-Business Standard A sustained rise in oil, food prices would have adverse impacts on Asia's economies. India, Thailand and the Philippines are the biggest losers, while Indonesia would be a relative gainer, Nomura said The ongoing geopolitical crisis between Russia and Ukraine will impact Asian economies, but the impact will be polarized across the region, said analysts at Nomura in a recent report. The negative impact on Asia, they believe, is predominantly...
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Govt eyes record 44.4 MT of wheat procurement in coming rabi marketing season -Sandip Das
-Financial Express The state wise procurement target of wheat includes Punjab (13.2 MT), Madhya Pradesh (12.9 MT), Haryana (8.5 MT), Uttar Pradesh (6 MT) and Bihar (1 MT). The government on Friday set the target for wheat procurement at a record 44.4 million tonnes (MT) for the Rabi marketing season (2022-23) commencing on April 1. Food Corporation of India (FCI) in collaboration with state government-owned agencies will procure wheat from farmers in the...
More »Child welfare scheme saw hike of 390%: Smriti Irani
-The Hindu Minister was responding to a tweet from Rahul Gandhi which cited a news report on allocations for children being slashed by half Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that a children-centric scheme of the government had seen a “390%” increase in budgetary allocations since 2014. She was responding to a tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. On Monday, Mr. Gandhi retweeted a news report on “share” of budgetary allocation for children...
More »Modi promises to solve stray cattle issue in UP -Omar Rashid
-The Hindu Menace threatens to blunt BJP’s narrative among farmers this election Reacting to the stray cattle menace, which threatens to blunt the BJP’s narrative among farmers this election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday promised voters in Uttar Pradesh that after March 10 (election result) a new policy would be introduced to deal with the issue. Mr. Modi, without giving any specifics, said the government would make the dung (gobar) of stray...
More »New mandatory disclosure for mining bidders in Rajasthan will exclude the illegal miners, says CSO
-Press release by Mineral Inheritors Rights Association dated February 18, 2022 The Rajasthan government on 17th February, has taken a positive step in addressing illegal mining in the State. The Directorate of Mines and Geology, Government of Rajasthan has added an important clause to the Bid letter of the Tender document for auction of major mineral blocks. The clause-10 (e) requires the bidder to assert: “I/We have not been convicted of...
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