-ThePrint.in Growing CAD, weak bank deposit growth, and fiscal deficit surpassing estimates cause for worry. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently released the Second Advance Estimates (2nd AE) for 2017-18, and the 3rd quarter GDP growth figures for October-December 2017. The new numbers have added some cheer to the disappointing state of affairs in the economy. The aggregate gross domestic product (GDP) registered a healthy growth of 7.2 per cent, while the gross...
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Dr. Hameed Nuru, World Food Programme Country Director, interviewed by Soma Basu (The Hindu)
-The Hindu Malnutrition is a complex problem and results from not getting enough food to not getting the right kind of food, says the United Nations WFP (India) Country Director Even with the world's largest subsidised food distribution systems serving 65 million poor families across the country, India continues to be home to a quarter of all malnourished people worldwide. In view of the incredible challenge of improving nutrition for all people...
More »Agri, allied sectors to see moderate growth of 3% this fiscal
-PTI New Delhi: The agriculture and allied sectors are estimated to grow at a slower pace of 3 per cent in 2017-18, compared to 6.3 per cent last year, Parliament was informed today. The farm sector growth is estimated to moderate due to higher growth achieved last year, Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. In its second advance estimate, the Central Statistics...
More »Agricultural sector growth slows down to 3%, show new estimates
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has recently made an upward revision to the growth to be experienced by the agrarian economy in the present crop year (viz. from July, 2017 to June, 2018). The growth in real Gross Value Added (GVA) by the agrarian sector as a whole is expected to be 3.0 percent in 2017-18 as per the second advance estimates of national income for 2017-18, which was released...
More »Flush season extends, dairy farmers worry about further dip in procurement prices -Parthasarathi Biswas
-The Indian Express Around 10 per cent more milk being produced compared to last year Pune: This year has so far failed to bring cheer to the dairy industry in Maharashtra. The extended flush season has added to the woes of the industry already reeling under low commodity prices. With around 10 per cent more milk being produced as compared to last year, dairies are now worried about further reduction in the...
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