Agriculture
Parliament to see land acquisition bill today
07 Sep 2011
Draft bill offers enhanced compensation for land acquired
30 Jul 2011
Government will not buy land for private firms while irrigated farmlands will not be allowed to be diverted for other uses.
Government denies crisis at FCI
26 Jul 2011
Foodgrain demand to touch 280 million tonnes by 2020
16 Jul 2011
To meet the rising foodgrain demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has stressed the need for a second green revolution that explicitly embraces dryland farming.
Monsoon advances, heavy showers expected in north India
02 Jul 2011
The progress of the Indian monsoon has been deemed to be satisfactory and there are no signs yet of a lull expected in the first week of July. This month accounts for a third of the seasonal rains and most of the sowing.
Monsoon progressing smoothly: IMD
11 Jun 2011
The IMD said, in addition to covering the entire peninsular region, monsoon could advance over most parts of Central India as also large parts of the east and north-eastern region by 24 June
Government hikes support prices for kharif crops
10 Jun 2011
Indian guar gum exporters resent China's bias
09 Jun 2011
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