-The Hindu Business Line India can benefit substantially on multiple fronts such as nutritional security, energy and water utilisation and even cut its greenhouse gas emissions if it promotes the cultivation of coarse cereals, showed a study by researchers from India, Austria and the US. During the Green Revolution of the 1960s and the 1970s, the focus has mainly been on increasing rice and wheat output. As a result, a large number...
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With Rs.40,000 cr due, States to press for urgent GST Council meeting
-The Hindu Business Line Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra says many States are financially stressed The war of words over GST compensation continued between the Centre and the State governments, with West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra pointing out that the dues owed to the States and three Union Territories with Legislative Assemblies total about ?40,000 crore. Please click here to read more. ...
More »In variance with the official growth story -R Nagaraj
-The Hindu Surveys, including the recently leaked one on consumer expenditure, point to the Economy’s dire state How fast has India grown lately? And, what are the yardsticks on which the country’s performance is being measured? These have remained contentious questions. Following the last decade’s boom, the Economy was slowing after 2011-2012, but apparently turned around under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime. Until very recently, the government claimed the economic success...
More »Rs.2,000 note is the preferred mode for unaccounted cash, says govt data -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line Almost half the unaccounted cash seized this fiscal was in this denomination: Tax data New Delhi: The Rs.2,000 note seems to be the key tool for unaccounted income and assets. According to the latest Income Tax data, little less than half of the unaccounted cash seized during this fiscal was in the denomination of the maximum value. It was more than 60 per cent during the last two fiscals. As...
More »The Global Economy of Pulses: Impressive gains and the way forward -Boubaker Ben Belhassen and Vikas Rawal
-Networkideas.org Pulses are highly nutritious and their consumption is associated with many health benefits. They are rich in proteins and minerals, high in fibre and have a low fat content. Pulses are produced by plants of the Leguminosae family. These plants have root nodules that absorb inert nitrogen from soil air and convert it into biologically useful ammonia, a process referred to as biological nitrogen fixation. Consequently, the pulse crops do...
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