Agriculture
PM orders review of cotton export ban
07 Mar 2012
Commerce minister Anand Sharma said the ban was sought following reports of export fraud and cartelisation by a handful and looming domestic shortage after exports touched 10 million bales
PM orders review of cotton export ban
07 Mar 2012
Commerce minister Anand Sharma said the ban was sought following reports of export fraud and cartelisation by a handful and looming domestic shortage after exports touched 10 million bales
Eastern India turns food surplus with record production of 103.2 million tonnes
25 Feb 2012
The traditionally food-deficit eastern India has chalked record food output with a growth of of 11.9 per cent against the national average of 2.2 per cent year-on-year
India set for record foodgrain production
15 Feb 2012
India is set to exceed the target for foodgrains production with a record harvest of 250 million tonnes, prime minister Manmohan Singh said today