ECONOMY
The ₹31,000-crore crop mortgage waiver scheme in Telangana has triggered a political firestorm, with the ruling Congress and opposition events BRS and BJP buying and selling barbs over its implementation. The Congress asserts that the scheme’s rollout efficiently concluded after the third part of disbursals for farmers with loans underneath ₹2 lakh on August 15. … Read more
The West Bengal authorities is scheduled to carry a gathering with potato merchants and all stakeholders on Tuesday to make sure that normalcy prevails within the potato market within the State. Final month, the federal government enforced a ban on the inter-State commerce of the spud after costs shot up within the State considerably. As … Read more
The Nationwide Seeds Company (NSC), a public sector enterprise underneath the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has began promoting seeds on-line utilizing the ONDC platform to develop its attain. Weekly gross sales have exceeded ₹16,000 since its launch in December final 12 months. “It was by no means tried earlier since NSC was snug … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday expressed dismay over the reported discount in fund allocation for Southern Railway initiatives. He urged the Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, to make sure the allocation of ample funds earmarked for brand spanking new strains, doubling and buyer facilities initiatives in Tamil Nadu. “We’re dissatisfied that … Read more
Over 400 natural rice containers have been detained by Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) personnel in JNPT, Mundra and Kandla ports following businessline’s report of alleged irregularities within the shipments. Commerce sources stated non-organic white (uncooked) and parboiled (boiled) rice have been exported within the guise of natural rice. In consequence, shipments of natural rice … Read more
A gaggle of Indian port staff’ unions has referred to as for a strike from Aug. 28 to demand rapid settlement of pay revisions and pension advantages, in keeping with a notice signed by its members. A strike by India’s port staff might exacerbate the present congestion points at Asian and European ports, resulting in … Read more
The Bharatiya Farmer Community, a nationwide collective of farmers, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advertise the event and distribution of herbicide-tolerant (HT) non-Basmati rice varieties. Whereas acknowledging the work completed by the Indian Agricultural Analysis Institute (IARI) within the growth of HT Basmati rice, the community desires these advantages to be prolonged … Read more
The Industrial Promotion and Funding Company of Odisha Ltd (IPICOL) has arrange a first-of-its-kind specialised Seafood Park at Deras in Bhubaneswar for processing marine merchandise and exports, its Managing Director Bhupendra Singh Poonia has mentioned. As Odisha has large potential in freshwater fisheries, IPICOL plans to arrange the same park within the western a part … Read more
In a significant reform push for the coal sector, the federal government goals to overtake the decades-old manufacturing and provide construction with better entry to industrial mines by means of a nationwide coal trade that may ultimately supply the dry gasoline on an on-demand foundation to consuming industries, significantly MSMEs. Business coal mining is small … Read more
Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) on Sunday directed Secretaries and senior officers of assorted departments to reinforce surveillance on Monkeypox or Mpox illness and undertake efficient measures for immediate detection of circumstances. These instructions got here from the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, P. Ok. Mishra, who chaired a Excessive-Degree assembly to evaluation preparedness on Monkeypox. The … Read more