-PTI NEW DELHI: The government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for subsidised foodgrains through public distribution system (PDS) today came under the scanner of the Delhi High Court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notice to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and sought their response before the next date of hearing on April 24. The bench also sought the stand of the...
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Lower production could spike vegetables prices in coming months -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The price of vegetables, particularly onion, could rise in the coming months as the government has estimated that output is slightly lower than last year. Horticulture output has not kept pace with the robust growth in the estimated production of foodgrains and oilseed in the crop year to June 2017, advance estimates of the agriculture ministry showed on Friday. Production of vegetables is estimated to be around...
More »Timely policy measures, monitoring helped in boosting farm output
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Active policy intervention in agriculture and rigorous monitoring of farm operations from planting to harvesting in a good monsoon year helped Indian farmers increase India’s food output at a much faster pace in 2016-17 than previous peaks in production, officials said. Farm output rose 8.1% to a record of 272 million tonnes in the current crop year. This is much more than the previous significant increase in...
More »Wholesale prices up 5.25% year-on-year in January -Kirtika Suneja
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation saw a sharp rise in January owing to costlier fuel and power even as food items continued to remain cheaper. Data released by commerce and industry ministry on Tuesday showed WPI inflation at 5.25% compared with 3.39% in December. Fuel and power inflation rose 18.14% in January from 8.65% in December. WPI inflation in manufactured products, which has a 64.97% weight in the index, increased...
More »Powered by good monsoon, India set for best-ever foodgrain output -Vishwa Mohan & Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Backed by good monsoon and advanced preparedness to reap the benefits of favourable conditions, India is likely to have an all-time record foodgrain production (271.98 million tonnes) in the 2016-17 crop year - a scenario which may not only benefit farmers but also help in further bringing down the price of pulses that was sky-rocketed due to two consecutive drought years. Besides the production of pulses...
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