on the country’s domestic oil demand and export margins. 4 days agoJanuary 3, 2025
Low rainfall in Jan-Mar may hit crop yields Erratic weather phenomena like excessive rainfall in a short span of time and heat waves have also impacted yield of… 5 days agoJanuary 2, 2025
Centre eases norms to fast-track capex loans to states A new part has been introduced under tied loans that earmarks Rs 5,000 crore loans to states which have undertaken… 4 days agoJanuary 3, 2025
Panel to suggest road map for Producer Price Index The panel will also suggest the commodity basket of WPI and PPI for the new base 2022-23 in the light… 5 days agoJanuary 2, 2025
GST mop-up at Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December The GST Council is likely to discuss rate rationalisation–hiking GST rates for some items while cutting pruning them for others–of… 6 days agoJanuary 1, 2025
New projects unveiled down 22 per cent in Q3: CMIE Experts note that the weak consumption demand and poor visibility on the demand recovery in urban India could be stalling… 6 days agoJanuary 1, 2025
Cabinet approves additional subsidy of Rs 3,850 crore for DAP to maintain retail prices The government announces subsidies under the NBS mechanism twice a year before the commencement of kharif and rabi crops sowing. 6 days agoJanuary 1, 2025
Cabinet extends 2 crop insurance schemes by a year Farmers pay a fixed premium of just 1.5% of the sum insured for rabi crops and 2% for kharif crops,… 6 days agoJanuary 1, 2025
India Inc’s 2025 wish list: Building a future-ready economy Simplified regulations and supportive measures will be critical for the sector’s sustained growth and its ability to contribute to the… 7 days agoDecember 31, 2024
Core sector growth at four-month high in November In the November’s ‘Monthly Economic Review’ report, the ministry said the outlook for Q3FY25 “appears bright”, as reflected in the… 7 days agoDecember 31, 2024
Wheat-silos capacity to triple in 3 years In 2005, under a pilot project to modernise storage infrastructure, the construction of 0.5 MT of wheat silos at 20… 7 days agoDecember 31, 2024
Fiscal deficit in Apr-Nov at 52.5 per cent of BE The finance ministry has said that in the upcoming Budget for FY26, the Centre may peg a fiscal deficit of… 1 week agoDecember 31, 2024
Newsmakers of 2024: Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, RBI Considering the strength that India’s financial and external sectors have acquired over recent decades, what’s needed now is an optimum… 1 week agoDecember 30, 2024
Economic prospects to improve in 2025: RBI governor The Financial Stability Report, published twice a year by the central bank, includes contributions from all financial sector regulators. 1 week agoDecember 30, 2024
