Agriculture
India, China call for end to trade-distorting farm support by West
01 Sep 2017
Developed countries which provide 50 to 100 per cent in subsidies on certain farm products and have more than 90 per cent of the global farm subsidy entitlements of nearly $160 billion, wants developing countries to stop providing 10 per cent in subsidies to poor farmers
India, China call for end to trade-distorting farm support by West
01 Sep 2017
Developed countries which provide 50 to 100 per cent in subsidies on certain farm products and have more than 90 per cent of the global farm subsidy entitlements of nearly $160 billion, wants developing countries to stop providing 10 per cent in subsidies to poor farmers
Loaders still rule the roost at FCI, says CAG report
05 Aug 2017
In October 2015, there were 61 labourers in FCI’s various godowns who earned more than Rs2,00,000 a month in incentives with three among these earning over Rs3 lakh in monthly incentives!
Congress scores a palpable hit with ‘State Bank of Tomato’!
03 Aug 2017
Among others, the bank offers a five-fold return on tomatoes deposited within six months, along with ‘lockers for the tomatoes’, ’80 per cent loans on tomatoes’ and ‘attractive interest rates for depositing tomatoes, especially for the poor’
Decision on GM mustard likely by September, govt tells SC
01 Aug 2017
Environment minister Harsh Vardhan, however, informed the Rajya Sabha that a regulatory committee has recommended the environmental release of genetically modified mustard but the government has not taken any decision on it
Cabinet approves sops for farmers; offers crop loans at 4%
14 Jun 2017
The government has earmarked Rs20,339 crore for interest subvention of up to 5 per cent for the year 2017-18
Burden of farm loan waivers on states, says Jaitley
13 Jun 2017
For the state governments loan waivers present an easy option to price stabilation measures that often fail in a bumper crop scenario
RBI cautions states on the risks of competitive farm loan waivers
08 Jun 2017
According to a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, various state governments in India are expected to waive off loans worth Rs2,50,000 crore